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The study evaluated dietary supplementation with a feed additive composed of multi-strain Bacillus for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. In vitro and in vivo assays employing culture-based microbiological methods and metagenomics were performed. Additionally, the study assessed the haemato-immunology, intestinal microbiome, and growth performance of the animals. For this, 30 juvenile Nile tilapia were used in the in vitro assay and 180 (60 + 120) in the in vivo assays. In the in vitro assay, we found evidence of adhesion of the probiotic bacteria to the intestinal mucus of fish, corroborated in the 15-day in vivo assay, in which the count of B. licheniformis was significantly higher in fish fed with probiotic when compared to fish of the control group. Furthermore, in the 50-day in vivo trial, a metagenomic analysis provided evidence for the modulation of the intestine microbiome of Nile tilapia by dietary supplementation of the probiotic. In addition, there was an increase in species richness, higher abundance of potentially probiotic autochthonous species and a lower abundance of Aeromonas sp. when the animals were fed the supplemented diet. Finally, no significant differences were observed in growth performance and haemato-immunological analyses, suggesting no harm to fish health when the product was supplemented for 15 and 50 days. The in vitro results indicate that the multi-strain probiotics were able to adhere to the intestinal mucus of Nile tilapia. Additionally, a modulation of the intestinal microbiome was evidenced in the in vivo assay.

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This work evaluated the use of effluent from a marine shrimp biofloc rearing system to cultivate two species of the green seaweed of the genus Ulva. First, the growth of two Ulva species, U. ohnoi and U. fasciata, was evaluated. Second, the best-performing species was cultivated under two different stocking densities (2 g L-1 and 4 g L-1) to evaluate both growth and nutrient uptake rates, considering total ammonia nitrogen, nitrate, and orthophosphate. In both cases, environmental variables were monitored, and the cultivation medium, consisting of 25% biofloc water and 75% seawater, was exchanged weekly. Ulva ohnoi grew significantly better, considering all variables evaluated (p <0.05). The smaller stocking density produced a higher specific growth rate (p <0.05). Yield, however, was unaffected (p ≥0.05). No significant differences in the nutrient uptake rates were observed (p ≥0.05). Overall, this work highlights the importance of species selection for seaweed destined for aquaculture. Additionally, it also optimizes the cultivation of seaweeds, specifically U. ohnoi, using effluent from biofloc systems.

Este trabalho avaliou o uso de água de um cultivo de camarão marinho em bioflocos como fertilizante no cultivo de Ulva. Inicialmente, o crescimento de duas espécies de Ulva, U. ohnoie U. fasciata, foram avaliados. Subsequentemente, a alga com melhor desempenho foi cultivada sob duas densidades de estocagem (2 g L-1 e 4 g L-1), e o crescimento e a absorção de nutrientes (nitrogênio amoniacal total, nitrato e ortofosfato) foram avaliados. Em ambos os casos, variáveis ambientais foram monitoradas e o biofloco na concentração de 25% foi trocado semanalmente. Ulva ohnoi apresentou um crescimento significativamente melhor para todas as variáveis consideradas (p <0,05). A menor densidade de estocagem produziu uma taxa de crescimento específico significativamente maior (p <0,05), embora a produtividade não tenha sido afetada (p ≥0,05). Diferenças significativas na absorção de nutrientes também não foram observadas (p ≥0,05). No geral, este trabalho destaca a importância da seleção de espécies de macroalgas destinadas à aquicultura. Além disso, otimiza a viabilidade de se cultivar macroalgas utilizando água de sistemas de bioflocos.

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This work evaluated the use of effluent from a marine shrimp biofloc rearing system to cultivate two species of the green seaweed of the genus Ulva. First, the growth of two Ulva species, U. ohnoi and U. fasciata, was evaluated. Second, the best-performing species was cultivated under two different stocking densities (2 g L-1 and 4 g L-1) to evaluate both growth and nutrient uptake rates, considering total ammonia nitrogen, nitrate, and orthophosphate. In both cases, environmental variables were monitored, and the cultivation medium, consisting of 25% biofloc water and 75% seawater, was exchanged weekly. Ulva ohnoi grew significantly better, considering all variables evaluated (p <0.05). The smaller stocking density produced a higher specific growth rate (p <0.05). Yield, however, was unaffected (p ≥0.05). No significant differences in the nutrient uptake rates were observed (p ≥0.05). Overall, this work highlights the importance of species selection for seaweed destined for aquaculture. Additionally, it also optimizes the cultivation of seaweeds, specifically U. ohnoi, using effluent from biofloc systems.(AU)

Este trabalho avaliou o uso de água de um cultivo de camarão marinho em bioflocos como fertilizante no cultivo de Ulva. Inicialmente, o crescimento de duas espécies de Ulva, U. ohnoie U. fasciata, foram avaliados. Subsequentemente, a alga com melhor desempenho foi cultivada sob duas densidades de estocagem (2 g L-1 e 4 g L-1), e o crescimento e a absorção de nutrientes (nitrogênio amoniacal total, nitrato e ortofosfato) foram avaliados. Em ambos os casos, variáveis ambientais foram monitoradas e o biofloco na concentração de 25% foi trocado semanalmente. Ulva ohnoi apresentou um crescimento significativamente melhor para todas as variáveis consideradas (p <0,05). A menor densidade de estocagem produziu uma taxa de crescimento específico significativamente maior (p <0,05), embora a produtividade não tenha sido afetada (p ≥0,05). Diferenças significativas na absorção de nutrientes também não foram observadas (p ≥0,05). No geral, este trabalho destaca a importância da seleção de espécies de macroalgas destinadas à aquicultura. Além disso, otimiza a viabilidade de se cultivar macroalgas utilizando água de sistemas de bioflocos.(AU)

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