池塘和工厂化养殖牙鲆肠道菌群结构的比较分析

为研究池塘和工厂化养殖条件下牙鲆肠道菌群结构差异及其与饵料、水环境、底质等的关系,采用MiSeq高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析手段,构建了牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)肠道、养殖水体、饵料和池塘底泥等7个样品的16s rRNA基因测序文库,分析了不同样品中菌群组成和生物多样性。结果表明：池塘养殖牙鲆肠道（B1）中以厚壁菌门（30.49%）、变形菌门（19.16%）和梭杆菌门（11.11%）为主,其中芽孢杆菌属（27.66%）占绝对优势,弧菌属（0.16%）丰度最小;工厂化养殖牙鲆肠道（B5）中以变形菌门（44.31%）、厚壁菌门（11.57%）和放线菌门（4.79%）为主,其中不动杆菌属（10.37%）丰度最大,弧菌属（4.05%）相对B1中丰度较高。牙鲆肠道优势菌群主要与营养代谢调节相关,同时有益微生物和有害微生物也是肠道菌群的重要组成部分。差异性和系统进化分析表明两种养殖条件下牙鲆肠道菌群结构与饵料中菌群关系密切,此外受养殖水环境中菌群影响较大。研究结果将为今后牙鲆养殖专用高效微生态制剂的研制和养殖环境微生态调控技术构建提供理论依据。     

尼罗罗非鱼肠道及养殖环境中菌群结构与链球菌病的相关性

为研究尼罗罗非鱼肠道和池塘养殖环境中菌群结构变化与链球菌病暴发的相关性,实验采用16S r DNA高通量测序方法对比分析发病和健康池塘水体、底泥和尼罗罗非鱼肠道菌群的结构特征。结果显示,底泥中微生物多样性最高,水体和肠道中微生物多样性次之;肠道菌群与水体中菌群的相似性较高,而与底泥中菌群相似性较低;发病组的尼罗罗非鱼肠道和池塘底泥中微生物的多样性均低于健康组,而发病组池塘水体中微生物多样性高于健康组。OTU聚类分析发现,发病与健康尼罗罗非鱼肠道微生物差异极显著,大部分健康尼罗罗非鱼肠道微生物样品单独聚为一支。菌群结构组成分析结果表明,虽然发病组和健康组水体或底泥中优势菌群结构组成的差异较小,但在非优势菌群中存在一定差异,发病组水体中变形菌门和梭杆菌门的比例显著高于健康组水体,疣微菌门和浮霉菌门的丰度显著低于健康组水体;发病组池塘底泥中厌氧粘细菌属、甲烷丝菌属和枝芽孢菌属等具有降解有机质和生态修复功能,菌群的丰度显著低于健康组底泥,而具有致病能力的曼氏杆菌属丰度却显著高于健康组底泥。发病组尼罗罗非鱼肠道菌群中链球菌属、分枝杆菌属和曼氏杆菌属等致病菌群的丰度显著高于健康组尼罗罗非鱼肠道,而乳球菌属、鲸杆菌属和红球菌属等益生菌的丰度显著低于健康尼罗罗非鱼肠道。无乳链球菌普遍存在于发病和健康养殖环境,以及尼罗罗非鱼肠道中,无乳链球菌的丰度在发病和健康养殖环境之间无显著差异,但其在发病尼罗罗非鱼肠道中的丰度要显著高于健康组。研究表明,尼罗罗非鱼链球菌病发病池塘水体和底泥中有益菌丰度降低和致病菌丰度的升高反映其养殖环境出现恶化,尼罗罗非鱼链球菌病的暴发与肠道微生态平衡破坏后无乳链球菌丰度增加密切相关,但肠道中无乳链球菌丰度的剧增与养殖水体和底泥中该病原菌的丰度水平之间并无直接关联。     

