Fish harbour complex and dynamic microbiota in their mucosal surfaces. Due to the vital role
of commensal microbiota in many biological functions including growth enhancement …

The increase in the body weight of animals, a pivotal indicator closely tied to production, is
important to the aquaculture industry. Despite remarkable variability in gut microbiomes …

Background The key effects of intestinal microbiota in animal health have led to an
increasing interest in manipulating these bacterial populations to improve animal welfare …

Intestinal microbiota is key for many host functions, such as digestion, nutrient metabolism,
disease resistance, and immune function. With the growth of the aquaculture industry, there …

New types of fish feed based on processed animal proteins (PAPs), insect meal, yeast, and
microbial biomasses have been used with success in gilthead sea bream. However, some …

A healthy gastrointestinal microbiota is essential for host fitness, and strongly modulated by
host diet. In aquaculture, a current challenge is to feed carnivorous fish with plant-feedstuffs …

Insect meals are considered promising, eco-friendly, alternative ingredients for aquafeed.
Considering the dietary influence on establishment of functioning gut microbiota, the effect of …

Simple Summary The AquaIMPACT H2020 EU project aims at the integration of selective
breeding and nutrition for improving the competitiveness of European Aquaculture …

The mucosa of vertebrates is a particularly complex but dynamic environment in which the
host constantly interacts with trillions of commensal microorganisms and pathogens …

Symbiotic microbial communities are common in amphibians, and the composition of gut
microbial communities varies with factors such as host phylogeny, life stage, ecology, and …