Sampling the fish gill microbiome : a comparison of tissue biopsies and swabs

• Published in: BMC Microbiology
• Main Authors: Clinton, Morag, Wyness, Adam J., Martin, Samuel A.M., Brierley, Andrew S., Ferrier, David E.K.
• Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Atlantic salmon; Experimental design; Gill microbiota; Microbial assemblages; Sampling methodology; Veterinary microbiology; QH301 Biology; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical); Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC); Supplementary Information; QH301
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/2164/17638; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02374-0; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85118780339&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Funding Information: The research costs of this work were supported by the BBSRC EASTBIO DTP and Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS) small grants funding scheme. Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) for the kind facilitation of fieldwork that provided material in this project, particularly the staff at the Loch Spelve facility, and the health team at SSF, particularly Dr. Ralph Bickerdike. Thanks are due as well to Professor Matt Holden and Kerry Pettigrew of the Infection Group within the Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, for assistance within the laboratory, as well as Dr. David Bass at the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science for helpful proofreading. Peer reviewed