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Natural Microbial Resources and their Role in Sustainable Development of Aquaculture


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1 Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, W. B., India
2 Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, W. B., India
     

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Global fish production continues to outpace world population growth and aquaculture remains one of the most promising as well as fastest growing industries and provides high quality protein diets. Over the last three decades, much effort in research has increased in fish growth efficiency by manipulation of dietary formulation. Along with the increasing demand, the main challenge is disease outbreak and thus massive economic losses. Due to harmful effects of vaccines, antibiotics and various chemotherapeutics, an alternate approach can be used for naturally occurring microbial resources in aquaculture system to enhance growth, immune system and also to control diseases. The present work concentrate on the gut microbes of vermicomposting earthworm and role of cellulolytic microbes in fish feed formulation with the help of fermentation process.

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Natural resources, Earthworm, Microorganisms, Aquaculture.
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Authors

Susmita Das
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, W. B., India
Kausik Mondal
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, W. B., India
Amit Pal
Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, W. B., India
Chandan Sengupta
Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, W. B., India

Abstract


Global fish production continues to outpace world population growth and aquaculture remains one of the most promising as well as fastest growing industries and provides high quality protein diets. Over the last three decades, much effort in research has increased in fish growth efficiency by manipulation of dietary formulation. Along with the increasing demand, the main challenge is disease outbreak and thus massive economic losses. Due to harmful effects of vaccines, antibiotics and various chemotherapeutics, an alternate approach can be used for naturally occurring microbial resources in aquaculture system to enhance growth, immune system and also to control diseases. The present work concentrate on the gut microbes of vermicomposting earthworm and role of cellulolytic microbes in fish feed formulation with the help of fermentation process.

Keywords


Natural resources, Earthworm, Microorganisms, Aquaculture.

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