Sea Cucumber Body Vesicular Syndrome Is Driven by the Pond Water Microbiome via an Altered Gut Microbiota
Zelong Zhao, Jingwei Jiang, Yongjia Pan, Ying Dong, Bai Wang, Shan Gao, Zhong Chen, Xiaoyan Guan, Xuda Wang, Zunchun Zhou
Abstract
Body vesicular syndrome (BVS) is a novel disease in sea cucumber aquaculture. As no phenotypic features are visible, BVS is difficult to confirm during aquaculture and postharvest activities, until animals are boiled. Therefore, BVS could lead to severe economic losses compared with other diseases in sea cucumber aquaculture. In this study, for the first time, we systematically investigated BVS pathogenesis and proposed an effective treatment for the condition. Moreover, based on the gut microbiota, we established a noninvasive diagnostic method for BVS in sea cucumber.
Topics & Concepts
Sea cucumberAquacultureBiologyMicrobiomeGut microbiomeGut floraFisheryEcologyBioinformaticsFish <Actinopterygii>ImmunologyEchinoderm biology and ecologyAquaculture disease management and microbiotaMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies