Chapter 5 **Gut Microbiota and Innate Immune Response of Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aeromonas hydrophila Fed Diets Supplemented with Lactobacillus acidophilus 93** Ibrahim Adeshina, Yusuf Adetunji Adewale, Lateef Oloyede Tiamiyu, Mozeedah Modupeola Ajibola and Akeem Babatunde Dauda

Preface

lation in constant growth.

researchers in the area biological sciences.

Aquaculture, in recent years, has gained importance from the point of view of food produc‐ tion. Nowadays, it is a dynamic, profitable and constantly developing field that covers a wide variety of production systems, carried out on a great diversity of organisms. It also faces important challenges related to the characteristics of the aquatic environment and the use of its resources, but also presents unique opportunities to consolidate as an efficient way to supply increasing quantities of protein and other high quality nutrients to a human popu‐

This book is made up of three sections. Following the "Introduction", the second section on "Sustainable Aquaculture" offers information related to integrated activity of rice cultivation and aquaculture practices that bases studies on the production of grains (carbohydrates) and animal protein without affecting the quality and quantity of grain yield in the plots, and hence resulting in extra profits for the producers, with these activities being more popular in Asian countries than in Western countries. In addition, the participation of aquaculture in the restoration of the fishery numbers of an important species is evaluated, as is the Ameri‐ can oyster *Crassostrea virginica*. The third section "Homeopathy and Probiotics" presents an alternative medical system proposed in the XVIII, which uses highly diluted and agitated substances derived from plants, minerals or animals, which have proven their effectiveness in human medicine, agronomy, veterinary, and are currently new in the area of marine aquaculture. In addition, we present a study focused on the growth performance and nu‐ trient utilization of the freshwater shrimp *Macrobrachium vollenhovenii* fed diets supplement‐ ed with *Lactobacillus acidophilus*. This book can be used by students, professors and

**Dr. Genaro Diarte-Plata and Dr. Ruth Escamilla-Montes**

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Sinaloa, México
