Characterization of the gastrointestinal bacterial microbiome of farmed juvenile and adult white Cachama (Piaractus brachypomus)

The bacterial communities associated to the gastrointestinal tract in fish, are involved in physiology, development, and immune responses against pathogenic bacteria. However, for Piaractus brachypomus (White Cachama) a tropical fresh water fish from the Amazonas and Orinoco basins and the second most produced fish in Colombia, these communities are still largely unknown. The study of bacterial communities and how they are affected have...