应用高通量测序技术分析拟穴青蟹肠道及其养殖环境菌群结构

采用基于Illumina Hi Seq测序平台的高通量测序技术,对拟穴青蟹(Scylla paramamosain)肠道及其养殖池塘水体、底泥中细菌种类及丰度进行了研究。测序结果显示,3个样品共获得有效序列234575条,可聚类于2812个分类操作单元(OTUs),归属于拟穴青蟹肠道、养殖水体、池塘底泥样品的操作分类单元(OTU)个数分别为453、706和2547,其中有184个OTU均能在3个样品中检测到,在青蟹肠道和养殖水体、青蟹肠道和池塘底泥中分别检测到197和309个共有OTU。物种注释结果显示,拟穴青蟹肠道中优势细菌种类为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)(39.96%)、柔膜菌门(Tenericutes)(23.09%)和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)(16.58%);养殖水体中优势细菌种类为变形菌门(63.02%)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)(24.96%)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)(8.41%);池塘底泥中优势细菌种类为变形菌门(75.23%)、拟杆菌门(5.72%)和放线菌门(3.83%)。此外,对各样品中丰度最高的前10位OTU分析显示,不同样品中占优势地位的10种细菌在数据库(SILVA)缺乏相关已知序列,并且各样品中的优势细菌种类完全不同。实验结果表明拟穴青蟹肠道与其池塘养殖环境中菌群结构存在着密切的相关性,但肠道菌群同时具有一定的独立性,其优势细菌种类与养殖环境中优势细菌种类无关。本研究旨在为拟穴青蟹健康养殖和微生态调控提供实验依据。     

水体中泼洒复合乳杆菌对尼罗罗非鱼养殖池塘环境、肠道和鳃健康的影响

研究在尼罗罗非鱼养殖池塘中添加复合乳杆菌对养殖池塘环境、尼罗罗非鱼肠道和鳃健康的影响,为乳杆菌在尼罗罗非鱼健康养殖中的应用提供基础。在尼罗罗非鱼养殖池塘水体中泼洒复合乳杆菌(对照组:0;实验组:1.0×104 CFU/mL),实验周期为10周。复合乳杆菌的成分为干酪乳杆菌和酸鱼乳杆菌,比例为1:2.2。监测池塘水质指标、罗非鱼肠道和鳃的免疫及抗氧化指标,并运用高通量测序技术(Illumina MiSeq),比较对照组和实验组水体、底泥、尼罗罗非鱼肠道和鳃黏膜共生菌群落结构差异。结果显示,从第7周开始,实验组水体中的硝酸盐含量始终低于对照组,实验组比对照组降低了72.68%、72.00%、26.27%和21.46%;实验组水体中的总氮含量在从第6周开始低于对照组,分别降低了43.39%、44.64%、15.64%、37.57%和34.49%;实验组水样中的总磷含量从第4周开始低于对照组,分别降低了40.91%、33.33%、50.00%、33.33%、17.39%、39.29%和25.71%。与对照组相比,实验组尼罗罗非鱼肠道的碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性提高了45.04%,实验组尼罗罗非鱼鳃的总超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和AKP分别提高了58.26%和60.99%。复合乳杆菌的添加对尼罗罗非鱼养殖池塘水体菌群结构影响较大,并未影响池塘底泥的菌群结构,影响了尼罗罗非鱼肠道和鳃的菌群结构,其中条件致病菌不动杆菌属、泛菌属细菌的相对丰度降低,而有益细菌鲸杆菌属的相对丰度增加。因此,在养殖水体中泼洒适当浓度的复合乳杆菌可以改善池塘水质,提高尼罗罗非鱼肠道和鳃的免疫力、抗氧化能力,同时调节养殖水体、尼罗罗非鱼肠道和鳃的菌群结构。     

基于16S rRNA基因分析异育银鲫肠道微生物多样性

异育银鲫是我国主要淡水养殖鱼类之一.结合Illumina高通量测序技术和传统分离培养技术探究异育银鲫肠道菌群组成特点,以期为异育银鲫人工养殖环境的微生态调控技术开发提供指导.高通量测序分析结果表明,不投喂任何饵料的野生组和投喂商品化饲料的养殖组异育银鲫肠道微生物丰度及多样性水平差异不显著,但两组肠道菌群结构差异显著.在...     

