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Characterization of microbial communities in intensive GIFT tilapia ( O reochromis niloticus ) pond systems during the peak period of breeding
Author(s) -
Fan Limin,
Chen Jiazhang,
Meng Shunlong,
Song Chao,
Qiu Liping,
Hu Gengdong,
Xu Pao
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/are.12894
Subject(s) - biology , oreochromis , actinobacteria , tilapia , firmicutes , proteobacteria , pyrosequencing , aquaculture , microbial population biology , ecology , sediment , fishery , 16s ribosomal rna , bacteria , fish <actinopterygii> , paleontology , biochemistry , genetics , gene
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 , O reochromis 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.