US 12,408,637 B2
Compositions for inoculating aquatic animals
Itzhak Mizrahi, LeHavim (IL); Avner Cnaani, Beit Hashmonai (IL); Foteini Kokou, Crete (GR); and Sheenan Menachem Harpaz, Rehovot (IL)
Assigned to The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev Ltd., Beer-Sheva (IL); and The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion (IL)
Filed by The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev Ltd., Beer-Sheva (IL); and The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, (ARO) (Voicani Institute), Rishon-LeZion (IL)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/676,939.
Application 17/676,939 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IL2020/050912, filed on Aug. 20, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/890,122, filed on Aug. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0174914 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. A01K 61/13 (2017.01)
CPC A01K 61/13 (2017.01) 18 Claims
 
1. A method of culturing a fish, the method comprising inoculating the aquaculture with an inoculant comprising bacteria of at least one genera selected from the group consisting of Limnohabitans, Janthinobacterium, and Morganella, wherein said bacteria are provided in an amount sufficient to increase the survival and/or weight of said aquatic animal, thereby culturing fish, wherein the fish is at a larval stage, an embryonic stage or at a juvenile developmental stage.