REPRESENTD BY :- ANISHA ROUT
BRANCH :- M.SC. ZOOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
SCHOOL:- SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES
REGISTRATION. NO. :- 220705180055
USE OF PROBIOTIC IN AQUACULTURE FARMS WITH
REFERENCE TO L.acidophilus

WHAT IS PROBIOTICS ?
 Probiotics are a combination of live benificial bacteria and yeasts that
naturally live in our body .
 There are three types of probiotics -
 Water probiotics.
 Soil probiotics.
 Feed or gut probiotics . [Ursell .L, Metclf. J ,Knight .R .(2020)]
INTRODUCTION

 It is a rod - shaped , gram positive bacteria.
 This species is commonly found in Gastrointestinal tract , oral cavity ,
vagina of human .
 It helps to break down food and absorb nutrient.
Lactobacillus acidophilus
FIG1: Lactobacillus acidophilus[Source: internet]
[Bull M, Plummer S, Marchesi J. (2013)]
SPECIMEN - Clarias gariepinus
FIG 2: Clarias gariepinus[Source: internet]
Commonly known as African sharp teeth cat fish .
It is a nocturnal fish and feeds on living as well as dead , animal matter .
[Khedkar .G.D, Khedkar C.D (2003)]
Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus on
Clarias gariepinus
FIG3: Erosion of skin on the ventral side[Source: internet]
It can be used as a probiotic against in African cat fish culture , to enhance
fish health and growth performance .
Regulate the hematology parameter and immunoglobulin concentration .
[Abdullah .M., et al.(2009)]

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
It show how the probiotics used as Clarius gariepinus cultures to
enhance fish health and regulate immunoglobulin concentration.

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