The diversity of the gastrointestinal bacterial community and its relationship to Atlantic salmon health and productivity ...

• Main Author: Zarkasi, KZB
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University Of Tasmania 2023
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/23240675.v1; https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/The_diversity_of_the_gastrointestinal_bacterial_community_and_its_relationship_to_Atlantic_salmon_health_and_productivity/23240675/1

The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) gastrointestinal tract has a dynamic microbial community and its structure has been suggested to be a factor influencing fish health and productivity. Less productive salmon growth performance during times of temperature stress has been suggested to be linked to various factors including diet quality and the incumbent gastrointestinal tract microbial community. As salmon farming is one of Tasmania's largest agrisector industries, there is a strong motivation to better understand, protect and sustain salmon health and productivity. The aim of this thesis was to providing strategic information in relation to how gastrointestinal microbiology relates to farm environmental conditions and diet composition. Overall, this study provides improved understanding of farmed salmon gastrointestinal bacterial communities, what drives their dynamism and describes the relative impact of diet, environment and farm management factors. The relationship of Atlantic salmon gastrointestinal ...