Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs

The habitats of oyster reefs had played various ecological services functions, as an important means of marine ecological restoration and fishery resources conservation, which had been widely used worldwide. And the characteristics of microbial communities would be inevitably affected by habitat of...

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Main Authors: Sheng Bi, Huadong Yi, Han Lai, Haiyang Li, Xuange Liu, Qiuxian Chen, Jiahui Chen, Zhilun Zhang, Xuchong Wei, Chenlei Huang, Li Lin, Guorong Xin, Guifeng Li
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23010373
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author Sheng Bi
Huadong Yi
Han Lai
Haiyang Li
Xuange Liu
Qiuxian Chen
Jiahui Chen
Zhilun Zhang
Xuchong Wei
Chenlei Huang
Li Lin
Guorong Xin
Guifeng Li
author_facet Sheng Bi
Huadong Yi
Han Lai
Haiyang Li
Xuange Liu
Qiuxian Chen
Jiahui Chen
Zhilun Zhang
Xuchong Wei
Chenlei Huang
Li Lin
Guorong Xin
Guifeng Li
author_sort Sheng Bi
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description The habitats of oyster reefs had played various ecological services functions, as an important means of marine ecological restoration and fishery resources conservation, which had been widely used worldwide. And the characteristics of microbial communities would be inevitably affected by habitat of oyster reefs. The aim of this study was to reveal the relationship between oyster reefs and the intestinal microbiota of fish (Takifugu ocellatus, Acanthopagrus latus, Clupanodon thrissa, and Mugil cephalus). Here, based on 16S rRNA sequencing, this research analyzed the microbial communities of fishes gut in the oyster reefs from the most crucial estuary economic zone in Southern China. It was significantly lower that the bacterial alpha-diversity in the fish intestines than in the sediments of oyster reefs. The non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) results showed that intestines microbiota of T. ocellatus and A. latus were more homologous to sediments microbiota, but intestines microbiota of C. thrissa and M. cephalus were more similar to the water microbiota. There were obvious differences in the contribution of oyster reefs habitat to intestinal microorganisms of four fishes. Source tracking analysis as well reached the similar conclusion. For instance, contribution of water to T. ocellatus and A. latus was lesser than sediments, which was related to their benthic habits. Based on the differences in microbial community compositions, the functional prediction analysis had demonstrated that special functional pathways and independent core indicators had been formed separately from oyster reefs and fish intestines. Overall, these findings highlighted the characteristics of microbial diversity and functions from the omnivorous fish living in oyster reefs habitats. This research proposed new insights into the function of oyster reefs habitats, which have enriched the ecological service value of oyster reefs from microbial ecology and provided a reference for the application of oyster reefs habitats in other estuaries.
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spelling doaj.art-62d0f9fdac3148879cc6f018bdd16c802023-09-16T05:30:19ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2023-10-01154110895Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefsSheng Bi0Huadong Yi1Han Lai2Haiyang Li3Xuange Liu4Qiuxian Chen5Jiahui Chen6Zhilun Zhang7Xuchong Wei8Chenlei Huang9Li Lin10Guorong Xin11Guifeng Li12Sun Yat-sen University, School of Life Science, School of Agriculture, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong 510260, China; State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaSun Yat-sen University, School of Life Science, School of Agriculture, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Guangdong 510260, China; Corresponding authors.State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Healthy Breeding of Important Economic Fish, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Corresponding authors.The habitats of oyster reefs had played various ecological services functions, as an important means of marine ecological restoration and fishery resources conservation, which had been widely used worldwide. And the characteristics of microbial communities would be inevitably affected by habitat of oyster reefs. The aim of this study was to reveal the relationship between oyster reefs and the intestinal microbiota of fish (Takifugu ocellatus, Acanthopagrus latus, Clupanodon thrissa, and Mugil cephalus). Here, based on 16S rRNA sequencing, this research analyzed the microbial communities of fishes gut in the oyster reefs from the most crucial estuary economic zone in Southern China. It was significantly lower that the bacterial alpha-diversity in the fish intestines than in the sediments of oyster reefs. The non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) results showed that intestines microbiota of T. ocellatus and A. latus were more homologous to sediments microbiota, but intestines microbiota of C. thrissa and M. cephalus were more similar to the water microbiota. There were obvious differences in the contribution of oyster reefs habitat to intestinal microorganisms of four fishes. Source tracking analysis as well reached the similar conclusion. For instance, contribution of water to T. ocellatus and A. latus was lesser than sediments, which was related to their benthic habits. Based on the differences in microbial community compositions, the functional prediction analysis had demonstrated that special functional pathways and independent core indicators had been formed separately from oyster reefs and fish intestines. Overall, these findings highlighted the characteristics of microbial diversity and functions from the omnivorous fish living in oyster reefs habitats. This research proposed new insights into the function of oyster reefs habitats, which have enriched the ecological service value of oyster reefs from microbial ecology and provided a reference for the application of oyster reefs habitats in other estuaries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23010373Microbial ecologyOyster reefs habitatsIntestinal microbiotaPearl River Estuary16S rRNA
spellingShingle Sheng Bi
Huadong Yi
Han Lai
Haiyang Li
Xuange Liu
Qiuxian Chen
Jiahui Chen
Zhilun Zhang
Xuchong Wei
Chenlei Huang
Li Lin
Guorong Xin
Guifeng Li
Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs
Ecological Indicators
Microbial ecology
Oyster reefs habitats
Intestinal microbiota
Pearl River Estuary
16S rRNA
title Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs
title_full Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs
title_fullStr Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs
title_short Intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16S rRNA metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs
title_sort intestinal microbiota of the four omnivorous fishes revealed by 16s rrna metabarcoding from the habitats of oyster reefs
topic Microbial ecology
Oyster reefs habitats
Intestinal microbiota
Pearl River Estuary
16S rRNA
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23010373
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