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Differences in gut microbial diversity and composition between growth phenotypes of farmed juvenile sandfish, Holothuria scabra.
BMC microbiology - 11 Jan 2025
Tabardillo Joselito A, Juinio-Meñez Marie Antonette, Reitzel Adam M, Ravago-Gotanco Rachel
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BACKGROUND: The observed growth variability of different aquaculture species in captivity hinders its large-scale production. For the sandfish Holothuria scabra, a tropical sea cucumber species, there is a scarcity of information on its intestinal microbiota in relation to host growth, which could provide insights into the processes that affect growth and identify microorganisms with probiotic or biochemical...
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