TY - JOUR AU - Dodd, Emily T. AU - Pierce, Melissa L. AU - Lee, Jonathan S. F. AU - Poretsky, Rachel S. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/04 TI - Influences of claywater and greenwater on the skin microbiome of cultured larval sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) JO - Animal Microbiome SP - 27 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - The skin microbiome of marine fish is thought to come from bacteria in the surrounding water during the larval stages, although it is not clear how different water conditions affect the microbial communities in the water and, in turn, the composition and development of the larval skin microbiome. In aquaculture, water conditions are especially important; claywater and greenwater are often used in larval rearing tanks to increase water turbidity. Here, we explored the effects of these water additives on microbial communities in rearing water and on the skin of first-feeding sablefish larvae using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. We evaluated three treatments: greenwater, claywater, and greenwater with a switch to claywater after 1 week. SN - 2524-4671 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-020-00045-5 DO - 10.1186/s42523-020-00045-5 ID - Dodd2020 ER -