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Protective Efficacy of Dietary Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) Against Microplastic Toxicity in the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Studies on Growth Performance, Gene Expression, Biochemistry, and Immune Response

Researchers tested whether dietary supplementation with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae could protect Nile tilapia from microplastic-induced toxicity, assessing growth, feed utilization, gene expression, biochemical markers, and immune responses in 270 juvenile fish. Yeast supplementation showed protective effects against microplastic-related stress in the fish.

2024 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 1 citations
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The effects of replacing fishmeal by mealworm ( Tenebrio molitor ) on digestive enzymes activity and hepatopancreatic biochemical indices of Litopenaeus vannamei

Researchers found that replacing up to 30% of fishmeal with mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) meal in Pacific white shrimp diets improved antioxidant enzyme activity, reduced oxidative stress markers, and enhanced digestive enzyme activity, suggesting mealworm is a viable sustainable protein substitute in shrimp aquaculture.

2023 Annals of Animal Science 10 citations
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Multi-Species Probiotics as Sustainable Strategy to Alleviate Polyamide Microplastic-Induced Stress in Nile Tilapia

Researchers tested whether multi-species probiotics could counteract the toxic effects of polyamide microplastics in Nile tilapia over a six-week experiment. The study found that probiotic supplementation alleviated microplastic-induced stress by improving growth performance, immune response, and physiological health markers, suggesting that probiotics may be a sustainable strategy for protecting farmed fish from microplastic contamination.

2025 Sustainability 1 citations
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The effects of replacing fishmeal by mealworm ( Tenebrio molitor ) on digestive enzymes activity and hepatopancreatic biochemical indices of Litopenaeus vannamei

Researchers examined the effects of partially or fully replacing fishmeal with mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) meal in the diet of Pacific white shrimp, evaluating impacts on digestive enzyme activity and hepatopancreatic biochemical indices. The study found that moderate substitution levels were feasible without significant negative effects on shrimp physiology.

2023 Annals of Animal Science 6 citations
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Modulation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gut microbiota composition and predicted metabolic capacity by feeding diets with processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meals and fractions

Researchers fed Atlantic salmon different preparations of black soldier fly larvae — whole, de-fatted, or with exoskeletons removed — and found that full-fat larvae meal most favorably altered the gut bacteria in young salmon. The findings suggest that how insect feed is processed matters for fish gut health, which has implications for sustainable aquaculture practices.

2022 Animal Microbiome 63 citations
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Supplementary Feed Potential on Histology and Immune Response of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Exposed to Microplastics

Researchers found that supplementing tilapia feed with probiotics or vitamin C significantly mitigated microplastic-induced organ damage, reducing liver necrosis and inflammation markers while improving intestinal structure and immune cytokine balance.

2023 Sains Malaysiana 9 citations
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Probiotics ameliorate polyethylene microplastics-induced liver injury by inhibition of oxidative stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Researchers investigated whether probiotics could protect Nile tilapia from liver damage caused by polystyrene microplastics. The study found that fish pre-fed with probiotics showed significantly reduced oxidative stress markers in the liver compared to those exposed to microplastics alone, suggesting that probiotics may help mitigate microplastic-induced hepatic oxidative damage in fish.

2022 Fish & Shellfish Immunology 56 citations
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Evaluating the Potential of Marine Invertebrate and Insect Protein Hydrolysates to Reduce Fetal Bovine Serum in Cell Culture Media for Cultivated Fish Production

Researchers evaluated protein hydrolysates from insects and marine invertebrates as replacements for fetal bovine serum in fish cell culture media, working toward more sustainable and cost-effective approaches for cultivated fish production.

2022 Biomolecules 38 citations
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Optimizing polystyrene degradation, microbial community and metabolite analysis of intestinal flora of yellow mealworms, Tenebrio molitor.

Yellow mealworm larvae fed only expanded polystyrene were found to biodegrade the plastic, with the efficiency depending on temperature and humidity conditions. The gut microbiome of the larvae played a key role, and researchers identified metabolic pathways involved in polystyrene breakdown, advancing understanding of insect-based plastic biodegradation.

2024 Bioresource technology
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Efficacy of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Meal as Feed on Growth Performance for Juvenile Javan Mahseer (Tor tambra)

Black soldier fly larvae meal was tested as a replacement for fishmeal in feed for juvenile Javan Mahseer fish to address the sustainability crisis of fishmeal dependency. Growth performance was evaluated under different substitution levels. This research supports alternatives to overfishing-linked fishmeal while maintaining aquaculture productivity.

2022 Journal Of Agrobiotechnology 4 citations
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Nutritional Compositions of Aquatic Insects Living in Rice Fields, with a Particular Focus on Odonate Larvae

Researchers analyzed the nutritional composition of Pantala dragonfly nymphs harvested from rice fields, finding them to be rich in protein (49% dry weight), all nine essential amino acids, and key minerals, supporting their potential as a sustainable food or feed ingredient.

2022 Insects 7 citations
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Evaluating the potential of marine invertebrate and insect protein hydrolysates to reduce fetal bovine serum in cell culture media for cultivated fish production

Researchers found that protein hydrolysates from black soldier fly, cricket, oyster, mussel, and lugworm at low concentrations can significantly enhance zebrafish embryonic stem cell growth in culture media containing 50% less fetal bovine serum, pointing toward more sustainable and cost-effective cell culture alternatives.

2022 5 citations
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Impact of heavy metals, microplastics, and food pathogens on black soldier fly larvae

Researchers fed black soldier fly larvae substrates contaminated with heavy metals, microplastics, and food pathogens to evaluate tolerance and bioconversion efficiency, finding that certain contaminants reduced larval performance and bioconversion rates with implications for insect-based waste recycling.

2025 Lirias (KU Leuven)
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Sustainable feed formulation to community‐based aquaculture: Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings performance and antioxidant status

This study developed sustainable fish feed formulations for community-based tilapia aquaculture using locally available plant-based ingredients, addressing a need for feeds that reduce dependence on imported fishmeal. Sustainable aquaculture feed reduces both supply chain vulnerability and the indirect environmental footprint of fish farming.

2023 Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 1 citations
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Sustainable Alternative Feed for Aquaculture: State of the Art and Future Perspective

Not directly relevant to microplastics — this review surveys sustainable alternative feed ingredients for aquaculture, covering plant-based proteins, by-products, and insects as replacements for fishmeal and fish oil.

2023 PLANETARY SUSTAINABILITY 10 citations
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Polystyrene microplastics interaction and influence on the growth kinetics and metabolism of tilapia gut probiotic Bacillus tropicus ACS1

Polystyrene microplastics were found to alter the gut microbiome of tilapia, disrupting the growth kinetics and metabolism of probiotic bacteria, with potential implications for fish health and aquaculture productivity.

2023 Environmental Science Processes & Impacts 5 citations
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Impacts of dietary supplementation of bamboo vinegar and charcoal powder on growth performance, intestinal morphology, and gut microflora of large-scale loach Paramisgurnus dabryanus

Researchers fed large-scale loach fish diets supplemented with 1–2% bamboo vinegar and charcoal powder for 90 days and found significant improvements in survival, weight gain, intestinal villus length, and gut microbiome composition, suggesting this additive promotes digestive health and growth in aquaculture.

2023 Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 7 citations
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Gut Microbiome and Degradation Product Formation during Biodegradation of Expanded Polystyrene by Mealworm Larvae under Different Feeding Strategies

Researchers found that mealworm larvae successfully degrade polystyrene under different feeding strategies, with gut microbiome composition and degradation byproduct profiles varying by diet, demonstrating that diet manipulation can optimize the biological plastic-degradation capacity of the mealworm system.

2021 Molecules 34 citations
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Dietary Curcumin Promotes Gilthead Seabream Larvae Digestive Capacity and Modulates Oxidative Status

Adding curcumin to the diet of gilthead seabream larvae improved their digestive capacity and antioxidant status. The research explores natural dietary supplements for improving fish health in aquaculture, which is relevant as farmed seafood is a source of microplastic exposure for humans.

2021 Animals 19 citations
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Hermetia illucens in diets for zebrafish (Danio rerio): A study of bacterial diversity by using PCR-DGGE and metagenomic sequencing

Researchers studied how feeding zebrafish different diets based on black soldier fly larvae affected the bacterial diversity of the fish gut. Understanding gut microbiome responses to diet is relevant to assessing how microplastics ingested alongside food disrupt the gut microbiome of aquatic organisms.

2019 PLoS ONE 46 citations
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The key issue to larval health research in Dover sole Solea solea L. : a reliable experimental set-up and challenge model, as exemplified by assessing the protective potential of probiotic candidates

This study addressed the challenge of reliably raising Dover sole larvae for aquaculture, finding that a stable larval diet and controlled conditions significantly improved growth and survival. Robust aquaculture production methods are important context for understanding how farmed fish — including those exposed to microplastics in their environment — develop and grow.

2017 Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
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Effects of Dietary Fishmeal Replacement with Soybean Meal on Growth Performance, Digestion, Hepatic Metabolism, Antioxidant Capacity, and Innate Immunity of Juvenile Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea)

A 70-day feeding trial in large yellow croaker fish tested progressive replacement of fishmeal protein with soybean meal, finding that higher substitution reduced growth rate, digestive enzyme activity, antioxidant capacity, and immune function. This is an aquaculture nutrition study with no connection to microplastics and is a false positive for microplastic relevance.

2023 Aquaculture Research 8 citations
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Lactobacillus casei (IBRC-M 10,711) ameliorates the growth retardation, oxidative stress, and Immunosuppression induced by malathion toxicity in goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Researchers investigated whether dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus casei (IBRC-M 10,711) could protect goldfish (Carassius auratus) from malathion-induced growth retardation, oxidative stress, and immunosuppression. Results showed the probiotic ameliorated malathion toxicity in a dose-dependent manner, supporting antioxidative and immune-protective roles for Lactobacillus in fish exposed to pesticides.

2022 Annals of Animal Science 1 citations
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Potential of feed supplements on morphometric and gonad weight of fish exposed to microplastics

Researchers investigated whether probiotic supplements from lactic acid bacteria and Vitamin C could mitigate the effects of microplastic exposure on the morphometric measurements and gonad weight of tilapia, finding that feed supplementation supported recovery in fish exposed to microplastic-contaminated diets.

2022 IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 2 citations