Oysters are important mariculture
species worldwide. Because of their filter-feeding behaviors, oysters contain
complicated microbial populations, and these varying microbial populations can
provide a correlation to increased oyster mortalities in the oyster farming
industry as well as food outbreaks associated with public health surveillance.
This review summarizes the significant outcomes in oyster microbiota research,
including the identified oyster-associated bacterial taxa and comparison of
different oyster tissues for microbial studies. In addition, environmental
factors that could potentially affect the dynamics of oyster microbiota are
discussed. Recent approaches developed to study oyster microbiota as well as
their limitations are also highlighted in this review. Finally, future directions
in oyster microbiota research have been suggested. In conclusion, microbiota
from different oyster species have been analyzed in recent studies and several
major microbial taxa have been identified. Different oyster tissues may contain
diverse microbial contents, which may be suitable for various applications.
Oyster microbiota could change due to different growing stages and
environmental conditions. New emerging genomic analytical technologies have
provided more accurate solutions for analyzing an ever-changing oyster
microbiota.
Biography of author(s)
Dr. Zhen Li
Washington State Department
of Health, Public Health Laboratories, Shoreline, Washington 98155, USA.
Dr. Tuoen Liu
Department of Biomedical
Sciences, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West
Virginia 24901, USA.
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