Microbial community-based protein derived from food-processing wastewater supports substantial fishmeal replacement and survival in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Ezequiel Santillan, Poh Leong Loo, Fanny Yasumaru, Hui Xu, Ramanujam Srinivasan Vethathirri, Yan Zhou, Diana Pek Sian Chan, Stefan Wuertz
This study evaluates microbial community-based single-cell protein (SCP) as a fishmeal replacement in Pacific white shrimp, finding that up to 90% replacement maintains key performance metrics without significant differences from fishmeal control.
bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology