TY  - GEN
T1  - Immobilized nitrifying bacterial consortium for improving water quality, survival and growth of Penaeus monodon Fabricius 1798 postlarvae in hatchery system
A1  - Mohamed Shariff
LA  - English
YR  - 2020
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:http:--agris.upm.edu.my:0-17073
AB  - The exposure of shrimp postlarvae (PL) to toxic compounds such as ammonia leads to stress, diseases and mortality. In this study, a consortium of immobilized nitrifying bacteria M1 was tested for its efficacy in reducing total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and nitrite nitrogen (NO2-N) so as to improve the survival and growth of Penaeus monodon  Fabricius 1798 PL in hatchery system. The immobilized nitrifying bacterial consortium consisted of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 
Pseudomonas stutzeri and Nocardiodes albus. There were three treatments, i.e., 1) tanks with beads containing immobilized nitrifying bacteria (106cfu.mL-1), 2) tanks with beads without nitrifying bacteria,3) tanks with 50% water exchange on alternate days (no nitrifying bacteria and beads), and 4) control tanks (no water exchange and without treatment). Results showed that tanks treated with immobilized bacteria were able to maintain TAN and NO2-N  below 0.5 mg.L-1. In addition, shrimp PLs in tanks treated with immobilized bacteria had significantly (P<0.05) higher survival rate (72.44%) and specific growth rate (12.86%) compared to other treatments. This technology of using immobilized nitrifying bacteria should be further explored for use on a commercial scale for improving water quality, survival and growth of cultured shrimp PLs in hatcheries.
KW  - Penaeus monodon
KW  - Water quality
KW  - Survival
KW  - Growth rate
KW  - Toxic substances
KW  - Ammonia
KW  - Stress
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Nitrifying bacteria
KW  - Nitrites
KW  - Hatcheries
KW  - Larvae
KW  - Immobilization
KW  - Alginates
KW  - Dissolved oxygen
KW  - Salinity
KW  - Water temperature
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