Comparative evaluation of the immune responses and disease resistance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) induced by yeast β-glucan and crude glucan derived from mycelium in the spent mushroom substrate of Schizophyllum commune

β-glucan has been applied as an immunostimulant that enhances the fish immunity to contend with bacterial diseases, which have caused devastating losses in diverse economic cultured fish worldwide. The Schizophyllum commune or split gill mushroom is widely cultured in southern Thailand. A large numb...

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Main Authors: Nion Chirapongsatonkul, Natnicha Mueangkan, Suppanut Wattitum, Kittichon U-taynapun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513419300870