The influence of diet on the grass carp intestinal microbiota and bile acids

• Published in: Aquaculture research Vol. 48; no. 9; pp. 4934 - 4944
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jing, Xiong, Fan, Wang, Gui‐Tang, Li, Wen‐Xiang, Li, Ming, Zou, Hong, Wu, Shan‐Gong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Hindawi Limited 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Acids; Bile; Bile acids; Carp; Chenodeoxycholic acid; Deoxycholic acid; Diet; Freshwater fishes; grass carp; gut microbe; Hindgut; Intestinal microflora; Intestine; Ursodeoxycholic acid

To elucidate the influence of different diet on the intestinal microbe and bile acids, we characterized the microbiota and bile acids in the hindgut content of grass carp fed on formula feed (FF group) or Sudan grass (SG group). Fusobacteria and Proteobacteria were significantly more represented in...