The Intestinal Mycobiota in Wild Zebrafish Comprises Mainly Dothideomycetes While Saccharomycetes Predominate in Their Laboratory-Reared Counterparts

• Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Main Authors: Prabhugouda, Siriyappagouder, Kiron, Viswanath, Lokesh, Jep, Rajeish, Moger, Kopp, Martina Elisabeth Luise, Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920; Bodø; Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2489889; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00387

As an integral part of the resident microbial community of fish intestinal tract, the mycobiota is expected to play important roles in health and disease resistance of the host. The composition of the diverse fungal communities, which colonize the intestine, is greatly influenced by the host, their...