Characterization of bacterial communities in Coregonus peled fillets during chilled storage and interactions between selected bacterial strains.

Aim: Coregonus peled fillets were used as a model to evaluate the dominant bacterial growth of chilled fish during storage after shipping and interactions of selected bacterial strains.

Methods And Results: Coregonus peled fillets were transported by air and land in ice boxes about 48 h from aquatic products company in Xinjiang, China, to the laboratory located in Dalian, China. Both culture-dependent (plate counts on nonselective media) based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing and culture-independent (Illumina-MiSeq high-throughput sequencing) methods were used.