Probiotics: A Promoter for Aqua Farming

¹Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Sonipat, Haryana, India

²Department of Biochemistry/Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Science, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India

*Corresponding Author:

Siva Kumar Korada
Department of Basic and Applied sciences
National Institute Of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM)
(An autonomous institution under Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India)
Plot No. 97, Sector 56, HSIIDC Industrial Estate Kundli
District- Sonipat, Haryana, India
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E-mail: Siva.korada123@gmail.com

Received date: February 12, 2014; Accepted date: February 13, 2014; Published date: February 18, 2014

Citation: Korada SK, Yarla NS (2014) Probiotics: A Promoter for Aqua Farming. J Marine Sci Res Dev 4:e128. doi:10.4172/2155-9910.1000e128

Copyright: © 2014 Korada SK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Introduction

Traditional approach of using antibiotics in aquaculture industry for disease control leads to the generation of antibiotic resistant microorganisms [1]. Also, there is a threat associated with spread of antimicrobial resistant gene from aquatic environment to human pathogens [2]. Alternative approach for controlling of pathogen instead of using antibiotics involves use of probiotics for modification of gut flora, which is supplemented through diet and thus increases the amount of health promoting bacterial in the gut [3].

In order to ensure aquaculture production, Probiotic treatment becomes a better of way in terms of disease control and prevention [4]. Probiotics are defined as living micro-organisms administered in a sufficient number to survive in the intestinal ecosystem and they must have a positive effect on the host [5]. There are certain demands for a micro-organism to become a probiotic. Providing a definition for a probiotics in aquaculture industry is a bit difficult and challenging too. But most accepted definition given by (FAO/ WHO, 2002) [6]. According to it, Probiotics are defined as,

“Live micro-organisms which when administered in adequate amount confer a health benefit on the host”.

Their benefits to aquatic organism’s health have been mentioned in many scientific research papers [7-9]. As per Council Directive 70/524/ EEC these bacterial strains (Probiotics) are certified as additives in their feeding stuff [10].

Bacillus cereus var.toyoi, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus sp., Enteroccocus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus farciminis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Pediococcus acidilactici, Streptococcus infantarius, Carnobacterium sp., and yeast Saccharomyces cerevesia also.

The aim of this article is to demonstrate probiotic selection aspects, mode of action, guidelines for evaluation process, and their respective roles in shrimp nutrition.

Selection aspects of a probiotic

The critical concept behind the choosing of a microorganism as a probiotic is selection process because undesirable effects may occur in the host due to inappropriate choice of a probiotic [11]. The selection of a microorganism as a probiotic requires various selective aspects such as 1) Basic aspects 2) Technological aspects 3) Biosafety aspects [12-17].

Modes of action

The mechanism of interaction between bacteria and host remains undefined but the evidences suggest that the functioning of the immune system at both systemic and mucosal level in the gut can be modulated by the bacteria [18].

According to Oelschlaeger in 2009, he stated that a probiotic can exert its effects in three modes of action:

1) A probiotic can be able to influence host immune defence system, which involves both innate as well as acquired immune system.

2) A probiotic must show its action on the other microorganisms, which comprises of both commensal as well as pathogenic ones.

3) Lastly, a probiotic might be capable of displaying its action on microbial products like toxins and host products [19].

A Probiotic exercises their beneficial effects by mean of any of the following: [20-26] (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Guidelines for evaluating a probiotic - An outline.

Guidelines for evaluating a probiotic - An outline

For the use of a given microorganism as a probiotic and its practice in shrimp aqua- farming, the microorganism has to be evaluated as per the given procedure in Figure 2. Once the organism is successfully evaluated as a probiotic it can be safely applied.

Figure 2: Probiotic evaluation chart for shrimp aqua farming.

Probiotic benefits in shrimp nutrition

There is always a complex interaction existing between host in aquatic environment and environment & vice-versa [27]. Probiotics can influence health benefits in variety of ways. The Table 1 outlines the research based evidences, suggesting about their health benefits in the aquatic environment as well as host benefits.

Table 1: Outlines of the research based evidences, suggesting about their health benefits in the aquatic environment as well as host benefits.

Conclusion

Probiotics has opened a new era in disease control, instead of the regular antimicrobial exercise in aquaculture. Research has actively shown in reports that a probiotic micro-organism can safely encourage considerable well-being benefits like immunity enhancement, increased disease resistant, and they can also improve nutrient digestion ability [31].

Probiotics present an exciting promise for significantly reducing the load of pathogenic microorganisms (especially luminous Vibrio harveyi). But at this time no microorganism can be confidently suggested to shrimp’s cultivation (Table 2). But positive outcomes are clearly exhibited with certain commercial products. Future research is needed in terms of scientific based exploration and a proper safety evaluation. Risk assessment based studies are also needed in this essential field.

Table 2: Probiotics used in shrimp nutrition and their respective outcomes.

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