Probiotics as Antiviral Agents in Shrimp Aquaculture

Table 5

List of microbial strains authorized as probiotics under Council Directive 70/524/EEC.

Probiotic strain	Host and applied host	Beneficial effect	Method of application	Reference
Bacillus cereus	Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis	Control vibrio concentration as well as a commercial probiotic. Mean final weight and specific growth rate of shrimp were significantly higher	Addition to culture water	[55]
Bacillus licheniformis	Penaeus monodon	Occur naturally in the intestinal tracts of prawns Compete with other bacteria in ponding and clearing the organic matter	Addition to culture water	[56]
Bacillus subtilis	Penaeus monodon	Occur naturally in the GIT. Higher shrimp growth, FCR, increased immunity to Vibrio harveyi 639 infection	Addition to culture water	[57]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Litopenaeus vannamei,	Immunostimulation and protection to Vibrio harveyi	Addition to diet	[58]
Streptococcus sp.	Fenneropenaeus indicus	Antagonism to Vibrio alginolyticus	Enrichment to live food, addition to diet	[59]
Pediococcus acidilactici	Artemia culture	Control Vibrio alginolyticus infection	Addition to diet	[60]