December 2014

Bacterial population in intensive tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) culture pond sediment in Hai Duong province, Vietnam

Three intensive tilapia ponds were studied to determine the bacterial population during the culture period in Hai Duong province, Vietnam. Bacteria were identified to genus or species level. Total bacteria count in sediment ranged from 6.49 × 105 to 1.29 × 106 cfu g-1. In total, 11 bacterial genera and 13 species were identified from pond sediments, in which both gram-negative and gram-positive rod-shaped...

Author(s): Huong N. T. Thanh, Hien L. Thuy, Wenresti G. Gallardo and Hai N. Thanh,