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Table 11.2 (continued)

Animal
species

Probiotic strain Route of

administration

Rearing
conditions

Measured
parameters

Pathogen
challenge

Reference

Addition to diet Experimental tanks GP, FU, IR Castex et al.

(2011)

Fenneropenaeus
indicus

Combination of Bacillus subtilis , B.
licheniformis , B. polymyxa , B.
laterosporus , B. circulans

Addition to culture
water

Experimental tanks
and earthen
ponds

S, GP, FU, GM, AM Ziaei-Nejad et al.

(2006)

Marine yeast Candida sake S165 Addition to diet Experimental tanks DR, IR WSSV Sajeevan et al.

(2006)

Lb. acidophilus , Streptococcus
cremoris , and two strains of Lb.
bulgaricus independently

Addition to diet Experimental tanks DR V. alginolyticus Ajitha et al.

(2004)

Combination of Saccharomyces
sp., Lb. acidophilus and
Streptococcus faecium

Addition to diet Experimental tanks DR, GP, FU, FC V. alginolyticus Uma et al. (1999)

Macrobrachium
rosenbergii

Lb. acidophilus and Lb.
sporogenes independently

Addition to diet Experimental tanks S, GP, FU Venkat et al.

(2004)

Microbial genera: B . = Bacillus , Lb . Lactobacillus , Ped . = Pediococcus , Ps . = Pseudomonas , S . = Saccharomyces , V . = Vibrio .
DR = diseased resistance, GM = gastrointestinal microbiota, IR = immune response, S = survival, GP = growth performance, FU = feed utilization, FC = feed consumption,
GH = gastrointestinal histology, EP = environmental parameters, AM = associated microbiota, BP = blood parameters.