Probiotic system for aquaculture
AssigneeAquaTechnics
InventorsRalph A. Elston, Arthur Gee, Karen L. Humphrey
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Abstract
Probiotic bacterial strains are provided which inhibit or prevent growth or pathogenic bacteria in marine organisms. Also provided are methods of culturing marine organisms using the probiotic bacteria.
Claims18
A biologically pure bacterial strain of bacteria Pseudoalteromonas P02-1 deposited as ATCC PTA-6677.
A biologically pure bacterial strain of bacteria Pseudoalteromonas P02-45 deposited as ATCC PTA-6678.
A composition comprising a mixture of biologically pure bacterial strains Pseudoalteromonas P02-1 deposited as ATCC PTA-6677 and Pseudoalteromonas P02-45 deposited as ATCC PTA-6678 wherein said mixture contains between 1% and 99% colony forming units of strain Pseudoalteromonas P02-1 deposited as ATCC PTA-6677 and between 1% and 99% colony forming units of strain P02-45 deposited as ATCC PTA-6678.
A method of preventing growth of pathogenic bacteria in commercial and residential salt water aquariums wherein the aquarium is treated with bacterial strain Pseudoalteromonas P02-1 deposited as ATCC PTA-6677, P02-45 deposited as ATCC PTA-6678, or a mixture thereof.
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