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Microbial Ecology and Sustainable Aquaculture
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Microbial Ecology and Sustainable Aquaculture

A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2024 | Viewed by 1274

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Lior Guttman

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Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, The National Center for Mariculture, 8811201 Eilat, Israel
Interests: aquaculture; aquatic microbes; host-microbe interactions; sustainability; water quality

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Globally, aquaculture provides more than half of the consumed fish and has been the fastest-growing protein-producing industry. However, the sector's growth must not come at the expense of the environment; hence, innovative practices are still needed to improve aquaculture sustainability. Recent advances in genomics and bioinformatics have begun unraveling microbial communities' role in animal production. In aquaculture, microbes determine the water quality and contribute to the cultured organisms' nutrition, growth, and health. The interplay between water parameters, the health of the cultured animal, and the presence of pathogens are vital for maintaining water quality, preventing disease, and improving output. Moreover, in many cases, the prevention and control of diseases will tip the balance between farm failure to success. Recent studies have associated microbial diversity with resilience and resistance; however, strengthening this association in aquaculture requires more evidence from experimental studies.

This Special Issue of Microorganisms plans to collect recent research on microbial ecology and sustainable aquaculture. Original research articles and comprehensive reviews that cover aquatic microbes, microbial diversity, host–microbe interactions, and aquaculture sustainability are welcome.

Dr. Lior Guttman
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Microorganisms is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • aquaculture
  • aquatic microbes
  • diversity
  • host–microbe interactions
  • resilience
  • sustainability

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Transcriptome Profiling of Oncorhynchus mykiss Infected with Low or Highly Pathogenic Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV)
by Lorena Biasini, Gianpiero Zamperin, Francesco Pascoli, Miriam Abbadi, Alessandra Buratin, Andrea Marsella, Valentina Panzarin and Anna Toffan
Microorganisms 2024, 12(1), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12010057 - 28 Dec 2023
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The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is the most important produced species in freshwater within the European Union, usually reared in intensive farming systems. This species is highly susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), a severe systemic disease widespread globally throughout the [...] Read more.
The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is the most important produced species in freshwater within the European Union, usually reared in intensive farming systems. This species is highly susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), a severe systemic disease widespread globally throughout the world. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is the etiological agent and, recently, three classes of VHSV virulence (high, moderate, and low) have been proposed based on the mortality rates, which are strictly dependent on the viral strain. The molecular mechanisms that regulate VHSV virulence and the stimulated gene responses in the host during infection are not completely unveiled. While some preliminary transcriptomic studies have been reported in other fish species, to date there are no publications on rainbow trout. Herein, we report the first time-course RNA sequencing analysis on rainbow trout juveniles experimentally infected with high and low VHSV pathogenic Italian strains. Transcriptome analysis was performed on head kidney samples collected at different time points (1, 2, and 5 days post infection). A large set of notable genes were found to be differentially expressed (DEGs) in all the challenged groups (e.s. trim63a, acod1, cox-2, skia, hipk1, cx35.4, ins, mtnr1a, tlr3, tlr7, mda5, lgp2). Moreover, the number of DEGs progressively increased especially during time with a greater amount found in the group infected with the high VHSV virulent strain. The gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis highlighted that functions related to inflammation were modulated in rainbow trout during the first days of VHSV infection, regardless of the pathogenicity of the strain. While some functions showed slight differences in enrichments between the two infected groups, others appeared more exclusively modulated in the group challenged with the highly pathogenic strain. Full article
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A Review: Microbes and Their Effect on Growth Performance of Litopenaeus vannamei (White Leg Shrimps) during Culture in Biofloc Technology System
by Bilal Raza, Zhongming Zheng, Jinyong Zhu and Wen Yang
Microorganisms 2024, 12(5), 1013; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12051013 - 17 May 2024
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In the modern era of Aquaculture, biofloc technology (BFT) systems have attained crucial attention. This technology is used to reduce water renewal with the removal of nitrogen and to provide additional feed. In BFT, microorganisms play a crucial role due to their complex [...] Read more.
In the modern era of Aquaculture, biofloc technology (BFT) systems have attained crucial attention. This technology is used to reduce water renewal with the removal of nitrogen and to provide additional feed. In BFT, microorganisms play a crucial role due to their complex metabolic properties. Pathogens can be controlled through multiple mechanisms using probiotics, which can promote host development and enhance the quality of the culture environment. During culturing in a biofloc technology system, the supplementation of microalgae and its accompanying bacteria plays a beneficial role in reducing nitrogenous compounds. This enhances water quality and creates favorable environmental conditions for specific bacterial groups, while simultaneously reducing the dependency on carbon sources with higher content. The fluctuations in the bacterial communities of the intestine are closely associated with the severity of diseases related to shrimp and are used to evaluate the health status of shrimp. Overall, we will review the microbes associated with shrimp culture in BFT and their effects on shrimp growth. We will also examine the microbial impacts on the growth performance of L. vannamei in BFT, as well as the close relationship between probiotics and the intestinal microbes of L. vannamei. Full article
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