“…There were many studies on the different feed formulations and feed additives that improved the growth rate of T. tambroides (Ishak, Kamarudin, Ramezani‐Fard, & Yusof, ; Kamarudin, Ramezani‐Fard, Saad, & Harmin, ; Misieng, Kamarudin, & Musa, ; Ng & Andin, ; Ng et al., ; Ramezani‐Fard, Kamarudin, Saad, Harmin, & Goh, ). There were also studies on effects of host gut‐derived probiotic bacteria to T. tambroides where the probiotic improved nutrients utilization and metabolism, adjusting gut microbiota balance and enhanced growth by promoting muscle fiber hypertrophy (Asaduzzaman, Iehata, et al., ; Asaduzzaman, Sofia, et al., ). Nevertheless, there is no report on the phylogenetic and functional characterization of gut microbiota of T. tambroides .…”