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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (28): 158-164.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0817

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Microflora Characteristics of Integrated Rice-Crayfish Farming System in Spring

SHAN Jinfeng(), WANG Feifei, WANG Xinhai()   

  1. Suqian Institute, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suqian, Jiangsu 223800
  • Received:2022-09-26 Revised:2023-01-29 Online:2023-10-05 Published:2023-09-25

Abstract:

To analyze the composition of microbial community in integrated rice-crayfish farming system at different time in spring, Illumina Miseq high-throughput sequencing technology was used to analyze the bacterial community composition in the intestinal tract and culture environment of Procambarus clarkii. The results showed that a total of 16966 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were detected in all samples. The maximum OTUs of sediment samples in April were 3677, and the minimum OTUs of intestine were 757. Alpha diversity analysis showed that the abundance and diversity of the sediment microflora were high. The dominant bacteria groups in the integrated rice-crayfish farming system were Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. Proteobacteria was the predominant group in all samples in April and May, and Firmicutes was the predominant group in P. clarkii intestinal tract in June. The proportion of Actinomycetes in water was higher than that in intestinal tract and sediment. Principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and unweighted pair group method with arithmatic mean (UPGMA) analysis showed that, microbial communities of the sediment and water in different months were clustered together according to species, but the microbial community structure of intestines and the sediment in June were relatively similar. These results suggested that in spring integrated rice-crayfish farming system, the composition of intestinal microflora of P. clarkii was correlated with the external culture environment. The diversity and composition of microflora in each sample were different but relatively stable in different months.

Key words: integrated rice-crayfish farming system, Procambarus clarkii, high-throughput sequencing, microflora