Probiotic effect of Bacillus NL110 and Vibrio NE17 on the survival, growth performance and immune response of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Mujeeb Rahiman, K M ^a   Jesmi, Yousuf ^a   Thomas, Ambat P ^a   Mohamed Hatha, A A ^b  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Immune enhancement; M. rosenbergii; Probiotics; Vibrio; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; JUVENILE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PROBIOTICS; SHRIMP CULTURE; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; VIBRIO;

EID: 77955964490     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02473.x     Document Type: Article

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