Gut content microbiota of introduced bigheaded carps (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) inhabiting the largest shallow lake in Central Europe

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• 作者：Andrea K. Borsodi^a ; ^{borsodi.andrea@ttk.elte.hu} ; Attila Szabó ; ^a ; Gergely Krett^a ; Tam&aacute ; s Felfö ; ldi^a ; Andr&aacute ; s Speczi&aacute ; r^b ; Gergely Boros^b
• 关键词：Bigheaded carp ; Hypophthalmichthys spp. ; Intestinal microbiota ; Lake Balaton ; Fusobacteria
• 刊名：Microbiological Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：195
• 期：Complete
• 页码：40-50
• 全文大小：2832 K
• 卷排序：195

文摘

Studying the microbiota in the alimentary tract of bigheaded carps (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) gained special interest recently, as these types of investigations on non-native fish species may lead to a better understanding of their ecological role and feeding habits in an invaded habitat. For microbiological examinations, bigheaded carp gut contents and water column samples from Lake Balaton (Hungary) were collected from spring to autumn in 2013. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) and pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene were performed to reveal the composition. According to the DGGE patterns, bacterial communities of water samples separated clearly from that of the intestines. Moreover, the bacterial communities in the foreguts and hindguts were also strikingly dissimilar. Based on pyrosequencing, both foregut and hindgut samples were predominated by the fermentative genus Cetobacterium (Fusobacteria). The presence of some phytoplankton taxa and the high relative abundance of cellulose-degrading bacteria in the guts suggest that intestinal microbes may have an important role in digesting algae and making them utilizable for bigheaded carps that lack cellulase enzyme. In turn, the complete absence of typical heterotrophic freshwater bacteria in all studied sections of the intestines indicated that bacterioplankton probably has a negligible role in the nutrition of bigheaded carps.