Microbiome analysis of ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis infected with Flavobacterium psychrophilum
Microbiome plays an important role in the host organisms. In oder to reveal their role in fish, ayu was infected with  Flavobacterium psychrophilum which causes bacterial cold water disease. Feces, intestine, and skin mucus were used for microbiome analysis including 16S rRNA amplicon analysis and metagenome analysis.