Table 1: Different applications of probiotics in aquaculture.

Application Identity of the probiotic Applied to aquatic species Reference Growth promoter Bacillus sp. S11 Penaeus monodon [21] Bacillus sp. Catfish [22] Carnobacterium divergens Gadus morhua [23] Alteromonas CA2 Crassostrea gigas [24] Lactobacillus helveticus Scophthalmus maximus [25] Lactobacillus lactis AR21 Brachionus plicatilis [26] Streptococcus thermophilus Scophthalmus maximus [25] Streptomyces Xiphophorus helleri [27] L. casei Poeciliopsis gracilis [28] Bacillus NL 110, Vibrio NE 17 Macrobrachium rosenbergii [29] Bacillus coagulans Cyprinus carpio koi [30] Pathogen inhibition Bacillus sp. Penaeids [18] Enterococcus faecium SF 68 Anguilla anguilla [31] L. rhamnosus ATCC53103 Oncorhynchus mykiss [32] Micrococcus luteus A1-6 Oncorhynchus mykiss [33] Pseudomonas fluorescens Oncorhynchus mykiss [34] P. fluorescens AH2 Oncorhynchus mykiss [35] Pseudomonassp. Oncorhynchus mykiss [36] Roseobacter sp. BS. 107 Scallop larvae [37] Saccharomyces cerevisiae, S. exiguous, Phaffia rhodozyma Litopenaeus vannamei [38] Vibrio alginolyticus Salmonids [39] V. fluvialis Oncorhynchus mykiss [33] Tetraselmis suecica Salmo salar [40] Carnobacterium sp. Hg4-03 Hepialus gonggaensis larvae [41] Lactobacillus acidophilus Clarias gariepinus [42] Bacillus spp., Enterococcussp. Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis [43] Lactococcus lactis Epinephelus coioides [44] Nutrient digestibility L. helveticus Scophthalmus maximus [25] Bacillus NL 110, Vibrio NE 17 Macrobrachium rosenbergii [29] Carnobacterium sp. Hg4-03 Hepialus gonggaensis larvae [41] Lactobacillus acidophilus Clarias gariepinus [45] Shewanella putrefaciens Pdp11 Solea senegalensis [46]   Bacillus sp. 48 Penaeus monodon [19]   Bacillus NL 110, Vibrio sp. NE 17 Macrobrachium rosenbergii [29] Water quality Lactobacillus acidophilus Clarias gariepinus [45] B. coagulans SC8168 Pennaeus vannamei [47]   Bacillus sp., Saccharomyces sp. Penaeus monodon [48]   Lactobacillus delbrueckii Dicentrarchus labrax [49]   Alteromonas sp. Sparus auratus [50] Stress tolerance B. subtilis, L. acidophilus, S. cerevisiae Paralichthys olivaceus [51] L. casei Poecilopsis gracilis [28]   Pediococcus acidilactici Litopenaeus stylirostris [52]   Shewanella putrefaciens Pdp11 Makimaki [46] Reproduction improvement Bacillus subtilis Poecilia reticulata, Xiphophorus maculatus [53] L. rhamnosus Danio rerio [54] L. acidophilus, L. casei, Enterococcus faecium, Bifidobacterium thermophilum Xiphophorus helleri [55]