Aquaculture facility-specific microbiota shape the zebrafish gut microbiome
Kayla C Evens, Ingrid Bakke, Brendan J M Bohannan · 2026
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Kayla Evens, Ingrid Bakke, and Brendan Bohannan compare fish gut germs across labs in this 2026 study. Zebrafish are a mainstay of lab research, and their gut germs can shift study results. Tank water germs may seed those gut sets, yet few studies had checked across sites.
The team sampled water and fish guts at five sites in the United States and Norway. Each site held its own germ mix in both water and guts. Site identity explained more of the spread than any other factor, with region next. Tank water fed into gut sets at most sites, though unknown sources ruled. The authors warn that site germs are a hidden variable in fish studies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kayla C Evens, Ingrid Bakke, Brendan J M Bohannan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 88 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |