Molecular and cultural microbiom analysis of selected fish species
- Lebensmittel, Ernährung, Gesundheit
Abstract
Based on the knowledge acquired from land animals, the contribution of the intestinal microbiota to fish nutrition was hypothesized, in view of the ability of some bacterial strains to produce either nutrients or enzymes, possibly active in the digestive process of the host. This variability in fish gut microbiota is an important feature, which requires further investigations to understand its nature. We investigate the diversity of the microbiota in two endemic fish species of Iran, snow trout (Schizothorax zarudnyi) and Anjak (Schizocypris altidorsalis). Using both Culture dependent and Culture independent techniques, this project addresses three aspects of the biology of the fish gut: 1) What bacteria constitute the fish gut microbiome and how variable is the composition within a species. 2) How different are the gut microfloras of different fish species and how do fish gut microbiomes differ from those of other organisms that have been studied so far? 3) How is the bio-prospecting capacity of these isolates to produce bioactive natural products?
Project staff
Konrad Domig
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Konrad Domig
konrad.domig@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-75453
Project Leader
01.09.2013 - 31.12.2015
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