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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | Animal Microbiome |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00096-2 |