Probiotic effect of FLOC on Vibrios in the pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus Vannamei

Type Article
Date 2014-03
Language English
Author(s) Aguilera-Rivera Diana1, Prieto-Davo Alejandra3, Escalante Karla2, Chavez Cristina4, Cuzon GerardORCID5, Gaxiola Gabriela2
Affiliation(s) 1 : Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
2 : Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, UMDI Sisal, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
3 : Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Quim, Unidad Quim Sisal, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
4 : CIAD Unidad Mazatlan, Mazatlan, Mexico.
5 : IFREMER, COP Tahiti, Issy Les Moulineaux, France.
Source Aquaculture (0044-8486) (Elsevier Science Bv), 2014-03 , Vol. 424 , P. 215-219
DOI 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.01.008
WOS© Times Cited 46
Keyword(s) FLOC, Probiotic, L. vannamei, Disease, Vibrio
Abstract The advantages of FLOC over clear water (CW) in rearing juvenile L. vannamei and its effects on Vibrio communities were evaluated. Survival rate in FLOC and clear water were recorded and a probiotic was tested under both conditions. Daily growth rate (DGR) was higher in FLOC (p < 0.05) than in CW. Survival in each system increased significantly when a probiotic was included in the diet (p < 0.05). The Vibrionaceae community from the hepatopancreas (HP) and the culture medium did not differ between the two culture media. Nevertheless, a novel group of Vibrio strains was found to be unique to FLOC. No high level of lesions was observed in shrimp tissues from the FLOC + probiotic treatment; it suggests that the probiotic contributed to homeostasis and prevented outbreak of opportunistic pathogenic species.
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