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Review
. 2020 Jul;129(1):116-136.
doi: 10.1111/jam.14628. Epub 2020 Apr 20.

Probiotics, lactic acid bacteria and bacilli: interesting supplementation for aquaculture

E Ringø  1 , H Van Doan  2 , S H Lee  3 , M Soltani  4   5 , S H Hoseinifar  6 , R Harikrishnan  7 , S K Song  3
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Review

Probiotics, lactic acid bacteria and bacilli: interesting supplementation for aquaculture

E Ringø et al. J Appl Microbiol. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Probiotics administration in aquafeed is known to increase feed consumption and absorption due to their capacity to release a wide range of digestive enzymes and nutrients which can participate in digestion process and feed utilization, along with the absorption of diet components led to an increase in host's health and well-being. Furthermore, probiotics improve gut maturation, prevention of intestinal disorders, predigestion of antinutrient factors found in the feed ingredients, gut microbiota, disease resistance against pathogens and metabolism. The beneficial immune effects of probiotics are well established in finfish. However, in comparison, similar studies are less abundant in the shellfish. In this review, the discussions will mainly focus on studies reported the last 2 years. In recent studies, native probiotic bacteria were isolated and fed back to their hosts. Although beneficial effects were demonstrated, some studies showed adverse effects when treated with a high concentration. This adverse effect may be due to the imbalance of the gut microbiota caused by the replenished commensal probiotics. Probiotics revealed greatest effect on the shrimp digestive system particularly in the larval and early post-larval stages, and stimulate the production of endogenous enzymes in shrimp and contribute with improved the enzyme activities in the gut, as well as disease resistance.

Keywords: bacilli; finfish; health; lactic acid bacteria; probiotics; shellfish.

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