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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Ref ID : 1963

Charles M. James, P. Dias, and Assad E. Salman; The use of marine yeast (Candida sp.) and baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in combination with Chlorella sp. for mass culture of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. Hydrobiologia 147:263-268, 1987

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Use of marine yeast and baker's yeast in combination with Chlorella sp. for the large-scale production of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis was investigated. The culture density of marine yeast fed rotifers was significantly higher than rotifers fed baker's yeast. Rotifer production was significantly higher and the doubling time was lower for marine yeast fed rotifers than for baker's yeast fed rotifers. It appears that the addition of marine yeast to the feed enhances the birth rate and overall production of rotifers in the culture system. The nutritional quality of rotifers is discussed.