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.