Dr. Yamamoto
Assistant Research Professor
Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Office: 662-686-3333
Email: f.yamamoto@msstate.edu
Office: Delta Research and Extension Center
Bio
My research is primarily focused on finfish nutrition for an efficient and sustainable aquaculture.
I am interested in investigating alternative ingredients in aquafeeds, feeding practices, feed formulation, and feed supplements to improve health and to modulate the intestinal bacterial population.
Awards & Honors
William M. White Special Project Award
Mississippi State DAFVM
Prof Dr. Newton Castagnolli award for best presentation
8th International Symposium of Fish Nutrition and Health
Tom Slick Fellowship
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Innovation Challenge
Alltech
Pinnacle Award
International Ingredient Corporation
Education
Texas A&M University
Ph.D.
Wildlife and Fisheries Science
University of São Paulo
M.S.
Animal Science and Pasture
Federal University of Santa Catarina
B.S.
Aquaculture Engineering
Publications
2025
Suehs, B., Yamamoto, F., Older, C., Asiri, F., Gatlin III, D. 2025. Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate supplementation enhanced the growth and immune responses of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). . Aquaculture 594(739429):1-10.
2024
Bosworth, B. G., Koshy, M., Ware, C., Yamamoto, F., Byars, T., Wise, D. J. 2024. Susceptibility of Delta Select and Delta Control Channel Catfish lines to experimental Edwardsiella ictaluri and Edwardsiella piscicida infection. North American Journal of Aquaculture
Huang, J., Jordan, H. R., Older, C., Griffin, M. J., Allen, P. J., Wise, D. J., Goodman, P., Reifers, J., Yamamoto, F. 2024. Lactococcus lactis MA5 is a potential autochthonous probiotic for nutrient digestibility enhancement and bacterial pathogen inhibition in hybrid catfish (Ictalurus punctatus × I. furcatus). Journal of Fish Diseases 47(10).
Romano, N., Yamamoto, F., Rawles, S. D., Webster, C. D. 2024. Type of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae frass influences the nutritional value when included in a prepared diet for Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Aquaculture 589:740946.
Yamamoto, F., Huang, J., Suarez-Barazeta, C., Craig, S., Older, C., Richardson, B., Santana, T., Griffin, M. J., Reifers, J. G., Goodman, P., Gatlin III, D. M. 2024. Exploring the nutritional value of corn fermented protein as a replacement for soybean meal in diets for juvenile channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus): impacts on production performance, intestinal health, and disease resistance. Aquaculture 587(740824):1-11.
2023
Carvalho, P. L., Xavier, W. d., Guimarães, M. G., Rodrigues, E. J., Furuya, W. M., Yamamoto, F., Pezzato, L. E., Gatlin, D. M., Barros, M. M. 2023. Dietary glutamine improves growth and intestinal morphology of juvenile GIFT tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) but has limited effects on innate immunity and antioxidant capacity. Aquaculture 563(1):738976.
Chen, K., Yamamoto, F., de Cruz, C., Gatlin III, D. 2023. Nutritional value of torula yeast as an alternative protein feedstuff for hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis). Animal Feed Science and Technology 86(1):74-83.
Luo, Q., Qian, R., Qiu, Z., Yamamoto, F., Du, Y., Lin, X., Zhao, J., Xu, Q. 2023. Dietary α-ketoglutarate alleviates glycinin and β-conglycinin induced damage in the intestine of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio). Frontiers in Immunology 14:1140012.
Older, C., Yamamoto, F., Griffin, M., Heckman, T., Soto, E., Bosworth, B., Waldbieser, G. 2023. Comparison of high-throughput sequencing methods for bacterial microbiota profiling in catfish aquaculture. North American Journal of Aquaculture 86(1):39-54.
Older, C., Richardson, B., Griffin, M., Waldbieser, G., Reifers, J. G., Lucas, P., Wise, D., Gatlin III, D., Yamamoto, F. 2023. Influence of probiotic and prebiotic supplementation on intestinal microbiota and resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri infection in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) following florfenicol administration. Journal of Fish Diseases 47(4):1-10.
Qiu, Z., Xu, Q., Xie, D., Yamamoto, F., Xu, H., Zhao, J. 2023. Effects of the replacement of dietary fish meal with poultry by-product meal on growth and intestinal health of Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Animals 865(13):1-14.
