以拉氏拟柱胞藻和浮丝藻为主的蓝藻水华对中华绒螯蟹肠道和鳃及其养殖环境微生物群落结构的影响

通过运用16S rDNA高通量测序技术,研究了蓝藻水华的发生对中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)体内及其养殖环境中微生物群落结构的影响。结果显示,蓝藻水华以蓝藻门的浮丝藻(Planktothrix sp.)和拉氏拟柱胞藻(Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii)为优势种。总体来看,蓝藻池中的群落丰富度高于对照池,微生物多样性低于对照池。蓝藻池和对照池中伊乐藻中的细菌种类很少,而底泥中的细菌种类很丰富。基于门水平下的菌群分类,在蓝藻池水中优势菌群为蓝细菌门(Cyanobacteria)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia),对照池水中则为变形菌门、放线菌门和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)。中华绒螯蟹鳃中均以放线菌门、拟杆菌门和变形菌门为优势菌,但在物种相对丰度上存在差异;中华绒螯蟹肠道均以拟杆菌门、柔膜菌门(Tenericutes)、变形菌门、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)为优势菌。基于属水平下的菌群分类,蓝藻池池水的优势菌群为浮丝藻属(Planktothrix)、CL500-29_marine_group属和hgcI_clade属,对照池池水中以不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter)、Candidatus_Aquiluna属和hgcI_clade属为优势菌属。中华绒螯蟹鳃中优势属为Ilumatobacter属,且蓝藻池中Ilumatobacter属生物相对丰度更高;中华绒螯蟹肠道样品中Candidatus_Bacilloplasma属和Prolixiibacter属生物相对丰度较高。基于NMDS分析,中华绒螯蟹肠道的菌群结构较为稳定,样本层级聚类分析的结果也映证了这一点。研究结果表明,蓝藻水华的发生会影响养殖环境和中华绒螯蟹肠道及鳃的菌群结构。     

2种活菌饲料对金鲫幼鱼肠道及水体微生态的影响

研究了2种活菌饲料对金鲫幼鱼肠道及水体菌群结构的影响,并分析了饲料、水体及肠道菌群进化关系。选取270尾规格整齐、体质健壮,平均体质量(8.49±0.26)g的金鲫幼鱼,利用嗜酸乳杆菌和枯草芽孢杆菌制备2种活菌饲料,以基础饲料为对照组A,基础饲料添加复合菌液为试验组B,复合菌液发酵基础饲料为试验组C,于室内循环水养殖系统中进行饲养试验。8周的饲养表明,与A组相比,摄食B组饲料的鱼,质量增加率显著提高5.15%(P0.05);摄食C组饲料的鱼,质量增加率显著降低3.44%(P0.05);养殖末期试验组水体中多核杆菌属、微小杆菌属等相对丰度明显增加(P0.05),黄杆菌属等相对丰度明显降低(P0.05),B组水体菌群物种丰度降低,多样性无明显变化,C组水体菌群物种丰度和多样性均明显降低;养殖末期B组试验鱼肠道菌群中气单胞菌属相对丰度明显降低(P0.05),微小杆菌属、柠檬酸杆菌属等相对丰度显著增加(P0.05),菌群多样性变高,物种丰度无明显变化;C组试验鱼肠道菌群中不动杆菌属、假单胞菌属等几乎消失,气单胞菌属、微小杆菌属、柠檬酸杆菌属等占绝对优势地位,菌群结构趋于简化。     

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...     

