A Review of the Functionality of Probiotics in the Larviculture Food Chain

During the past two decades, the use of probiotics as an alternative to the use of antibiotics has shown to be promising in aquaculture, particularly in fish and shellfish larviculture. This article reviews the studies on probiotics in larviculture, focusing on the current knowledge of their in vivo...

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Published in:Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2008-01, Vol.10 (1), p.1-12
Main Authors: Tinh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Dierckens, Kristof, Sorgeloos, Patrick, Bossier, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibiotics
Aquaculture
Aquaculture - methods
Bacteria
Bacterial infections
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Competition
Engineering
Fishes
Food Chain
Food chains
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Germ-Free Life
Infections
Intestinal Mucosa - microbiology
Invited Review
Larva - drug effects
Larva - growth & development
Life Sciences
Marine biology
Microbiology
Microbiota
Microorganisms
Pathogens
Physiology
Probiotics
Probiotics - pharmacology
Quorum Sensing - physiology
Shellfish
Studies
Zoology
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Summary:During the past two decades, the use of probiotics as an alternative to the use of antibiotics has shown to be promising in aquaculture, particularly in fish and shellfish larviculture. This article reviews the studies on probiotics in larviculture, focusing on the current knowledge of their in vivo mechanisms of action. The article highlights that the in vivo mechanisms of action largely remain to be unravelled. Several methodologies are suggested for further in vivo research, including studies on gut microbiota composition, the use of gnotobiotic animals as test models, and the application of molecular techniques to study host–microbe and microbe–microbe interactions.
ISSN:1436-2228
1436-2236
DOI:10.1007/s10126-007-9054-9