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Bacillus Probiotics and Bioremediation: An Aquaculture Perspective

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Probiotics confer health benefits to the host, and their application to control infectious diseases in aquaculture is well recognized. Probiotic bacteria exert beneficial effects in fish/shellfish when applied through the feed. Besides the application of probiotics as a feed additive, an additional concept of “water probiotic” is also pertinent in aquaculture, owing to the intricate relationship of aquatic organisms with their surrounding environment. In fact, an extended definition of probiotics has been suggested in aquaculture, incorporating the idea of improving the quality of the ambient aquatic environment by probiotics. Among different bacteria tested as probiotics in aquaculture, Bacillus constitutes the dominant genera. Besides the use of Bacillus as a feed additive to obtain the probiotic effect, administration of this bacterial group in the rearing water has also been investigated to improve water quality. The majority of the studies indicated an effective bioremediation capability of Bacillus spp. in terms of improving water quality. However, in a few studies, Bacillus spp. did not show any effect on all or some of the water quality parameters. This chapter provides an overview of the concept, application, and beneficial effects of Bacillus as a bioremediating probiotic in aquaculture.

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Kamilya, D., Devi, W.M. (2022). Bacillus Probiotics and Bioremediation: An Aquaculture Perspective. In: Islam, M.T., Rahman, M., Pandey, P. (eds) Bacilli in Agrobiotechnology. Bacilli in Climate Resilient Agriculture and Bioprospecting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85465-2_15

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