scholarly journals Effects of a Bioprocessed Soybean Meal Ingredient on the Intestinal Microbiota of Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1032
Author(s):  
Emily Celeste Fowler ◽  
Prakash Poudel ◽  
Brandon White ◽  
Benoit St-Pierre ◽  
Michael Brown

The hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis) is a carnivorous species and a major product of US aquaculture. To reduce costs and improve resource sustainability, traditional ingredients used in fish diets are becoming more broadly replaced by plant-based products; however, plant meals can be problematic for carnivorous fish. Bioprocessing has improved nutritional quality and allowed higher inclusions in fish diets, but these could potentially affect other systems such as the gut microbiome. In this context, the effects of bioprocessed soybean meal on the intestinal bacterial composition in hybrid striped bass were investigated. Using high-throughput sequencing of amplicons targeting the V1–V3 region of the 16S rRNA gene, no significant difference in bacterial composition was observed between fish fed a control diet, and fish fed a diet with the base bioprocessed soybean meal. The prominent Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) in these samples was predicted to be a novel species affiliated to Peptostreptococcaceae. In contrast, the intestinal bacterial communities of fish fed bioprocessed soybean meal that had been further modified after fermentation exhibited lower alpha diversity (p < 0.05), as well as distinct and more varied composition patterns, with OTUs predicted to be strains of Lactococcus lactis, Plesiomonas shigelloides, or Ralstonia pickettii being the most dominant. Together, these results suggest that compounds in bioprocessed soybean meal can affect intestinal bacterial communities in hybrid striped bass.

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 88-89
Author(s):  
Emily Fowler ◽  
Benoit St-Pierre ◽  
Prakash Poudel ◽  
Brandon White ◽  
Michael Brown

Abstract Plant-based protein ingredients have become an attractive substitute for traditional animal sources in the aquaculture feed industry. However, inclusion in carnivorous fish diets is limited due to reduced digestibility, presence of anti-nutritional factors, and increased risk of digestive tract inflammation. To gain further insight on the adaptation of the fish digestive tract environment to plant-based protein sources, intestinal bacterial communities from Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis, fed diets supplemented with different protein sources were compared. Data were generated by Illumina MiSeq 2X300 sequencing of PCR generated amplicons targeting the V1–V3 regions of the 16S rRNA gene. A comparative analysis using the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test identified 17 highly represented species-level Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) that differed in abundance across dietary treatments (P &lt; 0.05). Notably, OTU SD_McMs-0001 was at its highest abundance in samples from individuals fed poultry-fishmeal (PFM; 47.61% ± 0.92%) and plant protein-based (PP; 43.13% ± 1.76%) diets, while it was found in much lower abundance in the non-supplemented control diet samples (B; 4.29% ± 0.92%). It was predicted to be a novel species of the family Peptostreptococcaceae based on its limited 16S rRNA gene sequence identity to its closest valid relative (Peptostreptococcus russellii, 91%). In contrast, three Proteobacteria-affiliated OTUs (SD_McMs-0002, SD_McMs-0003, and SD_McMs-0004) were most highly represented in B diet samples, with averages of 30.28%, 27.22%, and 13.54%, respectively. They were in much lower abundance in the PFM and PP samples, with averages ranging between 0.18% and 4.82%, respectively. Based on 16S rRNA sequence comparisons, they were predicted to be strains of Plesiomonas shigelloides (99%), Ralstonia pickettii (99%) and Sphingomonas elodea (99%), respectively. These results indicate that protein supplementation affects gut bacterial community composition of Hybrid Striped Bass, but that the type of protein used has minimal or no detectable impact.


2006 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
VE Ostland ◽  
JA Stannard ◽  
JJ Creek ◽  
RP Hedrick ◽  
HW Ferguson ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 659
Author(s):  
Elias Asimakis ◽  
Panagiota Stathopoulou ◽  
Apostolis Sapounas ◽  
Kanjana Khaeso ◽  
Costas Batargias ◽  
...  

Various factors, including the insect host, diet, and surrounding ecosystem can shape the structure of the bacterial communities of insects. We have employed next generation, high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA to characterize the bacteriome of wild Zeugodacus (Bactrocera) cucurbitae (Coquillett) flies from three regions of Bangladesh. The tested populations developed distinct bacterial communities with differences in bacterial composition, suggesting that geography has an impact on the fly bacteriome. The dominant bacteria belonged to the families Enterobacteriaceae, Dysgomonadaceae and Orbaceae, with the genera Dysgonomonas, Orbus and Citrobacter showing the highest relative abundance across populations. Network analysis indicated variable interactions between operational taxonomic units (OTUs), with cases of mutual exclusion and copresence. Certain bacterial genera with high relative abundance were also characterized by a high degree of interactions. Interestingly, genera with a low relative abundance like Shimwellia, Gilliamella, and Chishuiella were among those that showed abundant interactions, suggesting that they are also important components of the bacterial community. Such knowledge could help us identify ideal wild populations for domestication in the context of the sterile insect technique or similar biotechnological methods. Further characterization of this bacterial diversity with transcriptomic and metabolic approaches, could also reveal their specific role in Z. cucurbitae physiology.


