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Table 3 Dominant microbes and their potential functions in gastropods

From: Gut microbiota in parasite-transmitting gastropods

Phylum

Genus

Snail species

Potential function

References

Proteobacteria

Aeromonas

Klebsiella

Enterobacter

Achatina fulica

Degrading cellulosic compounds

[13, 37]

Vibrio

Haliotis tuberculata

Metabolizing cellulose and degrading extracellular oligosaccharides

[54]

Azonexus

Acidovorax

Rhodoferax

Vogesella

Biomphalaria glabrata

Carbohydrate metabolism; nitrogen metabolism

[23]

Actinobacteria

Streptomyces

Achatina fulica

Degrading cellulosic compounds

[13]

Cellulosimicrobium

Agromyces

Microbacterium

Nocardiopsis

Firmicutes

Bacillus

Haliotis diversicolor

Promoting immune status

[135]

Lactococcus

Pomacea canaliculata

Antagonism against pathogens

[64]

Lactobacillus

Cornu aspersum

Immunomodulation

[34]

Fusobacteria

Psychrilyobacter

Haliotis discus hannai

Degrading oligo-polysaccharide

[54]

Verrucomicrobia

Biomphalaria glabrata

Anti-inflammatory and immune-stimulant

[133]

Tenericutes

Leuconostoc

Pomacea canaliculata

Restoring intestinal disorder

[64]

Bacteroidetes

Pomacea canaliculata

Fermentative metabolism and degradation of oligosaccharides

[64]

  1. “–” means not applicable