The advancement of probiotics research and its application in fish farming industries

Assessing the impact ofBacillusstrains mixture probiotic on water quality, growth performance, blood profile and intestinal morphology of Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus

“…Probiotics have been used to improve the growth performance and decrease production costs of farmed tilapia in many studies (Hai, ; Ibrahem, ; Taoka et al., ; Welker & Lim, ). Probiotics are considered as safe alternatives to antibiotics, with several beneficial effects to the aquaculture industry (Banerjee & Ray, ; Dawood & Koshio, ; Dawood et al., ; Pérez‐Sánchez, Ruiz‐Zarzuela, de Blas, & Balcázar, ; Zorriehzahra et al., ) via different mechanisms such as competitive inhibition of pathogenic bacteria through the production of inhibitory compounds, enhancement of digestive enzymes activities which increase the availability of nutrients to the host, improvement of water quality and enhancement of immune and stress responses of fish (Balcázar et al., ; Ibrahem, ; Kesarcodi‐Watson, Kaspar, Lategan, & Gibson, ; Martínez Cruz, Ibáñez, Monroy Hermosillo, & Ramírez Saad, ).…”

“…Previous studies reported that Bacillus isolates are promising probiotics candidates for fish (Avella et al, 2010;Banerjee & Ray, 2017;Zorriehzahra et al, 2016). Bacillus-based probiotics improved growth and health, digestive enzymes activities, and the intestinal microbiota and morphology of tilapia.…”

“…The impact of a combination of digestive enzymes and Bacillus-based probiotics (Adeoye et al, 2016) and a probiotic blend of Bacillus with other viable bacteria (Ramos et al, 2017) in tilapia fingerlings has been evaluated. Also, several reports have highlighted that probiotics, including Bacillus, provide a more favourable environment for fish through reducing the proliferation of pathogenic bacteria and harmful phytoplankton as well as via the bioremediation of organic wastes in rearing water (Banerjee & Ray, 2017;Fukami, Nishijima, & Ishida, 1997;Ibrahem, 2015;Martínez Cruz et al, 2012;Zorriehzahra et al, 2016). However, little is known about the impact of commercial probiotics composed of mixed Bacillus strains on tilapia reared under the environmental conditions of tilapia farms in Egypt.…”

Dietary probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici MA18/5M modulates the intestinal microbiota and stimulates intestinal immunity in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

“…The majority of these studies have investigated immune responses and disease resistance, and although not in all cases, host benefits have often been reported (Dimitroglou et al, ; Ferguson et al, ; Merrifield, Dimitroglou, et al, ; Perez‐Sanchez et al, ). The application of probiotics has demonstrated a range of other benefits in fish, including rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Banerjee & Ray, ; Hossain, Sadekuzzaman, & Ha, ). These studies provide important information, particularly at the whole system level, but our understanding of the mechanisms involved in mediating these responses is somewhat limited because of a paucity of information regarding the host–microbe interactions at the intestinal mucosal interface (Merrifield & Rodiles, ).…”

The composition and structure of the intestinal microflora of Anguilla marmorata at different growth rates: a deep sequencing study

“…Probiotics are universally defined as 'live micro-organisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit to the host' (FAO/WHO 2006), and have found to be widely used in aquaculture as a means of promoting fish gut health, thereby supplementing or even in some cases replacing the use of antimicrobial compounds (Verschuere et al 2000;Doeschate and Coyne 2008;Zhou et al 2010;Fe ckaninov a et al 2017). According to the previous studies, the range of probiotics has comprised bacteria, yeast, bacteriophages and microalgae (Akhter et al 2015), which centres on the use of lactic acid bacteria, particularly representatives of the Bacillus and Lactobacillus genera (Burr et al 2010;De et al 2014;Banerjee and Ray 2017).…”