南美白对虾养殖环境及其肠道细菌多样性分析

为了探讨南美白对虾(Penaeus vannamei Boone)肠道及其养殖环境中细菌种群组成和分布,采用Illumina miseq测序平台,基于16S r RNA基因的序列测定结果,对南美白对虾肠道及其养殖池塘底泥、水体中细菌的种群结构进行分析。结果显示,在南美白对虾肠道、养殖池塘底泥、水体分别检测到206、265和270个细菌属,其中,有90个属在3个样品中均可检测到,底泥和水、底泥和虾肠道、水和虾肠道中检测到的共有细菌属分别为146、128和119个,表明养殖池塘底泥、水和肠道中细菌存在密切的相互作用。在底泥、水和虾肠道样品中丰度大于1%的优势菌属分别有20、17和10个;底泥、水体和虾肠道中丰度最高的细菌均为一种分类未明的细菌属,丰度分别为23.08%、37.13%和42.22%。除此之外,底泥中主要优势细菌属分别为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)(5.77%)、Ohtaekwangia(4.79%)和狭义的梭菌属(Clostridium)(3.88%);水体中主要优势细菌属分别为土壤杆菌属(Sediminibacterium)(6.64%)、Spartobacteria genera incertae sedis(3.95%)和GPIIa(3.20%),而虾肠道中主要优势细菌属分别为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)(14.57%)和不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter)(6.54%)。在底泥、水和肠道中分别检测到3、6和6个潜在致病细菌属,丰度最高的细菌属分别是假单胞菌属(5.77%)、黄杆菌属(Flavobacterium)(0.77%)和假单胞菌属(14.57%)。在底泥、水和肠道中检测到的益生菌可分别分配至8、6和7个细菌属,其中有5个属在3个样品中均可检测到。聚类分析显示,养殖池塘底泥、水体和南美白对虾肠道细菌种群中丰富度位于前20的分类操作单元(OUT)在聚类树的位置存在明显不同。研究结果进一步加深了对健康南美白对虾肠道细菌种群及其与养殖环境中细菌种群互作的理解,为益生菌制剂的研发提供了新的线索。     

尼罗罗非鱼表皮和鳃黏膜共生菌结构特征及其与鱼体健康状况相关关系

黏膜及其表面的共生菌群是鱼类抵御外界不利环境的第一道屏障。为探索养殖罗非鱼表皮和鳃黏膜共生菌菌群的结构特征是否与其健康状况间存在相关关系,本研究运用高通量测序技术,以无乳链球菌腹腔注射攻毒48 h后存活和濒死尼罗罗非鱼为检测对象,检测攻毒前后罗非鱼表皮和鳃黏膜共生菌群落结构差异。结果显示,健康尼罗罗非鱼表皮和鳃黏膜共生菌均存在优势菌群,主要为特吕珀菌属、硫杆菌属、弓形杆菌属、海单胞菌属和弧菌属。人工感染无乳链球菌后存活尼罗罗非鱼表皮和鳃黏膜共生菌菌群与感染前无显著差异;与存活组相比,濒死尼罗罗非鱼的表皮和鳃黏膜共生菌菌群多样性下降,其中弓形杆菌属、假交替单胞菌属、海单胞菌属、假单胞菌属和弧菌属等含量显著下降,链球菌属含量占总菌群的55.30%±1.24%,表明养殖尼罗罗非鱼表皮和鳃黏膜共生菌群落结构可能与其健康状况相关。     

