The rise of “new” sequencing technologies and the development of sophisticated
bioinformatics tools have dramatically increased the study of the aquaculture microbiome …

Fish microbiome plays an important role in maintaining host homeostasis, with many
bacterial functions directly linked to host fitness. Fish microbiome research is advancing fast …

The fish gut microbiota contributes to digestion and can affect the nutrition, growth,
reproduction, overall population dynamics and vulnerability of the host fish to disease; …

The body of work relating to the gut microbiota of fish is dwarfed by that on humans and
mammals. However, it is a field that has had historical interest and has grown significantly …

The gut microbiota plays an important role in host health and disease. Our understanding of
the fish microbiota lags far behind our knowledge of that of humans and other mammals …

Highlights•Fish microbiome knowledge is advanced enough to pass from observational to
more functional phase.•Biotechnological approaches from human and animal gut systems …

In recent years, investigations of microbial flora associated with fish gut have deepened our
knowledge of the complex interactions occurring between microbes and host fish. The gut …

Gut microbial communities constitute a compartment of crucial importance in regulation of
homeostasis of multiple host physiological functions as well as in resistance towards …

Intensive aquaculture has increased the severity and frequency of fish diseases. Given the
functional importance of gut microbiota in various facets of host physiology, modulation of …

The gut microbiota is currently one of the most studied 'organs' in animals, and fish are no
exception. A complex diversity of microbes, including bacteria, archaea, yeast and fungus …