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Table 2.1 Proven probiotic bacteria for the larval culture of marine organisms
Probiont
Host larvae
Pathogen
Results
Reference
Gram-positive probionts
Bacillus sp. IP 5832
Turbot (Scophtalmus
Vibrio sp. or Aeromonas sp.
Higher survival
Gatesoupe (1991)
maximus)
Bacillus sp. S11
Tiger shrimp (Penaeus
Vibrio harveyi D331
Enhanced growth
Rengpipat et al. (1998, 2000)
monodon)
and survival.
Carnobacterium divergens
Turbot (S. maximus)
V. splendidus (strain Vibrio P) Higher survival
Gatesoupe (1994)
Carnobacterium divergens
Listonella anguillarum LFI 1243 Higher survival after Gildberg and Mikkelsen
12 days, none after 4
(1998)
weeks
Enterococcus faecium (MC13)
Tiger Shrimp (P. monodon) V. harveyi
Higher survival
Swain et al., 2009
postlarvae
Streptococcus phocae (PI80)
Tiger Shrimp (P. monodon) V. harveyi
Higher survival
Swain et al., 2009
postlarvae
Gram-negative probionts
Vibrio E (possibly V. alginolyticus) Turbot (S. maximus)
V. splendidus (strain Vibrio P) Higher survival
Gatesoupe (1997)
V. alginolyticus I1i
White shrimp (Penaeus
White Spot Syndrome Virus Higher survival after Rodriguez et al. (2007)
vannamei)
52 h
Pseudomonas sp. 11
Chilean scallop
L. anguillarum-related
Higher survival
Riquelme et al. (1997)
( Argopecten purpuratus)
Aeromonas media A199
Pacifi c oyster
Vibrio tubiashii
Higher survival after Gibson et al. (1998)
( Crassostrea gigas)
72-96 h
Roseobacter sp. 27-4
Turbot (S. maximus)
L. anguillarum 90-11-287
Higher survival
Planas et al. (2006)
Different bacterial colonies
Greenshell
Tm mussel
Vibrio splendidus and
Higher survival, 20 h Kesarcodi-Watson et al.
( Perna canaliculus)
V. coralliilyticus/neptunius
pre-exposure
(2009)
-like (Vibrio sp. D01)