Probiotics in aquaculture: importance and future perspectives |
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Authors: | Maloy Kumar Sahu N S Swarnakumar K Sivakumar T Thangaradjou L Kannan |
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Institution: | (1) Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu, India;(2) Thiruvalluvar University, Fort Campus, Vellore, 632 004 Tamil Nadu, India |
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Abstract: | Aquaculture is one of the fastest developing growth sectors in the world and Asia presently contributes about 90% to the global
production. However, disease outbreaks are constraint to aquaculture production thereby affects both economic development
of the country and socio-economic status of the local people in many countries of Asia-Pacifi c region. Disease control in
aquaculture industry has been achieved by following different methods using traditional ways, synthetic chemicals and antibiotics.
However, the use of such expensive chemotherapeutants for controlling diseases has been widely criticized for their negative
impacts like accumulation of residues, development of drug resistance, immunosuppressants and reduced consumer preference
for aqua products treated with antibiotics and traditional methods are ineffective against controlling new diseases in large
aquaculture systems. Therefore, alternative methods need to be developed to maintain a healthy microbial environment in the
aquaculture systems there by to maintain the health of the cultured organisms. Use of probiotics is one of such method that
is gaining importance in controlling potential pathogens. This review provides a summary of the criteria for the selection
of the potential probiotics, their importance and future perspectives in aquaculture industry. |
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Keywords: | Probiotics Aquaculture Finfish Shellfish |
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