Dr. E. G. Silas Centre of Excellence and Innovations in Marine Fish Microbiome and Nutrigenomics

Abstract

India’s first research centre for marine fish microbiome and nutrigenomics. The centre of excellence aims to address the poor larval growth and survival of commercially important maricultured finfishes of India through a holistic approach incorporating microbiome, immunity, nutritional and genetic factors, and their interactions. The approach is initially applied in the most commercially significant maricultured finfish species of India such as pompano and cobia. The products and strategies/protocols developed through the research will be later evaluated in orange-spotted grouper, another commercially important species to check the enhancement in cross species fish larval survival. The centre has the state-of-the-art facilities in aquaculture microbiome and nutrigenomics and contributes to expertise within India. The facility functions as a platform for national fish microbiome, immunome and nutrigenomics research, attracting foreign collaborations on advanced research