Gastrointestinal microbiota composition of topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) in native (China) and non-native (Croatia) environment
Acronym: GITbezribica
Competition title: Sufinanciranje hrvatsko-kineskih znanstveno-istraživačkih projekata za razdoblje 2020. - 2022.
Funding: MZO
AFZ role: coordinator
Total value: HRK 60,000.00
Funded amount: HRK 60,000.00
Start date: 2018/01/31
End date: 2020/02/01
Abstract
Although microbiota composition in several fish species is known, there is no data on the GI microbiota composition of the fish topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) - the invasive, allochthonous freshwater species in Croatia and the native species in China. Topmouth gudgeon were introduced into Europe in the 1960s from the Yangtze River (Wuhan Province) concomitantly with Chinese carp species’ imports, and then spread through the Danube River basin. Together with other 60 introduced fish species in Balkan Peninsula it represent a major threat for stability of freshwater ecosystems, the survival of the native ichthyofauna, and biodiversity in general, since the Danube River basin is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Although introduced from Wuhan region and widespread in Balkan Peninsula, distribution and abundance of this species in Croatia still is not yet defined which made necessary further research.
Leaders
Prof. LI Dapeng, PhD
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Prof. Mirna Mrkonjić Fuka, PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Associates
Prof. Ana Gavrilović, PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Prof. Marina Piria, PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Irina Tanuwidjaja, MSc. agr.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture