Dietary lacto-sacc stimulates the immune response of gravid mud crab (Scylla olivacea)

Abstract 1.5 % lacto-sacc enhanced the immunostimulation of gravid mud crabs. Dietary lacto-sacc improved total hemocytes count. Dietary lacto-sacc reduced the mud crab mortality that were negatively correlated with phenoloxidase and prophenoloxidase. Clotting time of hemolymph decreased with increasing of total hemocytes count. Article type: Research Article Keywords: Scylla sp., Innate immunity, Prophenoloxidase, Superoxide dismutase, Orange mud crab Authors: Md. Abdul Hannan, Mohammad Bodrul Munir, Roslianah Asdari, Md. Shoebul Islam, Rabina Akther Lima, H.M. Rakibul Islam, Md. Harunor Rashid, Henry