美洲鳗鲡及其养殖水体分离耐药菌的多样性和耐药性分析

为了更有针对性地防控水产动物细菌性病害的发生和流行,本实验对美洲鳗鲡及其养殖水体耐药细菌的种属特征及耐药情况开展了相关研究。首先采集美洲鳗鲡不同部位(表皮、鳃、肠道)及其养殖水体的样品,经5种抗菌药物平板筛选耐药菌株,然后采用K-B纸片扩散法检测细菌对抗菌药物的耐药性,同时测定耐药菌株的16S rDNA序列,进而分析耐药菌的种属分布和多重耐药性。结果显示,经耐药平板筛选分离纯化得到108株细菌,分别属于气单胞菌属、柠檬酸杆菌属、不动杆菌属等20个属;其中,93.5%的菌株对3种(含)以上的抗菌药物具有耐药性,86.1%的菌株对3类(含)以上的药物具有抗性。对阿莫西林的耐药率高达90.7%,对四环素、利福平以及磺胺类和酰胺醇类药物类的耐药率为60%~80%,对头孢噻肟、新霉素以及喹诺酮类的耐药性弱(低于20%)。美洲鳗鲡肠道(0.40)、表皮(0.41)、鳃部(0.42)及水样(0.47)菌群的多重耐药指数显示各生态样品耐药程度较为严重,尤以水样为最。各菌属中,柠檬酸杆菌属(0.58)和克雷伯菌属(0.61)的多重耐药指数最高,而不动杆菌属(0.21)则相对较低。美洲鳗鲡及养殖水体普遍存在多重耐药菌株,对此应引起足够的重视;水产动物及养殖环境耐药细菌对某些水产用药如诺氟沙星、新霉素等耐药率低,可将其做为水产动物细菌性疾病治疗的首选药物。     

南美白对虾肠道细菌菌群分析

对健康养殖南美白对虾胃、肝胰腺、肠道、肌肉中的需氧菌群进行研究。结果表明:胃、肝胰腺、肠道、肌肉中的异氧细菌总菌数分别为5.3×105~6.5×107cfu/g、6.6×105~5.2×106cfu/g、1.4×108~4.5×109cfu/g和1.0×104~1.1×105cfu/g。对从其肠道中分离出来的111株菌株进行属(科)的鉴定。这些菌株分属于13个属(科),发光杆菌属、弧菌属、气单胞菌属、肠杆菌科、黄单胞菌属、土壤杆菌属、芽孢杆菌属、棒状杆菌属、小球菌属、黄杆菌属、产碱杆菌属、假单胞菌属和色杆菌属,还有一株未鉴定的革兰阳性菌。其中优势菌为发光杆菌属、弧菌属,气单胞菌属、肠杆菌科、黄单胞菌属,次优势菌为土壤杆菌属、芽孢杆菌属、棒状杆菌属、小球菌属。     

达氏鳇和施氏鲟生长差异群体肠道菌群特征

同塘生长差异常常导致鲟养殖产量受损, 而肠道菌群是影响鱼类生长性能的关键因素之一。为揭示肠道菌群与鲟科鱼类个体生长差异之间的关系, 本研究对同批次繁育、同条件养殖的生长速率差异大于体重 50%的达氏鳇 (Huso dauricus)和施氏鲟(Acipenser schrencki)群体进行了肠道菌群特征研究。结果表明, 达氏鳇和施氏鲟肠道菌群多样性和组成在种属间及生长差异群体间均具有明显差异。其中, 生长快速达氏鳇群体(LH)肠道优势菌属为鞘氨醇单胞菌属(Sphingomonas, 67.0%), 生长慢速达氏鳇群体(SH)肠道优势菌属为鞘氨醇单胞菌属(29.5%)和狭义梭菌属 1 (Clostridium sensu stricto 1, 54.2%); 而生长快速施氏鲟群体(LA)肠道优势菌属为鞘氨醇单胞菌属(33.5%)和鲸杆菌属(Cetobacterium, 38.1%), 生长中速施氏鲟群体(MA)肠道优势菌属为鞘氨醇单胞菌属(42.6%)、狭义梭菌属 1 (14.3%)和鲸杆菌属(33.0%)。鞘氨醇单胞菌属和梭菌科(Clostridiaceae)细菌是不同生长速率鲟肠道中的主要差异类群。综上可知, 鲟科鱼类肠道菌群的多样性和组成具有种属差异性和群体差异性, 鞘氨醇单胞菌属和梭菌科细菌可能是影响鲟科鱼类生长速率的关键细菌类群。     

