Ontogenetic Characterization of the Intestinal Microbiota of Channel Catfish through 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Reveals Insights on Temporal Shifts and the Influence of Environmental Microbes

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Jacob W. Bledsoe,

Current address: Aquaculture Research Institute, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Hagerman, ID, United States of America

Affiliation Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Department of Animal Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, United States of America
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Brian C. Peterson,

Affiliation Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, 38776, United States of America
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Kelly S. Swanson,

Affiliation Department of Animal Sciences and Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America
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Brian C. Small

* E-mail: bcsmall@uidaho.edu

Affiliation Aquaculture Research Institute, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho, Hagerman, ID, United States of America
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