Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Perspectives and Implications of Probiotics as Beneficial Mediators in Aquaculture Industry Subject The topic of the resource Aquaculture; Encapsulation; Mechanism of action; Probiotics; Properties; Strain selection Description An account of the resource The diseases and nutrient deficiency in fish and other cultured aquatic species are of crucial concern as they cause severe economic loss in aquaculture sectors. The use of probiotics has proven to be an effective option to reduce the infections improve the overall health and enhance the productivity. This review comprehensively brought out significance of probiotics, their mode of administration via encapsulation methods and their mechanism of action reported by several research works. We have also highlighted the other beneficial aspects of probiotics as potent functional agents influencing gut microbiota, competence with pathogenic bacteria, release of antimicrobial secretions and maintain the water quality in environmental friendly manner which ensures sustainable aquaculture and fish farming. This review has also covered up the role of probiotics in wide spectrum of functions such as antiviral and antifungal properties, reducing stress and diseases, modifying the gut microbiota, improving the fecundity, survival and modulating the immune system of the host. We have discussed every aspect of probiotics and correlated with the existing research and review articles till date. However, most of the studies are reported based on the laboratory trials and experiments; commercial and large-scale demonstration has to be scaled up and utilization of them in natural environments like ponds and lakes will be effective way to broaden aquaculture industry. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pushparaj K.; Kuchi Bhotla H.; Pappuswamy M.; Issara U.; Balasubramanian B.; Al-Dhabi N.A.; Arasu M.V.; Meyyazhagan A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Aquaculture Science and Engineering, pp. 79-97. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Nature Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0817-0_3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0817-0_3</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85160461601&amp;doi=10.1007%2F978-981-19-0817-0_3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8e7265e78254a0a5513b7f2947a66bcd" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85160461601&amp;doi=10.1007%2f978-981-19-0817-0_3&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8e7265e78254a0a5513b7f2947a66bcd</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-981190817-0; 978-981190816-3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pushparaj K., Department of Zoology, School of Biosciences, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, India; Kuchi Bhotla H., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Pappuswamy M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Issara U., Division of Food Science and Technology Management, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani, Thailand; Balasubramanian B., Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea; Al-Dhabi N.A., Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Arasu M.V., Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Meyyazhagan A., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India