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 Research Article
												Bioencapsulation of Florfenicol in Brine Shrimp, Artemia Franciscana, Nauplii 						
Author(s): Irja Sunde Roiha, Erling Otterlei and Ole Bent SamuelsenIrja Sunde Roiha, Erling Otterlei and Ole Bent Samuelsen             
						
												
				 The brine shrimp  Artemia franciscana  is one of the most common live-feed organisms for use in the larval culture  of marine  fi  sh production. Bioencapsulation of  fl  orfenicol, an antibacterial agent, in  Artemia nauplii  was investigated as  a potential carrier for this drug to marine larvae. Florfenicol was delivered directly to the organisms as particles, and  the doses ranged from 100 to 2000 mg/l. Analysis of  fl  orfenicol concentrations in  Artemia  sp. nauplii were performed  using  high  performance  liquid  chromatography  (HPLC).  The  uptake  of   fl  orfenicol  in  Artemia  nauplii   increased  with   particle size, dose, and exposure time, obtaining the highest concentration of 5.02 ng/nauplius, using a dose of 300  mg/l AQUAFLOR premix and 10 min exposure time. However, to obtain reproducible results, an enrichment time of at  least 60 min is recommended... Read More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/1948-593X.1000023 
																	  
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