乳酸菌对牙鲆稚鱼养殖水体和肠道菌群的影响

在牙鲆稚鱼中投喂添加由单一鼠李糖乳杆菌P15制备的微生态制剂和黄霉素,在60d的投喂期内,采用平板计数法检测好氧性异养菌的总数、总弧菌数和乳酸菌的数量。结果表明,在投喂菌液和冻干菌粉后,养殖水体和牙鲆肠道的乳酸菌数均呈上升趋势,在30d后乳酸菌数量达到稳定并在肠道内定植。同时,由于乳酸菌的抑制作用,弧菌的数量下降,以肠道中的弧菌最明显。乳酸菌对养殖水体和牙鲆肠道的好氧性异养菌没任何影响。乳酸菌对养殖水体和肠道菌群的影响与抗生素具有相近的效果,表明乳酸菌作为饲料添加剂可以取代抗生素应用在牙鲆的养殖中。     

刺参肠道及养殖池塘菌群组成

采用基于16S rDNA的PCR-DGGE指纹图谱技术对黄海北部刺参养殖池塘(底泥、海水)及刺参肠道的菌群组成进行了初步分析.结果显示,从刺参肠道、底泥及海水样品分别获得41、31及41条扩增条带,其中优势条带分别为12、9及10条;三者具20条共有条带,其中4条为各样品的优势条带,共有条带在各样品中的丰度不同;三者分别具5、2及13条特异条带,其中肠道中的第34、42条带以及海水中的第25、46条带丰度均较高;肠道与底泥的菌群组成相似性系数(戴斯系数)为77.8%,二者与海水菌群组成的相似性系数分别为65.9%和55.6%.     

生态调控技术对异育银鲫养殖池底泥菌群多样性的影响

为探讨菌藻调控技术、底质改良技术及投饵区微孔增氧技术对异育银鲫养殖池塘底泥微生物群落结构多样性的影响,在江苏大丰地区选择3口总面积约42.93hm~2的异育银鲫精养池塘实施以上技术,同时两口总面积约30hm~2的池塘作为对照池,采用PCR-DGGE方法比较分析4—7月池塘底泥中的细菌多样性。试验结果显示,试验塘底泥细菌多样性指数为3.15~3.52,明显高于对照塘的2.20~2.74,表明了三大技术的实施有利于提高底泥中细菌多样性指数,同时底泥菌群多样性指数的平均值与异育银鲫的损失率呈正相关,一定程度上反应了三大技术的联用有利于提高精养池塘生态稳定能力,间接增加养殖效益。     

不同季节刺参养殖池塘沉积物菌群结构及其影响因素

本研究以辽宁省营口地区刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)养殖池塘为研究对象,利用高通量测序技术,构建不同季节刺参养殖池塘沉积物菌群16S rRNA基因测序文库,解析刺参养殖池塘沉积物菌群的季节性差异和共性,查明影响沉积物菌群构成的主导环境因子。结果显示,营口地区刺参养殖池塘沉积物菌群的丰度和多样性以夏季最高,春秋次之,冬季最低。不同季节刺参养殖池塘沉积物差异菌群呈显著性季节演替特征(P<0.05)。其中,春季差异菌群主要隶属于拟杆菌门(Bacteroides),夏季差异菌群主要隶属于酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)、疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)和浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes),秋季差异菌群主要隶属于厚壁菌门(Firmicutes),冬季差异菌群主要隶属于放线菌门(Actinobacteria)。尽管不同季节沉积物细菌组分比例不同,但第一优势菌门均隶属于变形菌门(Proteobacteria)(相对丰度>43.19%)。环境因子中,影响刺参养殖池塘沉积物菌群的主导环境因子为温度、总有机碳、总氮和pH。本研究将为刺参养殖池塘微生态调控提供理论参考。     

刺参肠道及养殖池塘菌群组成的PCR-DGGE指纹图谱分析

采用基于16S rDNA的PCR-DGGE指纹图谱技术对黄海北部刺参养殖池塘(底泥、海水)及刺参肠道的菌群组成进行了初步分析。结果显示,从刺参肠道、底泥及海水样品分别获得41、31及41条扩增条带,其中优势条带分别为12、9及10条;三者具20条共有条带,其中4条为各样品的优势条带,共有条带在各样品中的丰度不同;三者分别具5、2及13条特异条带,其中肠道中的第34、42条带以及海水中的第25、46条带丰度均较高;肠道与底泥的菌群组成相似性系数(戴斯系数)为77.8%,二者与海水菌群组成的相似性系数分别为65.9%和55.6%。     

牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)仔稚幼鱼肠道菌群结构比较分析

采用MiSeq 16S rRNA高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析方法,构建了牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)工厂化人工育苗模式下仔稚幼鱼阶段6个不同发育时期18个样品的16SrRNA基因测序文库,共获得7462个OTU (Operational Taxonomic Unit),分类为42个菌门972个菌属.对肠道菌群的形成过程及结构多样性变化分析显示,牙鲆初孵仔鱼的菌群组成多样性丰富,体内的优势菌为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes);在9日龄和21日龄摄食轮虫(Rotifer)和卤虫(Artemia sp.)幼体样品中,肠道的优势菌群结构较单一,变形菌门成为此时期肠道的优势菌群;45日龄摄食配合饲料后,肠道中变形菌门的相对丰度显著降低,厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门的相对丰度明显增大,成为肠道菌群的优势菌群.在属水平的菌群结构中发现,牙鲆仔稚幼鱼肠道优势菌群的种类和数量都发生了较大变化,在9日龄和21日龄时期肠道中弧菌属(Vibrio)相对丰度最高,到45日龄后相对丰度锐减到最低水平;拟杆菌属(Bacteroides)和普氏菌属(Prevotella)在80日龄后达到较高水平,成为肠道优势菌属;厚壁菌门的8个菌属在80-115日龄时期均发展成为优势菌属,定植于牙鲆的肠道.本研究揭示了工厂化人工育苗模式下牙鲆仔稚幼鱼肠道菌群结构及演替规律.     

Characterization of microbial communities in intensive GIFT tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) pond systems during the peak period of breeding

Aquaculture pond is a complex ecosystem where the microorganisms in the sediments, in the animal intestinal tract and in water interact with each other to influence the water quality and health of aquatic animals. In order to understand the spatial distribution and relationship of microbial communities in intensively farmed genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus), 454 high‐throughput pyrosequencing was applied to analyse the 16S rRNA gene of bacteria in intensive GIFT ponds in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China. A total of 72 747 initial sequences were obtained from four depths of pond water, from tilapia large intestines and from pond sediment. The most common phylum in all samples was Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria and Cyanobacteria were the most abundant in water, Fusobacteria and Firmicutes in the large intestine and Chloroflexi in sediment samples. The sediment microbial community structure was comparatively similar to that of the tilapia large intestine. The microbial communities from different water depths were somewhat similar, especially the three most shallow samples, although the abundance of Actinobacteria gradually decreased with increased water depth. This data offer a preliminary exploration of the response mechanisms of the bacterial communities to aquafarming and contributes to the understanding of the status of bacterial communities of tilapia pond systems during the peak period of breeding from the aspect of their spatial distributions.     

池塘和稻田两种养殖模式下建鲤肠道菌群、免疫酶活性及肌肉氨基酸比较分析

为了综合评价稻田和池塘两种养殖模式下建鲤(Cyprinus carpio var. jian)的肠道健康及肌肉风味, 在夏秋两季对这两种养殖模式下建鲤的肠道菌群、肠道免疫酶活性及肌肉氨基酸含量进行比较分析。结果显示, 与养殖模式相比较,建鲤肠道菌群受季节的影响更显著。夏秋两季两种模式下建鲤肠道的优势菌群为厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、梭杆菌门(Fusobacteria)、变形菌门(Proteobacteria), 且池塘模式下秋季肠道菌群多样性显著高于夏季(P<0.05)。建鲤肠道免疫酶活性夏季比秋季显著降低(P<0.05), 其中夏季和秋季池塘的碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性显著高于稻田模式(P<0.05)。建鲤肌肉中共检测出18种游离氨基酸, 其中肌肉中天冬氨酸、谷氨酸、丙氨酸、甘氨酸、苏氨酸、精氨酸、组氨酸及苯丙氨酸的含量在稻田模式显著高于池塘模式(P<0.05), 且鲜、甜及苦3种呈味氨基酸总体含量均高于池塘模式(P<0.05)。综上所述, 与池塘养殖建鲤相比, 稻田养殖的建鲤肠道菌群更稳定, 肌肉具有更强烈的呈味特性。     

