Table 2 Water probiotics and their role in maintaining water quality
From: Recent studies on probiotics as beneficial mediator in aquaculture: a review
Name of the probiotics | Beneficial effects | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
Bacillus spp. | Reduces the load of ammonia and nitrite | Porubcan (1991) |
Enterococcus faecium ZJ4 | Improves water quality and enhances immunity | Wang and Wang (2008) |
Lactobacillus acidophilus | Improves water quality | Dohail, Abdullah, Roshada, and Aliyu-Paiko (2009) |
Bacillus NL110, Vibrio NE1 | Reducesammonia and nitrite concentration | Mujeeb Rahiman, Yousuf, Thomas, and Hatha (2010) |
Nitrosomonas sp.,Nitrobacters sp. | Reduces the concentration of ammonia, phosphates and nitrite in culture pond | Padmavathi, Sunitha, and Veeraiah (2012) |
Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Reduces nitrate load, maintain water pH and enhances dissolve oxygen concentration | Melgar Valdes, Barba MacÃas, Alvarez-González, Tovilla Hernández, and Sánchez (2013) |
Paenibacillus polymyxa | Enhances immunity and reduces pathogenic stress | Giri, Sukumaran, and Oviya (2013) |
Lactobacillus rhamnosus | Reduces pathogen load in culture tank | Talpur et al. (2013) |
Pseudomonas sp. | Enhances transcription rate of anti-microbial peptide | Ruangsri, Lokesh, Fernandes, and Kiron (2014) |
Bacillus spp | Promotes the growth of beneficial algae and reduces the growth of harmful algae | Lukwambe et al. (2015) |
Nitrosomonas sp., Nitrobacters sp. | Reduces pathogen load in culture pond and increases dissolved oxygen content | Sunitha and Krishna (2016) |