Table 1. Percentage of indigenous bacteria present at each growth stage at the phylum level

Phylum level Percentage of indigenous bacteria at each rockworm growth stage (%)
Larva Juvenile Adult Biofloc-fed adult
Bacteroidetes 51.21 13.60 18.80 20.62
Proteobacteria 28.98 29.10 50.88 63.63
Verrucomicrobia 12.08 52.54 0.00 0.00
Firmicutes 0.05 0.96 13.37 6.71