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Table 7 Effect of fish fed on M. piperita-supplemented diet without or with probiotic bacterium B. coagulans on immunological parameters (Experiment 1 and Experiment 2)

From: Synergistic effects of autochthonous probiotic bacterium and Mentha piperita diets in Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822) for enhanced growth and immune response

Immunological parameters

Dietary treatments

Experiment 1

 

C1

P1

P2

P3

P4

 Phagocytic activity

67.13 ± 0.540C

71.73 ± 0.890E

75.40 ± 0.740B

77.24 ± 1.190A

67.96 ± 1.260C

 Phagocytic index

1.43 ± 0.003E

1.83 ± 0.010C

2.04 ± 0.010B

2.54 ± 0.003A

1.64 ± 0.040D

 Respiratory burst activity (NBT)

0.48 ± 0.010D

0.53 ± 0.010D

0.71 ± 0.010B

0.84 ± 0.010A

0.63 ± 0.010C

 Serum bactericidal activity (103 CFU ml−1)

5.10 ± 0.080A

4.88 ± 0.050AB

4.62 ± 0.030BC

4.03 ± 0.150D

4.37 ± 0.080CD

 Serum protein (μg ml−1)

3.38 ± 0.010C

3.42 ± 0.020C

3.59 ± 0.020B

3.94 ± 0.010A

3.51 ± 0.010B

Experiment 2

 

C2

PP1

PP2

PP3

PP4

 Phagocytic activity

73.52 ± 1.280D

71.65 ± 0.590E

76.43 ± 0.150B

82.09 ± 0.830A

74.26 ± 0.980C

 Phagocytic index

1.92 ± 0.010D

2.11 ± 0.010C

2.19 ± 0.010B

2.96 ± 0.010A

1.77 ± 0.010E

 Respiratory burst activity (NBT)

0.80 ± 0.010C

0.83 ± 0.010C

0.89 ± 0.010B

1.02 ± 0.010A

0.90 ± 0.010B

 Serum bactericidal activity (103 CFU ml−1)

4.75 ± 0.030A

4.40 ± 0.050B

3.80 ± 0.050C

3.43 ± 0.040D

3.81 ± 0.030C

 Serum protein (μg ml−1)

3.55 ± 0.010E

3.81 ± 0.010C

3.92 ± 0.010B

4.17 ± 0.010A

3.70 ± 0.010D

  1. Note: All values are mean ± S.E. of mean. Values with different superscript in the same row are significantly (P < 0.05) different (Tukey’s honest test)