Metagenome of grass carp intestinal contents and mucosa

Intestinal microbiota is a complex ecosystem and plays an important role in host biology. More and more researches focus on the bacterial community of the host intestine. However, there is still limited information on a better understanding of fish intestinal microbiota. Due to the importance of grass carp in aquaculture of China, it’s necessary to pay attention to its intestinal microbiota. In this study, the composition of bacterial communities in intestinal contents and mucosa of grass carp was analyzed by 454 pyrosequencing.