@article{fdi:010064921,
  title = {{H}igh diversity of skin-associated bacterial communities of marine fishes is promoted by their high variability among body parts, individuals and species},
  author = {{C}hiarello, {M}. and {V}illeger, {S}. and {B}ouvier, {C}. and {B}ettarel, {Y}van and {B}ouvier, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}nimal-associated microbiotas form complex communities, which are suspected to play crucial functions for their host fitness. {H}owever, the biodiversity of these communities, including their differences between host species and individuals, has been scarcely studied, especially in case of skin-associated communities. {I}n addition, the intraindividual variability (i.e. between body parts) has never been assessed to date. {T}he objective of this study was to characterize skin bacterial communities of two teleostean fish species, namely the {E}uropean seabass ({D}icentrarchus labrax) and gilthead seabream ({S}parus aurata), using a high-throughput {DNA} sequencing method. {I}n order to focus on intrinsic factors of host-associated bacterial community variability, individuals of the two species were raised in controlled conditions. {B}acterial diversity was assessed using a set of four complementary indices, describing the taxonomic and phylogenetic facets of biodiversity and their respective composition (based on presence/absence data) and structure (based on species relative abundances) components. {V}ariability of bacterial diversity was quantified at the interspecific, interindividual and intraindividual scales. {W}e demonstrated that fish surfaces host highly diverse bacterial communities, whose composition was very different from that of surrounding bacterioplankton. {T}his high total biodiversity of skin-associated communities was supported by the important variability, between host species, individuals and the different body parts (dorsal, anal, pectoral and caudal fins).},
  keywords = {{S}parus aurata ; {D}icentrarchus labrax ; skin microbiome ; next generation ; sequencing ; phylogenetic diversity ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}ems {M}icrobiology {E}cology},
  volume = {91},
  numero = {7},
  pages = {fiv061 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {0168-6496},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1093/femsec/fiv061},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064921},
}