Use of probiotic bacteria in the rearing of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae

Makridis, Pavlos; Martins, Sílvia; Reis, João; Dinis, María Teresa

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01933.x

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“…Addition of probiotics in live food may have several purposes: (i) inoculation of bacteria that have a positive effect on the growth and survival of the live feed organisms in culture (Ii et al 1997; Rombaut, Dhert, Vandenerghe, Verschuere, Sorgeloos & Verstraete 1999; Douillet 2000; Dhert et al 2001); addition of bacteria that limit the growth of opportunistic bacteria harmful for the Artemia and the larvae (Gatesoupe, Arakawa & Watanabe 1989; Makridis 2000) and (iii) addition of bacteria that may colonize the fish larvae and may have a positive effect on the growth and survival rates of the larvae (Makridis, Martins, Reis & Dinis 2008).…”

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Live feeds for early stages of fish rearing

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Despite the recent progress in the production of inert diets for fish larvae, feeding of most species of interest for aquaculture still relies on live feeds during the early life stages. Independently of their nutritional value, live feeds are easily detected and captured, due to their swimming movements in the water column, and highly digestible, given their lower nutrient concentration (water content>80%). The present paper reviews the main types of live feeds used in aquaculture, their advantages and pitfalls, with a special emphasis on their nutritional value and the extent to which this can be manipulated. The most commonly used live feeds in aquaculture are rotifers (Brachionus sp.) and brine shrimp (Artemia sp.), due to the existence of standardized cost‐effective protocols for their mass production. However, both rotifers and Artemia have nutritional deficiencies for marine species, particularly in essential n‐3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA, e.g., docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid). Enrichment of these live feeds with HUFA‐rich lipid emulsions may lead to an excess dietary lipid and sub‐optimal dietary protein content for fish larvae. In addition, rotifers and Artemia are likely to have sub‐optimal dietary levels of some amino acids, vitamins and minerals, at least for some species. Several species of microalgae are also used in larviculture. These are used as feed for other live feeds, but mostly in the ‘green water’ technique in fish larval rearing, with putative beneficial effects on feeding behaviour, digestive function, nutritional value, water quality and microflora. Copepods and other natural zooplankton organisms have also been used as live feeds, normally with considerably better results in terms of larval survival rates, growth and quality, when compared with rotifers and Artemia. Nonetheless, technical difficulties in mass‐producing these organisms are still a constraint to their routine use. Improvements in inert microdiets will likely lead to a progressive substitution of live feeds. However, complete substitution is probably years away for most species, at least for the first days of feeding.

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Live feeds for early stages of fish rearing

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“…The dosing of probiotics at this stage is critical, as superfluous numbers of bacteria could accumulate in the rearing system and deteriorate the environmental conditions for the larvae. On the contrary, the addition of probiotic bacteria in the feed of postlarvae and juveniles, where the stomach barrier has already been established, has shown that the presence of bacteria in the gut is dependent on the continuous addition of bacteria via the feed, so that the true colonization of intestinal epithelium is under question (Makridis et al. 2008).…”

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Microbiology and immunology of fish larvae

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For most marine aquaculture species, one of the main bottlenecks is the stable production of high quality juveniles. The high and unpredictable mortality in the first weeks after hatching of marine fish larvae remains a challenging problem that needs to be solved. The severity of the problem differs between species, but cannot be considered adequately solved for any species. Both scientific evidence and experience in hatcheries for a variety of fish, shrimp and shellfish species are accumulating as support for the hypothesis that detrimental fish–microbe interactions are the cause of these problems. Host–microbe interactions in reared fish are still poorly understood, except for a few pathogens, and empirical data of the quality required to test this hypothesis, are lacking. This article provides an overview on the current knowledge of the microbial environment of fish larvae, including methodological aspects to characterize the microbial community (both using culture‐dependent and culture‐independent methods). Further, the current knowledge of the immunology of fish larvae is reviewed, including recent advances in the understanding of toll‐like receptors, inflammatory cytokines, mast cells and piscidins, and the ontogeny of the adaptive immune system. Finally, we provide an overview of the state of the art with respect to steering of microbial communities associated with fish larvae – both steering of community composition and of its activity (e.g. by quorum sensing interference).

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“…Lactobacillus acidophilus has been also shown to promote growth rate in African catfish (Al‐dohail, Hashim & Aliyu‐paiko 2009), and the same positive impact has been reported with other bacteria such as, Vibrio spp. in fingerlings of sea bass Dicentrarcus labrax L. and Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis K. (Makridis, Martins, Reis & Dini 2008; Rengpipat, Rueangruklikhit & Piyatiratitivorakul 2008). Other types of probiotics based on either pure yeast preparations or mixtures of bacteria and yeast (Aly et al 2008; Abdelhamid, Mehrin, El‐barbary, Ibrahim & Abdel‐wahab 2009; He, Zhou, Liu, Shi, Yao, Ringo & Yoon 2009) were also shown to enhance survival and growth rates in tilapia and African catfish.…”

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Effects of probiotic bacteria on growth parameters and immune defence in Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis L. larvae under intensive culture conditions

Mandiki

Milla

Wang

et al. 2011

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Two experiments were conducted to examine whether a mixture of bacteria composed of Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus pumilus has a beneficial impact on survival, growth, lysozyme activity and total immunoglobulins (Ig) in perch larvae. In experiment 1, control fish were compared with fish receiving bacteria (4.93 × 107 CFU L−1 day−1) through tank water or both through tank water and Artemia metanauplii enriched with two bacteria doses (2 × 1010 or 4 × 1010 CFU L−1). Treatments were performed in 40 L triplicate tanks of 200 fish [initial body weight (IBW)=2.3 mg] each, placed in separated recirculating water systems. Experiment 2 evaluated the combining effects of bacteria feeding and densities (10 vs. 20 fish L−1, IBW=9.5 mg). In both experiments, the bacteria added to live food or both live food and water induced higher growth rate at the highest dietary dose and this was associated with higher Ig levels on days 14 and 28. In experiment 2, higher survival was associated to lower type‐2 cannibalism (ingestion of whole prey) at the two dietary bacteria doses, and such positive effect was observed for fish fed bacteria at high density. Bacteria administration through water had no effect on growth and survival. In conclusion, the results show that high dietary concentrations of the mixture of bacteria used have potential stimulating impact on growth, survival, lysozyme activity and total Ig. But, further investigations are needed to demonstrate the optimal doses for emphasizing immune defence status.

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Use of probiotic bacteria in the rearing of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae

Cited by 33 publications

References 29 publications

Live feeds for early stages of fish rearing

Live feeds for early stages of fish rearing

Microbiology and immunology of fish larvae

Effects of probiotic bacteria on growth parameters and immune defence in Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis L. larvae under intensive culture conditions

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