Salmon gut microbiota correlates with disease infection status: potential for monitoring health in farmed animals

Abstract Background Infectious diseases cause significant production losses in aquaculture every year. Since the gut microbiota plays an essential role in regulating the host immune system, health and physiology, altered gut microbiota compositions are often associated with a diseased status. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Davide Bozzi, Jacob A. Rasmussen, Christian Carøe, Harald Sveier, Kristian Nordøy, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Morten T. Limborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00096-2