应用PCR-DGGE和Q-PCR分析不同体重斑点叉尾鮰皮肤、鳃和胃肠道菌群结构

采用聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳(PCR-DGGE)和荧光定量-聚合酶链式反应(Q-PCR)技术分析高体重(high weight,HW)和低体重(low weight,LW)斑点叉尾鮰鮰(Ietalurus punetaus)皮肤、鳃和胃肠道菌群多样性,为斑点叉尾鮰微生态研究及筛选斑点叉尾鮰源益生菌提供理论依据。结果显示,斑点叉尾鮰菌群丰富度由低到高依次为鳃、皮肤、前肠、后肠和胃。肠杆菌科(Enterobacteriaceae)和气单胞菌属(Aeromonas)是皮肤的优势菌群;肠杆菌科(Enterobacteriaceae)、气单胞菌属(Aeromonas)和肠球菌属(Enterococcus)是水体、鳃和胃的优势菌群;肠杆菌科(Enterobacteriaceae)、拟杆菌属(Bacteroidetes)、气单胞菌属(Aeromonas)和酵母菌属(Saccharomyces)是肠道的优势菌群。HW斑点叉尾鮰鳃菌群的香农多样性指数、均匀度和丰富度及前肠菌群的丰富度显著高于LW斑点叉尾鮰(P0.05)。皮肤的黄杆菌属(Flavobacterium),胃的肠杆菌科(Enterobacteriaceae),前肠的拟杆菌属(Bacteroidetes)和双歧杆菌属(Bifidobacterium)及后肠的拟杆菌属(Bacteroidetes)、双歧杆菌属(Bifidobacterium)和酵母菌属(Saccharomyces)的拷贝数分别是101.97、107.69、106.19、103.83、106.13、103.92和104.26,均显著高于LW斑点叉尾鮰(P0.05)。结果表明,斑点叉尾鮰皮肤、鳃、胃肠道均形成独特的菌群结构,LW和HW斑点叉尾鮰菌群结构存在明显差异,HW斑点叉尾鮰菌群多样性增加。     

江苏高邮罗氏沼虾池塘养殖可培养微生物组成调查

为了探明罗氏沼虾(Macrobrachium rosenbergii)池塘养殖环境中重要微生物的组成, 以提升健康养殖管理技术, 分别于 2019 年 7 月、8 月和 10 月, 在江苏高邮市罗氏沼虾主养区开展了罗氏沼虾池塘养殖系统可培养环境微生物的组成调查。采用 LB 培养基分离纯化了罗氏沼虾肝胰腺、肠道、鳃及养殖水体中可培养的细菌, 利用细菌 16S rRNA 基因分子鉴定技术对分离菌株进行初步鉴定; 采用高通量测序技术分析了“铁壳”虾(养殖期生长缓慢)及铜绿微囊藻暴发池塘水环境微生物群落组成。以达卡气单胞菌(Aeromonas dhakensis)为受试病原菌, 分析了池塘养殖系统中潜在病原拮抗菌的种类及效果。3 次调查共分离可培养细菌 605 株, 成功鉴定 601 株, 分别属于 37 个属 119 种, 其中罗氏沼虾体内分离到菌株 23 属 76 种, 养殖水体中分离到 28 属 81 种。确定了池塘养殖系统中存在气单胞菌(Aeromonas spp.)、肠杆菌(Enterobacter spp.)、乳球菌(Lactococcus spp.)、弧菌(Vibrio spp.)等属的潜在病原菌。发生“铁壳”虾症的虾池优势环境微生物种类组成及占比与健康虾池相近, 但微小杆菌属(Exiguobacterium)与不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter)细菌占比高于健康虾池。铜绿微囊藻暴发影响环境微生物的组成结构, 嗜水气单胞菌属细菌占比增大。从池塘养殖系统筛选到甲基营养型芽孢杆菌(Bacillus methylotrophicus)、贝莱斯芽孢杆菌 (B. velezensis)、解淀粉芽孢杆菌(B. amyloliquefaciens)等潜在益生菌对气单胞菌具有较强拮抗作用。调查结果可为掌握罗氏沼虾池塘养殖系统细菌性病原组成及建立防控技术提供理论依据。     

