Srirengaraj, V.; Razafindralambo, H.L.; Rabetafika, H.N.; Nguyen, H.-T.; Sun, Y.-Z. Synbiotic Agents and Their Active Components for Sustainable Aquaculture: Concepts, Action Mechanisms, and Applications. Biology2023, 12, 1498.
Srirengaraj, V.; Razafindralambo, H.L.; Rabetafika, H.N.; Nguyen, H.-T.; Sun, Y.-Z. Synbiotic Agents and Their Active Components for Sustainable Aquaculture: Concepts, Action Mechanisms, and Applications. Biology 2023, 12, 1498.
Srirengaraj, V.; Razafindralambo, H.L.; Rabetafika, H.N.; Nguyen, H.-T.; Sun, Y.-Z. Synbiotic Agents and Their Active Components for Sustainable Aquaculture: Concepts, Action Mechanisms, and Applications. Biology2023, 12, 1498.
Srirengaraj, V.; Razafindralambo, H.L.; Rabetafika, H.N.; Nguyen, H.-T.; Sun, Y.-Z. Synbiotic Agents and Their Active Components for Sustainable Aquaculture: Concepts, Action Mechanisms, and Applications. Biology 2023, 12, 1498.
Abstract
Aquaculture is a fast-emerging food-producing sector in which fishery production plays an im-perative socio-economic role, providing ample resources and tremendous potential worldwide. However, aquatic animals are exposed to the deterioration of the ecological environment and in-fection outbreaks, which represent significant issues nowadays. One of the reasons for these threats is the excessive use of antibiotics and synthetic drugs that have harmful impacts on the aquatic atmosphere. It is not surprising that functional biotic feeds such as probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, and synbiotics have been developed as natural alternatives to sustain a healthy microbial envi-ronment in aquaculture. These functional feed additives possess several beneficial characteristics, including gut microbiota modulation, immune response reinforcement, resistance to pathogenic organisms, improved growth performance, and enhanced feed utilization in aquatic animals. Nevertheless, their mechanisms in modulating the immune system and gut microbiota in aquatic animals are largely unclear. This review discusses current research advancements to fill research gaps and promote effective and healthy aquaculture production.
Keywords
Probiotics; Prebiotics; Synbiotics; Gut microbiota; Fishes; Aquaculture
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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