María Del Carmen Monroy Dosta

• PhD Biological Science
• Professor at Metropolitan Autonomous University

Citation: Castro-Castellon, A.E.; Monroy-Dosta, M.d.C.; Hamdan-Partida, A.; Hernandez-Vergara, M.P.; Castro-Mejía, J.; Castro-Mejia, G.; Martinez-Meingüer, A.M.; Mata-Sotres, J.A. Effect of the Inclusion of Natural Pigments on the Performance and Gene Expression of Immune Response and Oxidative Stress of Oreochromis niloticus Cultured in a Biofloc...

Salvia connivens Methanolic Extract Against Spodoptera frugiperda and Tenebrio molitor and Its Effect on Poecilia reticulata and Danio rerio. Toxics 2025, 13, 94. https://doi. Abstract: Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are two prominent pests of maize and its stored grains, respectively...

Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are two prominent pests of maize and its stored grains, respectively. Botanical pesticides have been proposed as an alternative for their management. This study evaluated the insecticidal activity of Salvia connivens (Lamiaceae) methanolic extract and ro...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of three carbon sources: molasses (Control), tapioca flour and banana peel, for the development of a biofloc system in the culture of the ornamental fish Puntius tetrazona. To ensure floc formation, a C/N ratio=20:1 was maintained for each of the carbon sources, considering three replicates per...

Currently, human activities such as tourism, human settlements, agricultural and industrial activities have generated an alteration of the biological communities associated with the coastal zone, particularly fish communities. The coastal zones of the State of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico are characterized by their high biodiversity and include a...

For the management of Spodoptera frugiperda, botanical extracts have been used to reduce the environmental impacts of synthetic chemical pesticides. In the present investigation, the insecticidal activity of the acetonic and methanolic extracts of Heterotheca inuloides (Asteraceae) and of the main compound 7-hydroxy-3,4-dihydrocadalene on this pest...

La acuicultura contribuye de manera importante a la fuente de alimento destinado al consumo humano. La tilapia Oreochromis niloticus es uno de los peces principales de la producción acuícola, por lo que las fases de su reproducción son vitales para asegurar la calidad y cantidad de organismos disponibles para los sistemas de producción. Los parámet...

Different inclusion levels of cockroach meal Nauphoeta cinerea (CM) were investigated in diets for tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) reared in biofloc systems in substitution the soybean meal. Five treatments were evaluated (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% of CM inclusion) using three experimental units per treatment. The experiment lasted for five weeks with...

This study aimed to evaluate the development and the increase in the skin pigmentation of the organism Heros severus cultured in a biofloc system with diets enriched with carotenoid pigments. The culture was made in 80 L water tanks with 20 juvenile organisms of H. severus; each treatment was made by duplicate. Four experimental diets were used: a)...

El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar el estado bacteriológico y la calidad del agua empleada durante los procesos de cultivo de cuatro granjas acuícolas del estado de Morelos, México. El análisis bacteriológico se realizó a partir de muestras de peces (Poecillia sphenops), alimento y agua de cultivo, empleando los medios BHI, TCBS y EMB;...

The effect of live yeast Rhodoturula glutinis was evaluated on juvenile Oreochromis niloticus cultivated in a Biofloc system. Growth performance and the expression of innate response and relevant oxidative stress genes were evaluated after a 12-week feeding trial. Three experimental treatments were evaluated in a conventional tilapia culture (contr...

The prawns fed with Lactococcus lactis obtained 100% survival in the BFT and BFTPROB treatments compared to the CONT (80%). Regarding growth, it was observed in PROB and BFTPROB treatments, the organisms got greater weight (6.3 ± 1.6, 6.8 ± 1.3 respectively) compared to the other treatments. The effect of L. lactis in the bacterial community of Mac...

Successful larval rearing of many fish species depends on the adequate selection of live food. Rotifers of the genus Brachionus are the most widely used in feeding protocols for freshwater and marine aquaculture. In this work, the utility of the euryhaline rotifer Proales similis as potential prey for the freshwater pike silverside Chirostoma estor...

This document is an updated review on the use of probiotics to the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium sp. culture in biofloc systems, pointing out the benefits in growth, survival, improvements in the immune system, pathogen control, and water quality. The review also emphasizes some aspects that need to be defined with greater accuracy, like the effec...

The treatment of bacterial diseases in aquaculture is done using antibiotics, their applications has resulted in contamination and bacterial resistance. Natural extracts are a potential alternative as an antimicrobial, they have demonstrated effectiveness in their use aimed at treating conditions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antim...

The study aimed to evaluate if different periods of feed deprivation could affect the productive and economic performance of Nile tilapia juvenile reared in biofloc technology (BFT) during nursery phase. During 56 days, the productive performance of Nile tilapia (4.78 ± 0.13 g) was evaluated in four treatments (three replicates each) as follow: (7F...

