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Production of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis (Müller 1786) in closed outdoor systems fed with the microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana and supplemented with probiotic bacteria Pseudoalteromonas sp. (SLP1)

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In the present study, the mass production of the rotifer species Brachionus plicatilis was evaluated using closed outdoor algae culture systems in 450- and 1000-L polyethylene bags fed with the microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana and supplemented with probiotic bacteria Pseudoalteromonas sp. (SLP1). These bacteria were previously isolated from the digestive tract of the commercially important fish Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi, Family: Carangidae) and their stimulatory activity on growth in the microalga N. gaditana was verified. In each treatment, a significantly greater production of organisms (P < 0.05) was shown when fed with the microalgae and supplemented with beneficial bacteria over 9 days compared to control treatments without the addition of beneficial bacteria. Using denaturing gradient gel rlectrophoresis analysis (DGGE), the permanence of the SPL1 bacteria was demonstrated in a B. plicatilis culture in a 1000-L outdoor system when they were incorporated into the diet. With these results, it is shown that the use of this microalgae-bacteria mixture is feasible to improve rotifer production in outdoor batch culture systems. This is a potential input vector for beneficial bacteria as well as nutritional elements into the digestive tract of larval and juvenile stages of fish of economic importance, especially S. lalandi.

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This study was financed by the Fund for Promotion of Scientific and Technological Development, of the Chilean National Science Foundation (FONDEF, CONICYT) Grant No. IT13I20008.

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Mejias, C., Riquelme, C., Sayes, C. et al. Production of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis (Müller 1786) in closed outdoor systems fed with the microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana and supplemented with probiotic bacteria Pseudoalteromonas sp. (SLP1). Aquacult Int 26, 869–884 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-018-0253-3

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