Romano, N., Datta, S., Sasmita, P., Sinha, A. K., Yamamoto, F., Beck, B., Webster, C. 2023. Dietary inclusions of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae frass enhanced production of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) juveniles, stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) and lavender (Lavaridula angustifolia) in an aquaponic system. Aquaculture 575:739742.
Suehs, B., Yamamoto, F., Asiri, F., Gatlin III, D. 2023. Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate has limited effects on growth and immune responses of juvenile hybrid striped bass Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis, and red drum Sciaenops ocellatus based on in vivo and in vitro approaches. Aquaculture 570(739429):1-10.
Yamamoto, F., Griffin, M., Richardson, B., Stilwell, J., Romano, N., Goodman, P., Reifers, J. G., Wise, D. 2023. Iron supplementation in the diets of hybrid catfish (Ictalurus punctatus × I. furcatus) juveniles affected haematocrit levels and potentially decreased disease resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri. Journal of Fish Diseases 47(3):1-10.
2022
Candelaria, B., Yamamoto, F., Gatlin, D. M. 2022. The Effects of Dietary Cottonseed Oil on Growth Performance of Juvenile Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus L.) and Hybrid Striped Bass (Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis S.). Aquaculture Nutrition 2022(1077178).
Ordoñez, B. M., Santana, T. M., Carneiro, D. P., dos Santos, D. K., Parra, G. A., Moreno, L. C., Teixeira Filho, N. P., Aguilar, F. A., Yamamoto, F. Y., Gonçalves, L. U. 2022. Whole Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) as Dietary Replacement of Extruded Feed for Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) Juveniles. Aquaculture Journal 2(4):246-256.
Romano, N., Sinha, A. K., Fischer, H., Nugroho, R. A., Powell, A., Yamamoto, F. 2022. Pregelatinized starch improves growth and mitigates adverse liver/intestinal histomorphology in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, juveniles. Animal Feed Science and Technology 291:115381.
Yamamoto, F. Y., Suehs, B. A., Ellis, M., Bowles, P. R., Older, C. E., Hume, M., Blake, G. G., Cammack, J. A., Tomberlin, J. K., Gatlin III, D. M. 2022. Dietary fishmeal replacement by black soldier fly larvae meals affected red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) production performance and intestinal microbiota depending on what feed substrate the insect larvae were offered. Animal Feed Science and Technology 283(115179).
Yamamoto, F., Ellis, M., Bowles, P. R., Suehs, B. A., Carvalho, P. L., Older, C. E., Hume, M. E., Gatlin, D. M. 2022. Dietary Supplementation of a Commercial Prebiotic, Probiotic and Their Combination Affected Growth Performance and Transient Intestinal Microbiota of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus L.). Animals 12(19):2629.
Zhang, Y., Rossi, W., Yamamoto, F., Velasquez, A. M., Wang, A., Gatlin, D. M. 2022. Effects of Dietary Aflatoxin B1 on Hybrid Striped Bass (Morone chrysops × M. saxatilis) and Assessment of Supplemental Arginine as a Potential Aflatoxicosis Alleviator. Aquaculture Nutrition 2022(5161222).
2021
Castillo, S., Yamamoto, F., O'Reilly, C., Fluckey, J. D., Gatlin III, D. M. 2021. Use of deuterium oxide (2H2O) to assess muscle protein synthesis in juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) fed complete, and valine-deficient diets. Amino Acids 53:1431-1439.
Lee, P., Yamamoto, F., Low, C., Loh, J., Chong, C. 2021. Gut immune system and the implications of oral-administered immunoprophylaxis in finfish aquaculture. Frontiers in Immunology 12(773193).
Yamamoto, F., Older, C. E., Hume, M. E., Rodrigues-Hoffmann, A., Gatlin III, D. M. 2021. Effects of butyrate, propionate, and their combination in vitro, and the impacts of their supplementation in high-plant-protein diets to the production performance, innate immune responses, and intestinal microbiota of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Aquaculture 545(737225).
Yamamoto, F., Chen, K., Castillo, S., de Cruz, C. R., Tomasso, J. R., Gatlin III, D. M. 2021. Growth and physiological effects of replacing fishmeal with dry-extruded seafood processing waste blended with plant protein feedstuffs in diets for red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus L.). Animal Feed Science and Technology 280(115046).