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Endolysin and Phage Treatment on Rotifer and Larvae Microbiota
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  • Update Date: 27 May 2026
  • microbiota
  • lysin
  • endolysin
  • vibrio
  • lytic phage
  • rotifer
  • live feed
  • targeted antimicrobial tools
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/antibiotics15020204

Bacteriophages and phage-derived lytic enzymes are increasingly considered to be targeted antimicrobial tools in aquaculture; however, their compatibility with non-target microbial communities under hatchery-relevant conditions remains insufficiently characterized. This video evaluates the impact of a lytic phage (CH20) and a phage-derived lysin (LysVp1), applied under previously validated conditions for rapid Vibrio control, on the microbiota associated with seawater, rotifers, and zebrafish larvae challenged with Vibrio alginolyticus GV09. Treatments were independently applied to each biological matrix using short exposure times representative of hatchery practices, intentionally capturing the critical window during which microbial transfer from live feed to larvae occurs. Microbial communities were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, with DNA- and RNA-derived datasets evaluated separately. Alpha diversity indices were compared using appropriate statistical tests, while beta diversity was assessed using Aitchison distance, PERMANOVA, and dispersion analyses, and differential abundance was evaluated using ANCOM-BC2. Alpha diversity metrics showed no significant differences among treatments across all matrices, indicating the preservation of microbial richness and diversity. Beta diversity patterns differed according to the nucleic acid source, with RNA-based analyses revealing treatment-associated shifts in rotifer and water microbiota that were not consistently detected at the DNA level. In zebrafish larvae, neither phage nor lysin treatment significantly altered overall community structure, although dispersion effects reflected limitations related to sample size. Overall, these results indicate that phage CH20 and lysin LysVp1 exert minimal impact on alpha diversity and limited, context-dependent effects on microbial community structure, supporting their microbiota-safe potential for aquaculture applications.

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Romero, J.; Ramírez, C.; Pardo, A.; Medina-Morillo, M.; Hurtado, L.; Rojas, R.; Miranda, C.D. Endolysin and Phage Treatment on Rotifer and Larvae Microbiota. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1821 (accessed on 28 May 2026).
Romero J, Ramírez C, Pardo A, Medina-Morillo M, Hurtado L, Rojas R, et al. Endolysin and Phage Treatment on Rotifer and Larvae Microbiota. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1821. Accessed May 28, 2026.
Romero, Jaime, Carolina Ramírez, Alda Pardo, Marco Medina-Morillo, Luz Hurtado, Rodrigo Rojas, Claudio D. Miranda. "Endolysin and Phage Treatment on Rotifer and Larvae Microbiota" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1821 (accessed May 28, 2026).
Romero, J., Ramírez, C., Pardo, A., Medina-Morillo, M., Hurtado, L., Rojas, R., & Miranda, C.D. (2026, May 27). Endolysin and Phage Treatment on Rotifer and Larvae Microbiota. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/1821
Romero, Jaime, et al. "Endolysin and Phage Treatment on Rotifer and Larvae Microbiota." Encyclopedia. Web. 27 May, 2026.
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