Bacterial community characterization of water and intestine of the shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris in a biofloc system

BACKGROUND: Biofloc technology (BFT), a rearing method with little or no water exchange, is gaining popularity in aquaculture. In the water column, such systems develop conglomerates of microbes, algae and protozoa, together with detritus and dead organic particles. The intensive microbial community... View More