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The Effects of Probiotics on the Recovery of Growth, Digestive, Antioxidant, Immune Functions, and Gut Microbiota of Chinese Hooksnout Carp (Opsariichthys bidens) Under Microplastic Stress

Researchers exposed juvenile Chinese hooksnout carp to polystyrene microplastics for seven days, then administered Bacillus coagulans probiotics at three doses for 56 days and found that medium and high probiotic doses significantly improved growth, digestive enzyme activity, antioxidant function, and gut microbiota recovery.

2025 Fishes
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Bacterial communities in co-cultured fish intestines and rice field soil irrigated with aquaculture wastewater

Bacterial communities in fish intestines and rice field soil were compared in an integrated aquaculture-agriculture system where fields are irrigated with fish farm wastewater. Results showed that fish intestinal bacteria influenced the microbial communities in the irrigated soil. Understanding these interactions is important for managing food safety and ecosystem health in aqua-agriculture systems.

2022 AMB Express 4 citations
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Novel Autochthonous Strains from Cyprinus carpio as Candidates for Probiotic Use and Microplastic-Degrading Properties

Researchers isolated six bacterial genera from the gut of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and identified two novel Hafnia strains with both probiotic potential and microplastic-degrading properties, suggesting a dual role for gut bacteria in fish health and environmental bioremediation.

2025 Meat Technology
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From Waste to Resource: Algal–Bacterial Systems and Immobilization Techniques in Aquaculture Effluent Treatment

This review examines algal-bacterial symbiotic systems combined with microbial immobilization techniques as sustainable alternatives for treating aquaculture wastewater containing nitrogen, phosphorus, antibiotics, and heavy metals, with emphasis on simultaneous pollutant removal and biomass valorization.

2025 Clean Technologies
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Transferred Bacterial Community on the Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria among Aquatic Water, Plant Root, and Sediment When Planting with Chinese Herbs

This study used 16S rRNA sequencing to examine how traditional Chinese medicinal plants affect bacterial communities in aquaculture water, roots, and sediments. Understanding how plant-based treatments shift microbial ecology in fish farming environments informs sustainable aquaculture practices that reduce reliance on antibiotics linked to antibiotic resistance in the plastisphere.

2023 Environments
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Impact on Water Quality of Aquarium after Adding Bacillus subtilis in Aquarium

This paper is not about microplastics. It studies the effect of adding the probiotic bacterium Bacillus subtilis to aquariums to improve water quality for ornamental fish. The research focuses on aquaculture water management and has no connection to microplastic pollution or related health concerns.

2024 International Journal of Veterinary Science
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Bacillus subtilis, a promising bacterial candidate for trapping nanoplastics during water treatment

Researchers found that the probiotic bacterium Bacillus subtilis can effectively trap polystyrene nanoplastics from water, with most nanoparticles clustering around the bacterial cells. At a concentration of 10 mg/L, over 73% of the nanoplastics' environmental state was altered through interaction with the bacteria. The study suggests B. subtilis could be a promising candidate for biological nanoplastic removal during water treatment, while simultaneously processing nitrogen compounds.

2024 Journal of Hazardous Materials 11 citations
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Synergistic effects of soybean oligosaccharides and Chlorella pyrenoidosa on water quality and microbial community structure in biofloc system

Researchers investigated the synergistic effects of soybean oligosaccharides and Chlorella pyrenoidosa on water quality and microbial community structure in a biofloc aquaculture system, testing multiple treatment combinations to evaluate their potential for improving effluent management.

2025
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Microbial Resistance to Antibiotics and Biofilm Formation of Bacterial Isolates from Different Carp Species and Risk Assessment for Public Health

Researchers examined antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation in bacteria isolated from common, silver, and grass carp species. While antibiotic residues were detected in fish samples, the estimated daily intake was well below acceptable limits, and the study suggests that fresh fish consumption remains safe from this perspective.

2023 Antibiotics 19 citations
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Deciphering the gut microbiome of grass carp through multi-omics approach

This multi-omics study profiled the gut microbiome, transcriptome, and metabolome of grass carp to identify microbial species and metabolic pathways that support host metabolism and immunity, providing a foundation for developing microbiome-targeted feed additives as antibiotic alternatives in aquaculture.

2023 3 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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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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Deciphering the gut microbiome of grass carp through multi-omics approach

Researchers used multiple layers of molecular data (multi-omics) to map the gut microbiome of grass carp, identifying key bacterial functions and potential targets for improving fish gut health — findings that could benefit aquaculture and our understanding of how gut microbes support digestion in fish.

2024 Microbiome 55 citations
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Microbiomes of the Aquatic Environment

This review examines the diversity and ecological roles of microbial communities in aquatic environments, covering microbiomes associated with aquatic insects, plants, fish, phytoplankton, macrophytes, and microplastics, and their interconnected functions in nutrient cycling and primary production. The authors discuss how climate change, eutrophication, and pollution are shifting microbial community composition in ways that threaten the functioning of freshwater and marine ecosystems.

2024
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Characteristics of microplastic pollution and analysis of colonized-microbiota in a freshwater aquaculture system.

Researchers found microplastics averaging 288.53 items per liter in freshwater aquaculture ponds in China, dominated by transparent fibers and cellulose particles, and discovered that bacterial communities on microplastic surfaces had significantly higher species richness and diversity than those in surrounding water. The plastisphere communities were enriched with Proteobacteria, including cellulose-degrading and potentially pathogenic species.

2022 Environmental Pollution 38 citations
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Community structure and functional diversity of the plastisphere in aquaculture waters: Does plastic color matter?

Researchers examined whether plastic color influences microbial community structure and functional diversity in the plastisphere by conducting biofilm incubation experiments in aquaculture waters using plastics of different colors. The study found that plastic color was a driving factor shaping microbial assemblages on plastic surfaces, with implications for understanding pathogen and pollutant vectors in aquatic environments.

2020 The Science of The Total Environment 114 citations
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The characteristics of the novel bacterial strain Pseudomonas mendocina isolatedfrom freshwater aquaculture farm

Researchers characterised a novel Pseudomonas mendocina bacterial strain isolated from a freshwater aquaculture farm, examining its plastic-biodegrading properties and evaluating its potential to address plastic contamination affecting water quality and fish product safety.

2024 Cellular and Molecular Biology 1 citations
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Microplastics inhibit biofloc formation and alter microbial community composition and nitrogen transformation function in aquaculture

Microplastics were found to inhibit biofloc formation in aquaculture systems and alter microbial community composition and nitrogen transfer processes. The findings raise concerns about the growing use of intensive biofloc-based aquaculture in areas where microplastic contamination is prevalent.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 25 citations
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Microbial Community in a Wastewater System

Researchers characterized microbial community composition in a wastewater treatment system, examining how treatment stage and operational conditions shape bacterial diversity and functional potential relevant to pollutant degradation.

2024
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Unraveling Microplastic-Biofilm Nexus in Aquaculture: Diversity and Functionality of Microbial Communities and Their Effect on Plastic Traits

Researchers incubated five common types of microplastics in an aquaculture pond for 128 days and found that biofilm formation varied significantly depending on the plastic type, with polypropylene and polyethylene supporting the richest microbial communities. PET microplastics attracted more plastic-degrading bacteria like Pseudomonas, while all plastic types enriched potentially pathogenic microorganisms. The findings highlight how different microplastics selectively shape microbial colonization in aquaculture environments, with implications for both environmental health and food safety.

2024 ACS ES&T Water 2 citations