Phototrophic Bacteria as Fish Feed Supplement

• Main Authors: Banerjee, S., Azad, S.A., Vikineswary, Sabaratnam, Selvaraj, O.S., Mukherjee, T.K.
• Format: Article
• Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2000
• Subjects: QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/26051/; https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2000.991
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Single cell of an indigenous phototrophic bacterium, Rhodovulum sulfidophilum, was incorporated in commercial fish feed for Oreochromis niloticus. The bacterial cell was analyzed for nutritional value and tested for toxicity and acceptability as an aquaculture feed supplement. The results showed hig...