Journal
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 328-346Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/raq.12320
Keywords
aquaculture; Chlorella vulgaris; digestibility; immunity; nutrition
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- Ministry of Education, Malaysia through Universiti Putra Malaysia [PRGS/2015/WAB01/UPM/01/1]
- Ahmadu Bello University
- Needs Assessment Fund
- Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
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Microalgae biomass is used in aquaculture as feed, growth enhancers and immunostimulants. Chlorella vulgaris is an important species with a good biomolecular composition. Commercially, it is one of the most commonly used microalga in aquaculture. Several studies confirmed its ability to improve nutrition, immunity, aquatic bioremediation, amelioration of stress, disease resistance of fish and inhibits bacterial quorum sensing when used appropriately. Despite claims of its benefits, C. vulgaris is reported to have unfavourable effects when incorporated in diets at higher inclusion levels. In addition, its rigid cell wall might restrict the access of digestive enzymes to the intracellular components for proper digestion and assimilation. Thus, this review discusses the role of C. vulgaris and its importance in aquaculture with emphasis on its environmental requirements, morphology, pigments, digestibility, dynamics on growth performance, antibacterial activity, bacterial quorum sensing, immunomodulatory effect, anti-stress effect, gut microbiome, aquatic bioremediation and its safety as food or feed.
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