Influence of probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus on the survival and growth of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata spat

Subhash, S K and Lipton, A P and Paulraj, R (2007) Influence of probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus on the survival and growth of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata spat. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 54 (2). pp. 211-216.

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Abstract

Combination of micro-alga Chaetoceros calcitrans and the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus evaluated at 1:1 and 1:2 levels revealed that in the probiotic treated group, Pinctada fucata spat registered significantly high survival of 79.7 and 89.0 % (P<0.05) respectively compared to that of 65.0 % survival in control. The probiotic treated groups also showed significant improvement in growth in terms of length and weight as compared to the control group. The probiotic treated spat attained a weight gain of 346.0 ± 1.57 mg (1:1 level) and 382.0 ± 11.76 mg (1:2 level) compared to 296.4 ± 9.04 mg in control group. The length in terms of dorso-ventral measurement (DVM) increased to 18.68 mm (1:1 level) and 19.6 (1:2 level) mm compared to 13.56 mm in control group.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	probiotic bacterium; Lactobacillus acidophilus; survival; growth; pearl oyster; Pinctada fucata spat
Subjects:	Aquaculture Molluscan Fisheries > Pearl oyster
Divisions:	CMFRI-Vizhinjam CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
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Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2010 11:25
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:35
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/5859

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