Freshwater transfer affected intestinal microbiota with correlation to cytokine gene expression in Asian sea bass, Lates calcarifer

As a catadromous fish, Asian sea bass migrates from seawater to freshwater. In this study, we studied seawater-to-freshwater transfer effects on gut microbiota and cytokine expression of Asian sea bass. We found that freshwater transfer altered the gut microbiota of Asian sea bass with a correlation to cytokine gene expression.