What is it about?
Microbial consortia (i.e. microbes and microbial-associated materials) represent a source of macronutrients that includes proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. Polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential amino acids, and considerable amounts of vitamins can also be found in certain microbial consortia.
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Why is it important?
Aquaculture has become the solution to the growing demand for food from aquatic organisms and has grown from 1 million tons (MT) in 1950 to more than 66MT in 2012 (90.7MT including plants), which represents more than 40% of the total production of aquatic feed products.
Perspectives
Among the many alternatives suggested to make aquaculture more sustainable, microorganisms have been highlighted as a direct food source for cultured fish and crustaceans, a strategy that promises to revolutionize aquaculture by eliminating waste.
Dr. Anselmo Miranda-Baeza
Universidad Estatal de Sonora
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This page is a summary of: From microbes to fish the next revolution in food production, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, February 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2016.1144043.
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