Intestinal bacterial flora of Mediterranean gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata Linnaeus) as a novel source of natural surface active compounds

Microbial communities play different functions in the digestive tract of fish and represent a source of bioactive compounds. This study was aimed to detect the presence of biosurfactant (BS)‐producing bacteria in the intestine of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) to select strains candidate for biotechnological applications in aquaculture. A total of 100 bacterial strains were isolated from the guts of three groups of fish and analysed by different qualitative screening tests and the tensiometric analysis. BSs were extracted, characterized by thin‐layer chromatography (TLC) and their antibacterial activity against bacterial pathogens of interest in aquaculture was determined. A total of 17 out of 100 strains, affiliated to the genera Pseudomonas (11 isolates), Acinetobacter (1 isolate), Sphingomonas (4 isolates) and Aeromonas (1 isolate), displayed a stable emulsion production with the E₂₄ index from 0% to 44%, a surface tension reduction from 8.3 to 30 mN/m and 11 of them exhibited antibacterial activity against fish pathogens. The TLC analysis indicated that the intestinal BSs consisted of compounds ascribed to the class of glycolipids–rhamnolipids. This is the first study reporting on the isolation and selection of BS‐producing bacteria from fish gut, a natural novel source of surface active compounds with potential biotechnological applications in aquaculture.     

健康和患病凡纳滨对虾幼虾消化道菌群结构的比较

凡纳滨对虾养殖过程中,早期阶段是病害易感阶段,而消化道菌群结构与对虾健康关系密切。因此,探讨幼虾的消化道菌群尤其是弧菌类细菌与对虾发病的关系对病害有效防治具有重要意义。本实验采用Illumina测序研究了凡纳滨对虾健康和患病幼虾的消化道细菌群落结构,并基于纯培养和16S r DNA,rec A和pyr H基因序列比对,分析了幼虾消化道中弧菌的主要种类组成。结果发现,健康幼虾消化道中α-变形菌纲和厚壁菌门丰度较高,而患病幼虾中γ-变形菌纲、拟杆菌门、放线菌门和β-变形菌纲较高,其中放线菌门丰度差异显著。基于科水平的响应比分析,发现患病幼虾消化道中动性球菌科和噬菌弧菌科的丰度显著降低,而弧菌科的丰度显著升高。相似度分析发现,驱动群落变异的OTU主要来源于弧菌属、海洋杆状菌属、冷杆菌属、假交替单胞菌属以及未分类至属的红杆菌科和微杆菌科。健康幼虾消化道弧菌组成以锡那罗亚州弧菌为主,而患病幼虾消化道弧菌组成以坎氏弧菌为主。尽管健康和患病幼虾消化道内细菌群落结构整体差异不显著,但一些重要类群丰度变化显著,其特征与已知的生态功能一致。     

