“…In studies on microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers, samples are primarily obtained from the following body parts: the body wall [ 22 , 23 ], body surface [ 18 , 21 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ], inner body tissue [ 30 ], coelomic fluid [ 24 , 31 ], stomach [ 30 ], intestines [ 4 , 6 , 17 , 19 , 25 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ], brown gastrointestinal tissue [ 30 ], and feces [ 20 , 22 ].…”