Taxonomic and Functional characteristics of the gut and gill microbiota of healthy and diseased tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Oreochromis niloticus

To identify the composition of intestinal bacteria of healthy and diseased Nile tilapia by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). To reveal the differences of gut microbiota between healthy and diseased Nile tilapia through comparing the relative abundance of identified phyla.To determine the differences in functional pathways between healthy and diseased Nile tilapia using PICRUSt analysis.