Differential study of the Parabramis pekinensis intestinal microbiota according to different gonad development stages

To investigate the differences in gut bacterial community of Parabramis pekinensis at different growth stages, we collected wild P. pekinensis from the Jingjiang region of the Yangtze River, and detected the intestinal microflora structure using high-throughput sequencing technology. Results show that during stage I the dominant bacteria were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Firmicutes. During stage II, the proportion of Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria decreased, while the proportion of Firmicutes and Fusobacteria increased, especially Clostridium and Cetobacteria increased significantly. During stage III, Cetobacterium had a dominant position, while the proportion of Firmicutes decreased slightly. In stage IV, the male and female fish showed obvious differences. In the female gut, the proportion of Proteobacteria increased to the first place, while Fusobacteria decreased to the second place. In the male fish, the proportion of Fusobacteria dropped to the fifth, especially that of Cetobacterium decreased significantly, and that of Verrucomicrobia increased. In stage V, the proportion of Fusobacteria increased again to the first place, while Proteobacteria did not decrease significantly in the female gut. The gut bacterial community in males changed into a structure similar to stage I. In stage VI, the gut bacterial community in both females and males changed into a structure similar to stage I. There were significant differences in the intestinal microflora structure of P. pekinensis at different gonad development stages and sexes. To some extent, the changes in intestinal microflora structure reflect the changes in the nutritional requirements of P. pekinensis.

     

Intestinal Microbiota in Large Yellow Croaker,Larimichthys crocea,at Different Ages

The polymerase chain reaction–denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR‐DGGE) of 16S ribosomal RNA gene was used to investigate bacterial communities in the intestines of large yellow croaker at six different ages (12 d, 18 d, 26 d, 40 d, 3 mo, and 1 yr old) as well as within the corresponding feed and culture water. In addition, Illumina Miseq sequencing was utilized to compare intestinal microbiota between 12‐d‐old and 1‐yr‐old individuals. PCR‐DGGE results revealed that the culture water had the highest bacterial diversity, followed by the feed, while the intestines had the lowest diversity. The intestinal microbiota at six ages changed severely; however, the change did not follow any trend. The large yellow croaker intestines harbored specific bacterial communities that differed from those in both feed and water. Illumina Miseq sequencing results revealed that the diversity of intestinal bacteria in 12‐d‐old fish was higher than that in 1‐yr‐old fish, and the bacterial composition differed significantly between them. γ‐Proteobacteria and Pseudoalteromonas supplied the most abundant phylum and genus in the 12‐d‐old fish intestine. However, in the 1‐yr‐old fish intestine, Firmicutes and Clostridium were the most dominant, respectively. The study may contribute to a better understanding of gut microbiota and dynamics of the large yellow croaker and the relationship with their surrounding environment.     

不同地区稻虾综合种养系统的微生物群落结构分析

为研究不同地区稻虾综合种养系统的环境及克氏原螯虾肠道的细菌群落结构差异,为改进不同地区稻虾综合养殖策略提供依据,采用Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术,研究了武汉、永州和韶关地区稻田养殖克氏原螯虾的水体、底泥及虾肠道细菌群落结构,并对水体、肠道菌群与环境因子之间的关系进行了分析。结果显示,武汉地区稻虾综合种养系统的水体、底泥及克氏原螯虾肠道细菌群落的多样性均大于永州地区和韶关地区。武汉地区的稻虾综合种养系统的水体及底泥的细菌群落结构与永州地区和韶关地区均相似,其中水体的优势菌门均为放线菌门、蓝细菌门、变形菌门和拟杆菌门;底泥的优势菌门均为变形菌门。武汉地区的克氏原螯虾肠道的优势菌门为变形菌门、厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门;优势菌属为柠檬酸杆菌属(Citrobacter,10.85%)、气单胞菌属(Aeromonas,9.88%)和[Anaerorhabdus]＿furcosa＿group (8.43%)等。永州地区的克氏原螯虾肠道的优势菌门为厚壁菌门和放线菌门;优势菌属为ZOR0006 (9.78%)、拟杆菌属(Bacteroides,5.41%)和[Anaerorhabdus]＿fur...     

