Compositions for inoculating aquatic animals
AssigneesThe National Institute for Biotechnology In the Negev Ltd., The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security, Agricultural Research Organization
InventorsItzhak Mizrahi, Avner Cnaani, Foteini Kokou, Sheenan Menachem Harpaz
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Abstract
A method of culturing an aquaculture of an aquatic animal species of interest is disclosed. The method comprises inoculating the aquaculture with bacteria of at least one genera selected from the group consisting of Pseudomonas, Limnohabitans, Janthinobacterium, Stenotrophomonas, Aeromonas, Acinetobacter and Morganella, wherein the bacteria are provided in an amount sufficient to increase the survival and/or weight of the aquatic animal, thereby culturing the aquaculture of the aquatic animal species.
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A method of culturing a fish, the method comprising inoculating the aquaculture with an inoculant comprising bacteria of at least one genera selected from the group consisting of Limnohabitans, Janthinobacterium, and Morganella, wherein said bacteria are provided in an amount sufficient to increase the survival and/or weight of said aquatic animal, thereby culturing fish, wherein the fish is at a larval stage, an embryonic stage or at a juvenile developmental stage.
An aquaculture inoculant for inoculating an aquatic animal species of interest, the inoculant comprising bacteria of at least one bacterial genera selected from the group consisting of Limnohabitans, Janthinobacterium, and Morganella, the inoculant comprising no more than 20 different bacterial genera, wherein the inoculant further comprises bacteria of at least one genera selected from the group consisting of Pseudomonas, Stenotrophomonas and Acinetobacter.
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