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Table 4 Effect of probiotics on growth of grey mullet in 28 days*

From: Single-strain probiotics enhance growth, anti-pathogen immunity, and resistance to Nocardia seriolae in grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) via gut microbiota modulation

 

Control

Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus FS3051

Limosilactobacillus reuteri FS3052

Bacillus subtilis natto NTU-18

Wi (g)

1.03 ± 0.08a

1.09 ± 0.04a

1.08 ± 0.06a

1.09 ± 0.06a

Wf (g)

1.30 ± 0.10a

1.66 ± 0.15b

1.67 ± 0.05b

1.72 ± 0.15b

Li (mm)

42.78 ± 2.33a

42.65 ± 0.04a

43.77 ± 1.49a

43.40 ± 0.59a

Lf (mm)

45.53 ± 1.84a

48.33 ± 2.02ab

49.01 ± 2.00b

49.69 ± 1.04b

WGR(%)

25.99 ± 2.31a

51.62 ± 7.94b

54.29 ± 12.81b

58.63 ± 19.08b

LGR(%)

6.48 ± 2.04a

13.33 ± 3.50b

11.97 ± 1.35b

14.49 ± 2.67b

FE(%)

30.94 ± 2.75a

61.46 ± 9.46b

64.63 ± 15.25b

69.80 ± 22.71b

SGR(%)

0.82 ± 0.07a

1.48 ± 0.18b

1.54 ± 0.30b

1.63 ± 0.42b

  1. Different superscript letters (a, b) differ significantly at p < 0.05 by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s HSD posttest. n = 6. Wi: initial body weight; Wf: final body weight; Li: initial body length; Lf: final body length; WGR: body weight gain rate; LGR: body length gain rate; FE: feed efficiency; SGR: specific growth rate