Comparison of the Intestinal Bacterial Flora in Healthy and Intestinal-diseased Seahorses Hippocampus trimaculatus , Hippocampus erectus , and Hippocampus spinosissimus

This investigation examined the intestinal microbial flora among healthy and intestinal‐diseased seahorses Hippocampus trimaculatus , Hippocampus erectus , and Hippocampus spinosissimus by utilizing polymerase chain reaction‐denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis ( DGGE ) and densitometric analysis. Results demonstrated that 16 disparate DGGE bands belong to six major bacterial groups, which were Vibrionace, Enterobacteriacea, Rhodobacteraceae,...