Bacterial flora of milkfish, Chanos chanos, eggs and larvae
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Abstract
Aerobic bacterial flora of eggs and larvae of milkfish, Chanos chanos, was investigated. Microflora in the incubating water of egg, rearing water of larvae, water source, and larval food was also analyzed.
Aerobic bacterial flora of milkfish eggs was largely influenced by the bacterial flora in the incubating water. Both in eggs and in the incubating water Pseudomonas species were the dominant bacteria. During milkfish larval rearing, intestinal aerobic bacterial flora was examined at days 1, 3, 7, 10, 15, 18, and 21. Bacterial number in the larvae and rearing water significantly increased during the culture period up to day 18 but dropped significant at day 21. Pseudomonas species were detected from yolk-sac larvae (day 1) as the dominant bacteria, similarly to the normal flora in the rearing water. However, intestinal bacteria were predominated with Vibrio species when the yolk-sac was absorbed on day 3. Larval rearing water, water source, and larval food contained predominantly Pseudomonas species.
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Fernandez, R. D., Tendencia, E., Leaño, E. M., & Duray, M. N. (1996). Bacterial flora of milkfish, Chanos chanos, eggs and larvae. Fish Pathology , 31(3), 123-128. http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1508
Subject
aquaculture
; larvae
; micro-organisms
; milkfish culture
; milkfish
; Chanos chanos
; Pseudomonas
; Vibrio
; Philippines
; bacterial flora
; eggs











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