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Table 14.10 Synbiotic applications in fish.

Fish species Probiotic Prebiotic Results References

↑ Rainbow trout E . faecalis MOS, PHB body weight, SGR, haematocrit, phagocytic index and mucus

production
↓

Rodriguez-Estrada et al .
(2009) a

mortality, FCR

Mehrabi et al . (2012) a

E . faecium FOS

↑

body weight, weight gain, SGR, FCE, SR, crude protein and
serum protein

E . faecium FOS

↑

SGR, FCE and disease resistance against Saprolegnia para-
sitica
↓

Firouzbakhsh et al . (2012)

FCR and CF

Atlantic salmon Ped.

acidilactici

scFOS

↑

intestinal immune response, serum lysozyme activity and
intestinal morphology
→

Abid et al . (2013)

growth, SGR and FCR

↑ Geng et al . (2011) a

Cobia B . subtilis Chitosan SGR, lysozyme, ACP, phagocytosis and respiratory burst

↓

mortality

↑

Gilthead sea bream D. hansenii Inulin intestinal microbiota, peroxidise activity and gene expression

→

Tapia-Paniagua et al .
(2011) immune parameters

↑

B. subtilis Inulin some immune related gene response Cerezuela et al . (2012)

↓

disease resistance against P . damselae
Modulate gut microbiota

B. subtilis Inulin Effect on gut histology

↑

Cerezuela et al . (2013a)

gene expression of β -actin and occludin

B. subtilis Inulin Expression of the other genes were up-regulated but not signif-

icantly affected

Cerezuela et al . (2013b)

↑ Ye et al . (2011) a

Japanese flounder
( Paralichtys olivaceus )

B . clausii MOS, FOS body weight, weight gain, crude protein, lipid, lysozyme,

protease and amylase activities
↓ FCR, TG and LDL-C

↑ Ai et al . (2011) a

Yellow croaker
( Larimichthys crocea )

B . subtilis FOS SGR, FER, lysozyme and SOD

↓

mortality

Kutum E . faecium FOS

↑

body weight, SGR, FCR, PER Haghighi et al . (2010)

Angelfish E . faecium FOS

↑

SGR and FCE Nekoubin et al . (2012a)

→

hatching rate