The band pattern shown on the RT-PCR-DGGE gel (Fig. 5)
differed between samples. In total 86 bands were detected with the
highest number (i.e. 32 bands) occurring in the pooled sample b of
control tank 2 at 11 dph and the lowest number (15 bands) being
found in the pool b of control tank 1 at 24 dph. The dendrogram
shows a separate cluster for the control samples from 11 dph. The
MacroGard® fed larvae from tank 1 seemed to have a similar
microbiota to these control samples whilst the other two MacroGard®
fed tanks were at 11 dph more similar to the microbiota
found in the samples from 24 dph. Correspondingly the microbiota
of the MacroGard® fed larvae sampled at 24 dph represented an
own cluster with similarity to the 24 dph control samples. Two
outliers (11 dph MacroGard® tank 3 pool b and 24 dph control tank
2 pool a) were found.