16s rRNA high-throughput sequencing

Fermented feeds have significant advantages in aquaculture. However, little is known about the characters of intestinal and environment microbiota in the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis), one of economic species in China. This study was conducted to elucidate the relationship between bacterial communities in the intestine of E. sinensis and in the surrounding environment, and to compare the bacterial communities in two different feeding modes: fermented feeds diet mode and non-fermented feeds diet mode, by using 16s rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology.