Probiotics and Shrimp Farming

Probiotics and Shrimp Farming: Probiotic bacterial cultures added to shrimp ponds typically are composed primarily of heterotrophic bacteria or a mixture of heterotrophic bacteria and autotrophic nitrifiers. Heterotrophic bacteria are those bacteria that primarily obtain their nutrition from organic sources. The primary source of carbon for these bacteria is carbohydrates. Nit...

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