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Glimpse towards cultivable hemolymph microbiota of marine crabs: Untapped resource for aquatic probiotics/antibacterial agents

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Relation https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13238/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848618307452?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.11.022
 
Title Glimpse towards cultivable hemolymph microbiota of marine crabs:
Untapped resource for aquatic probiotics/antibacterial agents
 
Creator Sumithra, T G
Reshma, K J
Christo, J P
Nair, V Anusree
Drisya, D
Kishore, T G
Revathi, D N
Sanil, N K
 
Subject Fish Biotechnology
Crabs
 
Description Bacterial diseases have turned out to be the primary constraint in sustainable aquaculture production, where,
probiotics can play an important role to prevent or control fish and shellfish diseases. As the autochthonous
preparations would be more effective than commercial products, continued search for novel antibacterial strains
native to aquatic environment are warranted against aquatic pathogens. Further, knowledge on abundance,
composition and role of hemolymph microbes is also essential to predict the health status and disease diagnosis.
Hence, in present study, 4 commercially significant marine crabs that are important for aquaculture were used to
unravel the implication and significance of cultivable hemolymph microbes. Bacterial abundance was found to
be individual- and species-dependent; and statistically significant interaction was present between growth media
and abundance. Gram negative isolates represented 84% of hemolymph microbes. Vibrio was the principal
genera in all species; each carrying a specific hemolymph microbiota (both in terms of abundance and diversity).
The present study forms the first report of genera viz., Enterovibrio, Pantoea, Kluyvera and Enterobacter in crustacean
hemolymph. Interestingly, new Vibrio species were also found. Further, the study forms the first observation
on inhibitory activity of marine crab hemolymph microbes against aquatic pathogens. Overall, the
results highlight marine crab hemolymph microbiota as a promising moreover, an untapped resource for probiotics/
antimicrobial agents to combat aquatic pathogens. Concurrently, the present study fetches a platform for
the prediction of health and disease diagnosis of 4 potentially important aquaculture crab species.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13238/1/T%20G%20Sumithra_2019_Aquaculture_cultivable%20hemolymph%20microbiota%20of%20marine%20crabs.pdf
Sumithra, T G and Reshma, K J and Christo, J P and Nair, V Anusree and Drisya, D and Kishore, T G and Revathi, D N and Sanil, N K (2019) Glimpse towards cultivable hemolymph microbiota of marine crabs: Untapped resource for aquatic probiotics/antibacterial agents. Aquaculture, 501. pp. 119-127.