TY - JOUR T1 - The Unseen Microbes in the Gut, Liver and Skin of Tunas A1 - Gadoin,Elsa A1 - Desnues,Christelle A1 - Roque D'Orbcastel,Emmanuelle A1 - Bouvier,Thierry A1 - Auguet,Jean-Christophe A1 - Boudin,Elyse A1 - Bettarel,Yvan AD - MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon – Bat 24, Montpellier, France AD - Institut Méditerranéen d’Océanologie (MIO), Aix-Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, Campus Technologique et Scientifique de Luminy, 163 Avenue de Luminy – Bat. Méditerranée, Marseille, France AD - MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon – Bat 24, Montpellier, France AD - MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Place Eugène Bataillon – Bat 24, Montpellier, France UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00818/93036/ DO - 10.3389/frym.2023.818373 N2 - The microbiome is the name for the collection of microbes that live on or in another organism. The human microbiome has received a lot of attention, but in fact every living thing hosts a community of microbes that can be helpful—even vital—or sometimes harmful. In this study, we investigated the microbiome of tuna to identify the specific bacteria that populate it and whether the microbiome varies depending on the type of tuna, the ocean it lives in, or the organ. We found that the gut microbiome differs according to species due to feeding habits, while the skin microbiome differs according to the environment and is linked to the bacteria in the surrounding seawater. Bacteria that can cause food poisoning in humans were concentrated in the gut and liver of tuna, highlighting the importance of removing the organs before consuming this fish, which is one of the most widely eaten in the world. Y1 - 2023/01/27 PB - Frontiers Media SA JF - Frontiers for Young Minds SN - 2296-6846 VL - 11 ID - 93036 ER -