Using bacteria to fight bacteria
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Abstract
The paper discusses about probiotics and its possible use in shrimp aquaculture. The paper also provides information on how the probiotics work and presents the preliminary results of the field tests conducted by Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department and BIOPOND Systems. The general characteristics of Bacillus are also discussed.
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Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (1996). Using bacteria to fight bacteria. Aqua Farm News , 14(4-5), 12-13, 17, 27. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/2431
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