Table 5 The predominant gut bacterial at genus level in largemouth bass among control, B. subtilis, HRP1-B. subtilis group.

From: Surface display of Nocardia seriolae HRP1 on Bacillus subtilis and its application as live vaccine for largemouth bass

Genus

Control

B. subtilis

HRP1-B. subtilis

Staphylococcus

86.87 ± 5.2a

8.44 ± 10.21b

12.08 ± 4.74c

Clostridium

0.12 ± 0.07a

41.40 ± 37.31b

25.43 ± 17.40c

Cetobacterium

5.70 ± 6.56a

0.03 ± 0.02a

40.98 ± 28.98b

Clostridiaceae

0.01 ± 0.01a

12.04 ± 16.20b

12.2 ± 10.40c

Edwardsiella

0.03 ± 0.02a

8.40 ± 7.67a

1.70 ± 0.51b

  1. The values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 5 biological replicates). In the same row, values with different superscripts indicate significant differences (p < 0.05), while values with the same letters indicate no significant differences.