Use of chitin and krill in aquaculture - the effect on gut microbiota and the immune system: A review

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-131

  Ringo E ^a   Zhou, Z ^b   Olsen, R E ^c   Song, S K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d Handong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dietary chitin and krill; Digestion; Fish; Growth; Gut microbiota; Immunology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 84863281748     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2011.00919.x     Document Type: Review

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