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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Probiotics for cultured freshwater fish

Javier Fernando Melo-Bolívar A B , Ruth Yolanda Ruiz-Pardo A , Michael E Hume C , Hanna E Sidjabat B and Luisa Marcela Villamil-Diaz A D
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A Universidad de La Sabana, Doctorado en Biociencias, Chía, Colombia

B UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

C United State Department of Agricultural, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, College Station, TX, USA

D Email: luisa.villamil@unisabana.edu.co

Microbiology Australia 41(2) 105-108 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA20026
Published: 5 May 2020

Abstract

Probiotic products are viewed as an alternative to the use of antibiotics in freshwater fishes farming. Probiotic organisms include bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi offering different benefits to fish including growth promotion, inhibition of pathogen colonisation, and improvement of nutrient digestion, water quality, and stress tolerance, as well as enhancement of reproduction. For these reasons, this review aims to identify the main trends in probiotic amendment in freshwater fishes. Strategies to incorporate the probiotic strains in the fish feed or pellets to allow optimal viability of the strains as they reach the fish gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are crucial in probiotic research and commercial applications for freshwater fish.


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