The Combined Use of Pediococcus pentosaceus and Fructooligosaccharide Improves Growth Performance, Immune Response, and Resistance of Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Against Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we evaluated the effect of probiotic bacteria Pediococcus pentosaceus supplemented at different inclusion levels in a control diet [basal diet containing 0.5% fructooligosaccharide (FOS)] on the growth performance, feed conversion ratio, immune response, and the disease resistance of whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei juveniles against Vibrio parahaemolyticus. A control diet with 0.5% FOS but without P. pentosaceus supplementation (Control) was prepared. In addition, three other test diets were also formulated: control diet supplemented with P. pentosaceus at (i) 1 × 10⁶ cfu g^-1 diet (P1), (ii) 1 × 10⁷ cfu g^-1 diet (P2), or (iii) 1 × 10⁸ cfu g^-1 diet (P3). After a 60-day fe

SUBMITTER: Hong NTX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8914372 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature