Virology & Mycology
Open Access

Probiotics in aquaculture

10^th World Congress on Virology and Mycology

May 11-12, 2017 Singapore

Kim Van Van

Vietnamese National University of Agriculture, Vietnam

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Virol-mycol

Abstract :

The study of aquatic animal microorganism is transforming much of our understanding of microorganism and it��?s relation to health and disease. Moreover, many of these studies are now making associations between groups of organisms and their impact on aquaculture disease states ranging from fisheries to human (Zoonotic microorganism) as Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Mycobacterium sp. Related to this, research on probiotic microorganisms such as many Lactobacillus species, Bacillus sp., Nitrosomonas sp., Nitrobacter sp. have demonstrated compelling health benefits associated with their ingestion and therein lies a longstanding conundrum. How could an organism representing such a small fraction of the trillions of bacteria in aquatic animal faeces have such an influence on aquatic animal health? In this talk a rationale for the efficacy of probiotics is given in the context of their complex microbiota niche. Moreover, examples of mechanisms of actions of probiotic cultures will be discussed which range from pathogen inhibition to the reduction of fish diseases. These studies demonstrate the potential for manipulation of the fish gut microbiota including the use of probiotics, antimicrobials and bacteriophage.

Biography :

Email: kvvan@vnua.edu.vn