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。     

饲料中Pb和Cd在中华绒螯蟹体内的吸收与释放特性

为获知饲料中重金属与中华绒螫蟹各组织间的富集与释放特性,应用生物富集双箱动力学模型,模拟中华绒螫蟹分别在Pb含量为10.21、22.01、40.81 mg/kg,Cd含量为1.78、2.80、4.48 mg/kg的饲料驯养过程中,其鳃、肝胰腺和肌肉对Pb和Cd的生物富集与释放特性,为Pb与Cd在中华绒螫蟹体内的分布、富集和迁移提供理论依据,为中华绒螫蟹安全生产提供指导。同时通过非线性拟合得到中华绒螫蟹对饲料中Pb和Cd的富集速率常数k_1、排出速率常数k_2、生物富集系数BCF、生物半衰期B_(1/2),富集平衡时生物体内Pb和Cd含量CAmax等动力学参数。结果显示:①中华绒螫蟹对饲料中的Pb和Cd具有明显的富集,蟹鳃、肝胰腺和肌肉中Pb的含量与富集时间和饲料中Pb的添加量表现出了很好的正相关,在富集的第48天,各组织器官中Pb的含量达到最大,在鳃中的含量分别为0.18、1.14、1.27和1.91 mg/kg;肝胰腺中含量分别为1.00、2.17、2.33和3.50 mg/kg;肌肉中含量分别为0.18、0.73、1.00和1.35 mg/kg。鳃和肝胰腺对饲料中Cd的吸收与Pb情况类似,在富集的第48天,4个饲料组蟹鳃中的浓度值均达到最高,分别为0.026、0.073、0.107和0.154mg/kg;肝胰腺除了在C组实验的第24天含量达到最高,为1.90mg/kg外,其他3组实验,在富集的第48天含量达到最高分别为0.33、1.05和1.24 mg/kg,C组在第48天的含量有所降低,为1.76 mg/kg。但是肌肉中Cd含量没有明显的规律。②中华绒螫蟹对Pb和Cd的生物富集和释放都较缓慢。达到平衡状态时,鳃、肝胰腺、肌肉各组织器官中Pb含量分别为1.07~1.69、4.87~4.95、0.79~1.28 mg/kg,鳃、肝胰腺中Cd含量分别为0.06~0.14和1.25~2.66 mg/kg。Pb和Cd在组织器官中的生物富集系数(BCF)范围分别为0.03~0.48和0.03~0.87,中华绒螫蟹对Cd的富集能力明显高于Pb;Pb和Cd在各组织器官的生物学半衰期(B_(1/2))范围分别为9~67 d和8~48 d。中华绒螫蟹对Pb的排除能力明显低于Cd。③Pb和Cd在中华绒螫蟹组织器官中的富集具有选择性,在经不同含量Pb和Cd的饲料驯养后得到统一含量分布规律:肝胰腺鳃肌肉。     

Quantitative and qualitative studies on bacterial flora of hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus) cultured in earthen ponds in Saudi Arabia

The bacterial flora of the rearing pond water and sediment as well as the gills and intestine of healthy hybrid tilapia cultured in Saudi Arabia was estimated quantitatively and qualitatively, the isolates being identified at genus or species level. Total viable counts of bacteria (measured as colony‐forming units, cfu) were in the range 5.6 ± 0.8 × 10³ to 2.4 ± 1.2 × 10⁴ cfu mL^?1 in pond water; 9.3 ± 1.1 × 10⁶ to 1.9 ± 1.5 × 10⁸ cfu g^?1 in sediment; 7.1 ± 0.7 × 10⁵ to 8.7 ± 1.1 × 10⁶ cfu g^?1 in the gills of tilapia; and 3.4 ± 1.8 × 10⁶ to 5.8 ± 0.4 × 10⁷ cfu g^?1 in the intestine of tilapia. In total, 15 bacterial genera and 18 species were identified. Pond water and sediment bacteria reflected the bacterial composition in the gills and intestine of tilapia. In contrast to gill bacteria, more diversification was observed in intestinal bacteria. Corynebacterium urealyticum, Shewanella putrefaciens and Aeromonas hydrophila predominated in all samples. In pond water, C. urealyticurn, S. putrefaciens, A. hydrophila, Flavobacterium sp. and Pseudomonas sp. were the most predominant bacterial species (prevalence > 10%), whereas A. hydrophila, C. urealyticum, S. putrefaciens and Escherichia coli were predominant in pond sediment, and C. urealyticum, S. putrefaciens and A. hydrophila were predominant in both the gills and intestine of tilapia.     

Isolation and evaluation of putative probiotic strains from different teleost to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in Cyprinus carpio

Probiotics renowned as valuable microbes serve as a potential alternative to control diseases in aquaculture and are considered as an efficient and environment‐friendly approach to reduce the use of antibiotics. The present study aims at the isolation of putative probiotic bacteria from the intestinal tract of different fish species from the Doaba region of Punjab, India. In this study, isolated bacterial strains were characterized based on their morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, followed by in vitro evaluation of different selection parameters described in FAO/WHO guidelines. A total of 169 different bacterial strains were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of 52 different fish species. After in vitro evaluation, out of 169 bacterial strains only five bacteria (S3, S7, BDK2', BDK7 and BDK9) identified as Enterococcus and Bacillus species showed antagonistic activity against the fish pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 4 673). These isolates were screened based on their response towards bile tolerance, pH tolerance, adhesion and drug susceptibility to different antibiotic discs. And, the in vivo results indicated improved growth and survival against the infection (P. aeruginosa) after oral administration of the probiotics. The observations of in vitro and in vivo evaluation indicate that these isolated probiotic strains serve as effective probiotics and can be used as a novel and safe treatment to cure current issues in aquaculture.     

Comparison of Intestinal Microbiota in Intestinal Tracts of the Wild and Cultured Seahorses,Hippocampus trimaculatus (Leach)

Seahorse aquaculture has been a focus for meeting the demand of Chinese traditional medicine and aquarium, and one of the bottlenecks for aquaculture is disease. The present study focused on the intestinal microbiota between wild and cultured seahorses. Results showed that the Alcaligenaceae and Enterobacteriaceae were the dominant intestinal flora in intestinal tracts of seahorses, and Achromobacter sp., Serratia marcescens, and Serratia sp. were the dominant intestinal flora. It was the first time that two strains (TPL14 and yb97) of Achromobacter xylosoxidans were found in cultured seahorses and even in fishes. Interestingly, Vibrio, which accounted for 19.35% of the intestinal bacterial communities, only occurred in the cultured seahorses, and it was strongly involved in the intestinal diseases in seahorse H. trimaculatus.     

Impact of polyculture ecosystems of Ctenopharyngodon idellus with Eriocheir sinensis on bacterial communities in the sediments of Dongping Lake in China: Focus on optimization of polyculture modes

This study investigated the influence of polyculture ecosystems of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) and Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) on the bacterial community of sediments in the Lake Dongping in China, using the Illumina HiSeq Sequencing approach. The bacterial community diversity was reduced to different extent due to the polyculture of animals. The bacterial community composition changed significantly among the ecosystems of control (without any animals cultured), G1C1 (with the highest animal biomass: C. idellus, 2 ind/m²; E. sinensis, 1 ind/m²) and G2C2 (with the lowest biomass: C. idellus, 1 ind/m²; E. sinensis, 0.5 ind/m²). Relative abundance increase for sulphide‐oxidizing bacteria and decrease for sulphate‐reducing bacteria were detected with more quantities of fish–crab cultured in ecosystems. Variations in the concentration of sediment sulphate mainly accounted for the shifts of both the bacterial diversity and community composition. Lastly, G2C2 was recommended as the optimal polyculture ecosystem that could be used in the Lake. The results suggested negative impacts of polyculture ecosystems of C. idellus with E. sinensis on the bacterial diversity but positive impacts on the community composition and indicated the role of total biomass of animas in shaping the bacterial community in the sediments of lake ecosystems.     

Occurrence and distribution of potentially pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae in carps and pond water in Tamil Nadu, India

Culture water and various tissues from carps (Catla catla (Hamilton), Labeo rohita (Hamilton), Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) and Cyprinus carpio L., respectively) grown in an aquaculture pond in Tiruchirappalli, India, were examined for the presence of Enterobacteriaceae. Bacterial species isolated from the intestinal tract of the four fish species were similar to those isolated from the pond water. More than 50% of the total bacterial population identified in both the pond water and fishes intestinal tract were Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The presence of these bacteria suggests the need for following strict hygiene during handling and processing fish to prevent the transfer of potentially pathogenic bacteria to humans. Additionally, it stresses the need for a code of practice for fish growers in aquaculture systems for safety reasons.