Background: Probiotics in aquaculture are becoming important to improve the welfare of fishes because of some benefits to their physiological processes and, consequently, to their growth. Goals: To assess the effects of two autochthonous bacterial strains with probiotic features on the Rainbow trout growth and its digestive enzyme activities. Met...

The effect of different feed rations on the productive performance and bacterial composition of the intestine of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared using biofloc technology (BFT), in addition to water quality and the bacterial composition of the biofloc, was evaluated. During a 4‐month period, five feed rations were evaluated: B‐100, compl...

The mean goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of Bacillus subtilis probiotic, obtained from intestinal tract of Ambystoma mexicanum in the growth of axolotl and basil Ocimum basilicum in an aquaponic system during 10 culture weeks. For this study, two experimental treatments under controlled conditions were designed and made per triplicate...

The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of two probiotics on bacterial community composition of Biofloc system using molasses as carbon source. 135 tilapia organisms with an initial mean weight of 7.08±0.17g and a total length of 7.47±0.16cm were used for the present study. The fish were cultivated in plastic containers of 100L testi...

Aquaculture around world has converted as an important industry supplier of high nutritional value food, employment and incomes in different localities around world. However, Aquaculture industry needs to attend different problems to optimize production systems, among which were found: diseases, nutrition and water pollution, which impact not only...

The main goal of this study was to determine the presence and Blastocystis spp subtype in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) collected at Actopan River, Veracruz. Three samplings were made during one year at the principal oyster collection areas. The oysters were dissected to obtain their gut, which was inoculated in Blastocystis spp. culture medium a...

The intestinal microbial community of fish is determining by biotic and abiotic factors, and depending on the niche they occupy, we can distinguish between transient and permanent microorganisms. The last ones, are important for aquaculture, due to its probiotic potential. Three adult of Oncorhynchus mykiss were used to extract their intestine to i...

The review was made with results obtained in fish and crustacean culture with probiotics and Biofloc system culture. The importance of bacteria in aquaculture production systems was discussed and showed the advances in probiotics and Biofloc system application, separately and in combination. But it is necessary to increase studies on implicit assoc...

RESUMEN El barbo rosi (Puntius conchonius), especie originaria de Asia, ha logrado adaptarse a las condiciones de cultivo en nuestro país. El Estado de Morelos es uno de los principales productores, a nivel nacional, de este organismo. Una nueva técnica de cultivo es el sistema Biofloc, el cual permite el desarrollo de flóculos microbianos formad...

Rosy barb (Puntius conchonius), is an Asia specie that was adapted to culture conditions in our country. Morelos State in México is one of principally national producers of this organism. Biofloc system is a new culture technique that allows development of microbial flocs, formed from incorporation of an external carbon source and that promotes gro...

RESUMEN La tecnología Biofloc consiste en propiciar la formación de flóculos en un cultivo de Oreochormis niloticus, teniendo como fuente de carbono melaza y polvo de arroz. Se utilizó un recipiente cónico de 450 L, se introdujeron 30 tilapias de una longitud 5.0 ± 0.95 cm y un peso promedio de 4.2 ± 1.08 g. Para garantizar la formación de flóculo...

Biofloc technology consists in propitiate formation of flocs in a culture of Oreochormis niloticus, having as carbon source molasses and rice powder. It was used a conical container of 450 L, where 30 tilapias were introduced with an average length of 5.0 ± 0.95 cm and weight of 4.2 ± 1.08 g. To guarantee formation of flocs and development of phyto...

The effect of different salinities on growth, crude protein and total energy on a Mexican strain of the minute rotifer Proales similis (GenBank KM078762) were evaluated. The experiment was conducted at 5, 15, 25 and 35 psu, with five replicates. Rotifers were fed twice a day with Nannochloropsis sp., temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH values were...

The objective of this review is to provide an overview of the nutritional importance and ecological function of microorganisms in Biofloc systems. For the elaboration of this review different databases were consulted, principally, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Scielo. First, it is described the interactions between bacteria and phytoplankton i...

An The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of bacteria Rhodococcus sp. in growth, survival, and coloration of Puntius conchonius. It was obtained a batch of 300 larvae of seven days after hatching and were divided in six aquariums of 60 litters (50 org per aquarium) and fed with Artemia franciscana nauplii, enriched with Rhodococcus sp. at...

This study suggested that BFT technology could be a new strategy to control pathogens differently as with conventional culture mediums, that while microbial flocs development proceeds

The aim of the present study is to determine presence of Plasmid-R in isolated bacteria of C. virginica, during its process of collection, distribution, commercialization, and consumption in Alvarado, Veracruz lagoon. After being identified, strains were subjected to processes of: alkaline extraction of Plasmid-R; electrophoresis in agarose gel; an...

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A 11-week feeding trial was carried out to determine the effects of the probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus casei from the commercial product Yakult® on the growth performance, proximal composition, protein content of skin mucus and stress resistance of juvenile Porthole livebearer Poeciliopsis gracilis. Triplicate groups of 15 juveniles per tank with...