Survival problems are encountered at early stages of intensive fish rearing and antibiotics
are widely used to remedy the situation. Probiotics may provide a potential alternative
method to protect larvae from opportunistic and pathogenic bacteria and promote a
balanced environment. This study was designed to search for new probiotics to target this
critical period in cod rearing. Potential probionts were selected from the natural microbiota of
cod aquacultural environment. The selection was based on several criteria: pathogen …