Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samples
Knowledge of dietary composition is crucial for understanding the trophic ecology of a mariculture species and the available food in aquafarms, which is fundamental for assessing ecosystem health status and determining ecological response to ecosystem variation to develop a better management plan fo...
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| description | Knowledge of dietary composition is crucial for understanding the trophic ecology of a mariculture species and the available food in aquafarms, which is fundamental for assessing ecosystem health status and determining ecological response to ecosystem variation to develop a better management plan for marine farming. For suspension-feeding invertebrates, the growth and development rely heavily on the availability and quality of phytoplankton. However, their growth rate can be severely impacted by food deficiency or exposure to harmful algae blooms (HABs) and pathogenic parasites, which are major causes of mass mortality in mariculture. This study aimed to conduct a dietary analysis of three important mariculture species — Magallana gigas, Halocynthia roretzi, and Mizuhopecten yessoensis — on three farms in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding. Sequence processing and filtering generated 304 validated amplicon sequence variants from six fecal samples, taxonomically identifying 15 phyla, 18 classes, 32 orders, 39 families, 43 genera, and 46 species. The DNA recovery of Dinoflagellata was predominantly detected in all fecal samples, followed by Apicomplexa, Bacillariophyta, and Ciliophora. Of the three mariculture species, the fecal assemblage of M. gigas exhibited the highest richness and diversity, with a high read proportion of phytoplankton (specifically Dinoflagellata), while such proportions were relatively low in the M. yessoensis samples. Excessive read proportions of parasites (Apicomplexa) were detected in the fecal samples of two H. roretzi, indicating a possible link to as substantial decrease in H. roretzi production observed in South Korea. A total of 27 key species were detected in six fecal samples, including a high read proportion of Prorocentrum triestinum, which is responsible for HABs in Korean coastal waters. These results emphasize the potential of fecal DNA metabarcoding in the genetic monitoring of aquaculture farms/ecosystems and could be a useful reference for develop effective management plans to guarantee sustainable mariculture production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be994d4741624d138b5c0f25cce06c9c2023-06-18T05:02:31ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342023-06-0130101606Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samplesBiet Thanh Tran0Keun-Yong Kim1Jung Soo Heo2Keun-Sik Kim3Hee Jung Lee4Tae Gyu Park5Department of Genetic Analysis, AquaGenTech Co., Ltd., Busan 48228, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Genetic Analysis, AquaGenTech Co., Ltd., Busan 48228, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Genetic Analysis, AquaGenTech Co., Ltd., Busan 48228, Republic of KoreaFishes/Amphibians & Reptile Team, Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology, Gyeongsangbuk-do 36531, Republic of KoreaSoutheast Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 37968, Republic of KoreaSoutheast Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 37968, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author.Knowledge of dietary composition is crucial for understanding the trophic ecology of a mariculture species and the available food in aquafarms, which is fundamental for assessing ecosystem health status and determining ecological response to ecosystem variation to develop a better management plan for marine farming. For suspension-feeding invertebrates, the growth and development rely heavily on the availability and quality of phytoplankton. However, their growth rate can be severely impacted by food deficiency or exposure to harmful algae blooms (HABs) and pathogenic parasites, which are major causes of mass mortality in mariculture. This study aimed to conduct a dietary analysis of three important mariculture species — Magallana gigas, Halocynthia roretzi, and Mizuhopecten yessoensis — on three farms in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding. Sequence processing and filtering generated 304 validated amplicon sequence variants from six fecal samples, taxonomically identifying 15 phyla, 18 classes, 32 orders, 39 families, 43 genera, and 46 species. The DNA recovery of Dinoflagellata was predominantly detected in all fecal samples, followed by Apicomplexa, Bacillariophyta, and Ciliophora. Of the three mariculture species, the fecal assemblage of M. gigas exhibited the highest richness and diversity, with a high read proportion of phytoplankton (specifically Dinoflagellata), while such proportions were relatively low in the M. yessoensis samples. Excessive read proportions of parasites (Apicomplexa) were detected in the fecal samples of two H. roretzi, indicating a possible link to as substantial decrease in H. roretzi production observed in South Korea. A total of 27 key species were detected in six fecal samples, including a high read proportion of Prorocentrum triestinum, which is responsible for HABs in Korean coastal waters. These results emphasize the potential of fecal DNA metabarcoding in the genetic monitoring of aquaculture farms/ecosystems and could be a useful reference for develop effective management plans to guarantee sustainable mariculture production.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235251342300145XDNA metabarcodingDietary analysisMagallana gigasHalocynthia roretziMizuhopecten yessoensis |
| spellingShingle | Biet Thanh Tran Keun-Yong Kim Jung Soo Heo Keun-Sik Kim Hee Jung Lee Tae Gyu Park Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samples Aquaculture Reports DNA metabarcoding Dietary analysis Magallana gigas Halocynthia roretzi Mizuhopecten yessoensis |
| title | Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samples |
| title_full | Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samples |
| title_fullStr | Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samples |
| title_short | Dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in South Korea using DNA metabarcoding in fecal samples |
| title_sort | dietary analysis of three important mariculture species in south korea using dna metabarcoding in fecal samples |
| topic | DNA metabarcoding Dietary analysis Magallana gigas Halocynthia roretzi Mizuhopecten yessoensis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235251342300145X |
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