TY - JOUR
T1 - Probiotic microorganisms and antiviral plants reduce mortality and prevalence of WSSV in shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) cultured under laboratory conditions
AU - Peraza-Gómez, Viridiana
AU - Luna-González, Antonio
AU - Campa-Córdova, Ángel I.
AU - López-Meyer, Melina
AU - Fierro-Coronado, Jesús A.
AU - Álvarez-Ruiz, Píndaro
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - The protective effect of a probiotic mixture (PM) and antiviral plants, against the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in Litopenaeus vannamei, was evaluated in three experiments. The PM was composed of four lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and one yeast strain. The plant mixture was composed of Ocimum sanctum and commercial antiviral plants (VPH®, HSV®). Shrimp in each experiment (weighing 2.7±0.7, 11.5±1.3, 11.70±2.5 g) were cultured in 120-L plastic tanks and fed twice a day with commercial feed plus additives (plants or bacteria and yeast). Animals were monitored for the occurrence of WSSV by single-step and nested PCR. The PM and powdered antiviral plants added to the commercial feed showed an increase in survival and a decrease in the prevalence of WSSV in shrimp. The results showed that both the PM and the powdered antiviral plants can provide protection for shrimp against WSSV.
AB - The protective effect of a probiotic mixture (PM) and antiviral plants, against the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in Litopenaeus vannamei, was evaluated in three experiments. The PM was composed of four lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and one yeast strain. The plant mixture was composed of Ocimum sanctum and commercial antiviral plants (VPH®, HSV®). Shrimp in each experiment (weighing 2.7±0.7, 11.5±1.3, 11.70±2.5 g) were cultured in 120-L plastic tanks and fed twice a day with commercial feed plus additives (plants or bacteria and yeast). Animals were monitored for the occurrence of WSSV by single-step and nested PCR. The PM and powdered antiviral plants added to the commercial feed showed an increase in survival and a decrease in the prevalence of WSSV in shrimp. The results showed that both the PM and the powdered antiviral plants can provide protection for shrimp against WSSV.
KW - Antiviral plants
KW - Lactic acid bacteria
KW - Litopenaeus vannamei
KW - WSSV
KW - Yeast
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=69949162117&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02248.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02248.x
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1355-557X
VL - 40
SP - 1481
EP - 1489
JO - Aquaculture Research
JF - Aquaculture Research
IS - 13
ER -