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Table 1. Effects of using Bacillus spp. in aquaculture practices
Potential probiotic Parameters investigated Species Reference
Dietary application
B. subtilis Enhanced disease resistance
against Aeromonas Trout Newaj-Fyzul et al.
(2007)
B. subtilis + B.
licheniformis
Disease resistance
Immunological response Trout Raida et al. (2003)
B. subtilis + B.
licheniformis
Improved FCR
Improved SGR
Improved PER
Trout Baherhi et al.
(2008)
Bacillus spp.
Increased survival
Increased lysozyme activity
Increased respiratory burst
Trout Brunt et al. (2005)
B. pumilus + B. clausii
Improved fagocitic activity
Improved lysozyme activity
Improved growth
Grouper Zhang-Sun et al.
(2010)
B. circulans + B. subtilis Improved protein digestibility Carp Bairagi et al. (2004)
B. subtilis Increased respiratory burst activity
Increased serum bactericidal activity Carp Kumar et al. (2008)
B. subtilis
Increased respiratory burst activity
Increased lysozyme activity
Increased immunoglobulin
Carp Nayac et al. (2008)
B. circulans Improved digestibility after diet
fermentation with probiotic Carp Ghosh et al. (2004)
Bacillus spp. Increased survival Shrimp Meunpol et al.
(2003)
Bacillus S11 Increased survival Shrimp Rengipat et al.
(1998)
B. megaterium + B.
subtilis Increased digestive enzymatic activity Shrimp Solano and Soto
(2006)
B. subtilis + B. nato + B.
licheniformis
Improved digestive enzymatic activity
Improved growth Shrimp Gómez and Shen
(2008)
B. subtilis Improved growth
Improved survival rate Shrimp Far et al. (2010)
B. subtilis
Inhibitory activity against Pseudomonas
fluorescens
Improved survival
Improved growth
Tilapia Aly et al. (2008)
B. subtilis Improved phagocytic activity Seabream Salinas et al. (2008)
Water application
B. subtilis + B.
megaterium +
B. polymyxa + B.
licheniformis
No benefit Shrimp McIntosh et al.
(2000)
B.subtilis Reduced Vibrio load Shrimp Vaseeharan et al.
(2003)
Bacillus spp. P7 Improved removal of total amoniacal
nitrogen Shrimp Ghosh et al. (2010)
Bacillus spp. (DSM) Increased survival Shrimp Moriarty (1998)
B. licheniformis
Reduced intestinal Vibrio load
Improved haemocyte counts
Improved superoxide dismutase and
phenoloxidase activities
Shrimp Li et al. (2007)
B. subtilis UTM 126 Increased survival against Vibrio spp. Shrimp Balcázar and Rojas-
Luna (2007)
B. coagulans Increased respiratory burst activity Tilapia Zhou et al. (2010)
B. megaterium + B.
subtilis + B. polymyxa +
B. licheniformis
Increased survival Catfish Queiroz and Boyd
(1998)
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