2008 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E Picha ◽  
Marc J Turano ◽  
Christian K Tipsmark ◽  
Russell J Borski

Compensatory growth (CG) is a period of growth acceleration that exceeds normal rates after animals are alleviated of certain growth-stunting conditions. In hybrid striped bass (HSB, Morone chrysops×Morone saxatilis), 3 weeks of complete feed restriction results in a catabolic state that, when relieved, renders a subsequent phase of CG. The catabolic state was characterized by depressed levels of hepatic Type I and II GH receptor (ghr1, ghr2) and igf1 mRNA, along with considerable decreases in plasma Igf1. The state of catabolism also resulted in significant declines in hepatic igf2 mRNA and in circulating 40 kDa Igf-binding protein (Igfbp). Skeletal muscle expression of ghr2 mRNA was significantly increased. Upon realimentation, specific growth rates (SGRs) were significantly higher than sized-matched controls, indicating a period of CG. Hepatic ghr1, ghr2, igf1 and igf2 mRNA levels along with plasma Igf1 and 40 kDa Igfbp increased rapidly during realimentation. Plasma Igf1 and total hepatic igf2 mRNA were significantly correlated to SGR throughout the study. Skeletal muscle igf1 mRNA also increased tenfold during CG. These data suggest that endocrine and paracrine/autocrine components of the GH–Igf axis, namely igf1, igf2, and ghr1 and ghr2, may be involved in CG responses in HSB, with several of the gene expression variables exceeding normal levels during CG. We also demonstrate that normalization of hepatic mRNA as a function of total liver production, rather than as a fraction of total RNA, may be a more biologically appropriate method of quantifying hepatic gene expression when using real-time PCR.


Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Wang ◽  
Qing Wang ◽  
Yufeng Yang ◽  
Wenbo Yu

Aquatic invertebrate diversity reflects water quality and the health of aquatic ecosystems and should be monitored as an essential feature of freshwater ecosystems. The resting eggs of aquatic invertebrates in sediments populate the overlying water. The diversity of invertebrates in waters and their resting eggs in sediments in Baiyangdian Lake, Xiongan, North China, were assessed using high-throughput sequencing (HTS) with a pair of 18S rRNA gene adaptor-linked primers. The total of 99 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) derived from 353,755 invertebrate sequences (mostly zooplankton) were revealed by this study. A total of 50 species in the water samples including 20 rotifers, 11 copepods, 1 cladoceran and 18 other species were sorted out. In the sediment 37 species, including 21 rotifers, 3 copepods, 1 cladoceran and 12 other species, were identified. There were 24 species in common between water and corresponding sediments. Invertebrate OTU richness in water samples was higher than that in sediments (p < 0.01), while there was no significant difference in the Shannon-Wiener index. These results suggest that HTS is a promising alternative for efficient biodiversity assessment and monitoring.


mSystems ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Turon ◽  
Maria J. Uriz ◽  
Daniel Martin

ABSTRACTSponges establish tight associations with both micro- and macroorganisms. However, while studies on sponge microbiomes are numerous, nothing is currently known about the microbiomes of sponge-associated polychaetes and their relationships with those of their host sponges. We analyzed the bacterial communities of symbiotic polychaetes (Haplosyllisspp.) and their host sponges (Clathria reinwardti,Amphimedon paraviridis,Neofibularia hartmani, andAaptos suberitoides) to assess the influence of the sponges on the polychaete microbiomes. We identified both eukaryote partners by molecular (16S and COI genes) and morphological features, and we identified their microbial communities by high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene (V4 region). We unravel the existence of sixHaplosyllisspecies (five likely undescribed) associated at very high densities with the study sponge species in Nha Trang Bay (central Vietnam). A single polychaete species inhabitedA. paraviridisand was different from the single species that inhabitedA. suberitoides. Conversely, two different polychaete species were found inC. reinwardtiandN. hartmani, depending on the two host locations. Regardless of the host sponge, polychaete microbiomes were species specific, which is a widespread feature in marine invertebrates. More than half of the polychaete bacteria were also found in the host sponge microbiome but at contrasting abundances. Thus, the associated polychaetes seemed to be able to select, incorporate, and enrich part of the sponge microbiome, a selection that appears to be polychaete species specific. Moreover, the bacterial diversity is similar in both eukaryotic partners, which additionally confirms the influence of food (host sponge) on the structure of the polychaete microbiome.IMPORTANCEThe symbiotic lifestyle represents a fundamental cryptic contribution to the diversity of marine ecosystems. Sponges are ideal targets to improve understanding the symbiotic relationships from evolutionary and ecological points of view, because they are the most ancient metazoans on earth, are ubiquitous in the marine benthos, and establish complex symbiosis with both prokaryotes and animals, which in turn also harbor their own bacterial communities. Here, we study the microbiomes of sponge-polychaete associations and confirm that polychaetes feed on their host sponges. The study worms select and enrich part of the sponge microbiome to shape their own species-specific bacterial communities. Moreover, worm microbiome diversity runs parallel to that of its food host sponge. Considering our results on symbiotic polychaetes and previous studies on fishes and mammals, diet appears to be an important source of bacteria for animals to shape their species-specific microbiomes.


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