Probiotic modulation of the gut microbiota of fish

Aquaculture Nutrition: Gut Health, Probiotics and Prebiotics

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 185-222

  Merrifield, Daniel L ^a   Carnevali, Oliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp; Carnobacterium spp; Enterococcus spp; Gut microbiota; Lactic acid bacteria (LAB); Leuconostoc spp; Probiotic colonization; Probiotic modulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101468038     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118897263.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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