Molting Alters the Microbiome, Immune Response, and Digestive Enzyme Activity in Mud Crab (
<i>Scylla paramamosain</i>
)

Ming Zhang; Xinxu Zhang; Ngoc Tuan Tran; Zaiqiao Sun; Xusheng Zhang; Haihui Ye; Yueling Zhang; Hongyu Ma; Jude Juventus Aweya; Shengkang Li

doi:10.1128/mSystems.00917-21

mSystems (Oct 2021)

Molting Alters the Microbiome, Immune Response, and Digestive Enzyme Activity in Mud Crab ( <i>Scylla paramamosain</i> )

Ming Zhang,
Xinxu Zhang,
Ngoc Tuan Tran,
Zaiqiao Sun,
Xusheng Zhang,
Haihui Ye,
Yueling Zhang,
Hongyu Ma,
Jude Juventus Aweya,
Shengkang Li

Affiliations

Ming Zhang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Xinxu Zhang: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Microbiome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Ngoc Tuan Tran: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Zaiqiao Sun: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Xusheng Zhang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Haihui Ye: Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, China
Yueling Zhang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Hongyu Ma: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Jude Juventus Aweya: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China
Shengkang Li: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00917-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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Molting is crucial for crustaceans. In mud crab, its exoskeleton is renewed periodically during molting, and this process is an ideal model to study the effects of host development on its microbiota.

Published in mSystems

ISSN: 2379-5077 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems

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