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Effects of Florfenicol on Intestinal Histology, Apoptosis and Gut Microbiota of Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
Summary
Researchers investigated the effects of the antibiotic florfenicol on intestinal health and gut microbiota in Chinese mitten crabs. The study found that florfenicol exposure caused significant intestinal tissue damage, immune responses, and disruption of gut microbial communities, with high concentrations notably decreasing microbial diversity after 14 days of exposure.
Excessive use of antibiotics in aquaculture causes residues in aquatic animal products and harms human health. However, knowledge of florfenicol (FF) toxicology on gut health and microbiota and their resulting relationships in economic freshwater crustaceans is scarce. Here, we first investigated the influence of FF on the intestinal health of Chinese mitten crabs, and then explored the role of bacterial community in FF-induced intestinal antioxidation system and intestinal homeostasis dysbiosis. A total of 120 male crabs (48.5 ± 4.5 g) were experimentally treated in four different concentrations of FF (0, 0.5, 5 and 50 μg/L) for 14 days. Responses of antioxidant defenses and changes of gut microbiota were assessed in the intestine. Results revealed that FF exposure induced significant histological morphology variation. FF exposure also enhanced immune and apoptosis characteristics in the intestine after 7 days. Moreover, antioxidant enzyme catalase activities showed a similar pattern. The intestinal microbiota community was analyzed based on full-length 16S rRNA sequencing. Only the high concentration group showed a marked decrease in microbial diversity and change in its composition after 14 days of exposure. Relative abundance of beneficial genera increased on day 14. These findings illustrate that exposure to FF could cause intestinal dysfunction and gut microbiota dysbiosis in Chinese mitten crabs, which provides new insights into the relationship between gut health and gut microbiota in invertebrates following exposure to persistent antibiotics pollutants.
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