Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>)
Sustainable strategies, such as oregano essential oil (OEO), are being assessed to improve farmed fish’s health and performance. Several studies in freshwater species describe the beneficial effects of OEO as a dietary supplement. Nonetheless, information about its use in marine fish is scarce. Here...
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| author | Dora Alejandra Trejo-Ramos César Omar Rodríguez-Arana Roberto Cruz-Flores Mónica Hernández-Rodríguez |
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| description | Sustainable strategies, such as oregano essential oil (OEO), are being assessed to improve farmed fish’s health and performance. Several studies in freshwater species describe the beneficial effects of OEO as a dietary supplement. Nonetheless, information about its use in marine fish is scarce. Hereby, this study consisted of four experimental groups: a control and three levels of OEO dietary inclusion (OEO75 (0.75 mL/kg), OEO100 (1.0 mL/kg), and OEO125 (1.25 mL/kg)) with 23 fish of 110 ± 1.2 g per tank (<i>n</i> = 276) in a seawater flow-through system. After 70 days, data for growth parameters and samples for gut microbiota were taken. The final weight of OEO75 was higher (242.3 ± 24.2 g), and its feed conversion rate (0.91 ± 0.0) was reduced. However, these differences could be related to the sampling interval between the groups. Bioinformatic analysis of OEO groups revealed a reduction in <i>Proteobacteria</i> (<i>Vibrio</i>, <i>Flavobacteria</i>, and <i>Vibrionales</i> order) abundance and an increase in <i>Euryarchaeota</i> phyla in a dose-dependent manner. The predicted functions shifted from nutritional (OEO75) to replication, proliferation, and bacterial defense mechanisms (OEO100 and OEO125). These results show that adding OEO did not improve growth performance, but it reshaped the gut microbiota by reducing the abundance of dominant bacteria and modifying their metabolic pathways. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-53d4e041021840f7aa652624f7102d9e2025-08-20T02:04:02ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072025-01-0113226410.3390/microorganisms13020264Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>)Dora Alejandra Trejo-Ramos0César Omar Rodríguez-Arana1Roberto Cruz-Flores2Mónica Hernández-Rodríguez3Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoPacifico Aquaculture S.A.P.I. de C.V., Km 104 Carretera Tecate-Ensenada, Esq. Calzada Vista al Mar, El Sauzal de Rodriguez 22760, Baja California, MexicoCentro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoCentro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada 22860, Baja California, MexicoSustainable strategies, such as oregano essential oil (OEO), are being assessed to improve farmed fish’s health and performance. Several studies in freshwater species describe the beneficial effects of OEO as a dietary supplement. Nonetheless, information about its use in marine fish is scarce. Hereby, this study consisted of four experimental groups: a control and three levels of OEO dietary inclusion (OEO75 (0.75 mL/kg), OEO100 (1.0 mL/kg), and OEO125 (1.25 mL/kg)) with 23 fish of 110 ± 1.2 g per tank (<i>n</i> = 276) in a seawater flow-through system. After 70 days, data for growth parameters and samples for gut microbiota were taken. The final weight of OEO75 was higher (242.3 ± 24.2 g), and its feed conversion rate (0.91 ± 0.0) was reduced. However, these differences could be related to the sampling interval between the groups. Bioinformatic analysis of OEO groups revealed a reduction in <i>Proteobacteria</i> (<i>Vibrio</i>, <i>Flavobacteria</i>, and <i>Vibrionales</i> order) abundance and an increase in <i>Euryarchaeota</i> phyla in a dose-dependent manner. The predicted functions shifted from nutritional (OEO75) to replication, proliferation, and bacterial defense mechanisms (OEO100 and OEO125). These results show that adding OEO did not improve growth performance, but it reshaped the gut microbiota by reducing the abundance of dominant bacteria and modifying their metabolic pathways.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/2/264<i>16s rRNA</i>amplicon sequencingoregano essential oilstriped bassprokaryote gut microbiota |
| spellingShingle | Dora Alejandra Trejo-Ramos César Omar Rodríguez-Arana Roberto Cruz-Flores Mónica Hernández-Rodríguez Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) Microorganisms <i>16s rRNA</i> amplicon sequencing oregano essential oil striped bass prokaryote gut microbiota |
| title | Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) |
| title_full | Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) |
| title_short | Effect of Oregano Essential Oil on Growth and Composition of Gut Prokaryote Microbiota on Striped Bass (<i>Morone saxatilis</i>) |
| title_sort | effect of oregano essential oil on growth and composition of gut prokaryote microbiota on striped bass i morone saxatilis i |
| topic | <i>16s rRNA</i> amplicon sequencing oregano essential oil striped bass prokaryote gut microbiota |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13/2/264 |
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