Role and functions of beneficial microorganisms in sustainable aquaculture
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This paper aims to review the development of scientific concepts of microecology and ecology of microbes and the role and functions of beneficial microorganisms in aquaculture and mariculture. Beneficial microorganisms play a great role in natural and man-made aquatic ecosystems based on the co-evolution theory in living biosphere on earth. Their functions are to adjust algal population in water bodies so as to avoid unwanted algal bloom; to speed up decomposition of organic matter and to reduce CODmn, NH3-N and NO2-N in water and sediments so as to improve water quality; to suppress fish/shrimp diseases and water-borne pathogens; to enhance immune system of cultured aquatic animals and to produce bioactive compounds such as vitamins, hormones and enzymes that stimulate growth, thus to decrease the FCR of feed.
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- Authors
- Zhou, Q., Li, K., Jun, X., & Bo, L.
- Affiliations
- Freshwater Fisheries Research Center (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Zhou, Qunlan
- Li, Kangmin
- ORCID
- Zhou, Qunlan
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-08
- Volume
- 100
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 3780-3786
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2052952139
- Cited by
- 209
- References
- 12
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- FWCI
- 2.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Australian Agency for International Development
- Murdoch University
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Keywords
- beneficial microorganisms, sustainable aquaculture, mariculture, microbial ecology, algal bloom control, organic matter decomposition, water quality improvement, waterborne pathogens, immune enhancement, bioactive compounds, feed conversion ratio
- MeSH terms
- Bacteria, Ecology, Enzymes, Eutrophication, Fungi, Hormones, Viruses, Vitamins, Ecosystem, Aquaculture, Eukaryota
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