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Intestinal microbiota in fishes: what's known and what's not
Author(s) -
Clements Kendall D.,
Angert Esther R.,
Montgomery W. Linn,
Choat J. Howard
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1111/mec.12699
Subject(s) - biology , ecology , context (archaeology) , fish <actinopterygii> , diversity (politics) , gut flora , host (biology) , vertebrate , functional diversity , evolutionary biology , zoology , fishery , gene , genetics , paleontology , sociology , anthropology , immunology
High‐throughput sequencing approaches have enabled characterizations of the community composition of numerous gut microbial communities, which in turn has enhanced interest in their diversity and functional relationships in different groups of vertebrates. Although fishes represent the greatest taxonomic and ecological diversity of vertebrates, our understanding of their gut microbiota and its functional significance has lagged well behind that of terrestrial vertebrates. In order to highlight emerging issues, we provide an overview of research on fish gut microbiotas and the biology of their hosts. We conclude that microbial community composition must be viewed within an informed context of host ecology and physiology, and that this is of particular importance with respect to research planning and sampling design.

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