复合益生菌对眼斑双锯鱼(Amphiprion ocellaris)肠道消化酶、菌群结构以及形态的影响

为探讨饲料中添加复合益生菌对眼斑双锯鱼(Amphiprion ocellaris)肠道消化酶、菌群结构及形态的影响,将135尾初始体重(0.79±0.01)g的眼斑双锯鱼随机分为3组,每组3个重复,分别投喂复合益生菌有效活菌添加量为0%(对照组)、3%(L3组)和6%(L6组)的饲料,进行为期28 d的养殖试验。结果显示,复合益生菌能提升试验鱼肠道蛋白酶的活性,其中L3组肠道蛋白酶显著提升(P<0.05);能显著降低试验鱼肠道淀粉酶活性(P<0.05);能降低脂肪酶活性(P>0.05)。随着饲料中益生菌添加量的增加,试验鱼肠道中变形菌门丰度开始增多,拟杆菌门丰度降低。饲料中益生菌添加量的增加显著降低试验鱼肠道肌层厚度并显著增加试验鱼肠道绒毛高度(P<0.05)。可见,饲料中添加3%复合益生菌可改善眼斑双锯鱼肠道消化酶活性,提高肠道微生物群落多样性,改善肠道组织形态和功能。     

罗非鱼混养对广西三江传统稻鲤综合种养系统环境及其菌群多样性的影响

稻田养鱼在广西三江历史悠久,存在养殖密度低、品种单一等问题。本研究通过在广西三江传统稻鲤综合种养系统中混养罗非鱼,研究不同密度混养对系统环境及其菌群多样性的影响。结果表明,金边鲤的生长未受到罗非鱼混养的影响,罗非鱼混养密度为0.6 尾/ m2时,仍未达到系统的最大养殖容量。高通量测序结果表明广西三江传统稻鱼综合种养系统水体中的主要菌群为变形菌门（Proteobacteria）和放线菌门（Actinobacteria）,其次为拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）、厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）和蓝菌门（Cyanobacteria）,主要功能为化能异养和有氧化能异养。底泥中的主要菌群为变形菌门和绿弯菌门（Chloroflexi）,其次为酸杆菌门（Acidobacteria）、广古菌门（Euryarchaeota）和蓝菌门,主要功能类群为甲烷生成和化能异养。罗非鱼混养对稻鱼综合种养系统环境及其菌群产生有益的影响,罗非鱼高密度混养组稻田底泥中的总氮和硝酸盐氮含量有所下降,稻田水体中Polynucleobacter等水质良好的指示物种相对丰度增加。本研究为在广西三江地区科学推广稻田金边鲤——罗非鱼混养模式提供研究基础。     

Two biomass preparation methods provide insights into studying microbial communities of intestinal mucosa in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)

Animal digestive tract is habitat for a large number of autochthonous microbiota, which play central roles in multiple biological and physiological processes of the host. In this study, two different micro‐biomass preparation methods were employed to evaluate the diversity of intestinal mucosa‐associated microbiota in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Genomic DNAs were isolated either directly from intestinal mucosal samples (group A), or from micro‐biomass after microbial dissociation (group B). Community richness, diversity and evenness indices were all higher in group B, but differences were not statistically significant (P = 0.97, P = 0.33, P = 0.34 respectively). Furthermore, group B samples exhibited an increased ratio of bacterial DNA in comparison with group A samples, but the difference was also not statistically significant (P = 0.74). In addition, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups (P > 0.05) at the taxonomic level. Our results support previous findings that there exists a great abundance of the intestinal mucosa‐adherent microbiota in the grass carp; among these, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, Spirochaetes and Fusobacteria were the most common phyla. Within these microbiota, Paenibacillus, Bacteroides, Bacillus and Cetobacterium genera comprise the majority of the community, implicating their functional importance (e.g. as probiotics) to their host. Our results contribute towards a better understanding of the intestinal microbial profile of grass carp. Both micro‐biomass preparation techniques proved to be feasible for studying mucosa‐adherent microbiota of grass carp; however, the second method (group B) provides a protocol that is somewhat more effective than the first method (group A).