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Peralta-Sánchez JM, Martín-Platero AM, Ariza-Romero JJ, Rabelo-Ruiz M, Zurita-González MJ, Baños A, Rodríguez-Ruano SM, Maqueda M, Valdivia E, Martínez-Bueno M. Egg Production in Poultry Farming Is Improved by Probiotic Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1042. [PMID: 31178831 PMCID: PMC6543855 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most serious threats for human health in the near future. Livestock has played an important role in the appearance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, intestinal dysbiosis in farming animals, or the spread of AMR among pathogenic bacteria of human concern. The development of alternatives like probiotics is focused on maintaining or improving production levels while diminishing these negative effects of antibiotics. To this end, we supplied the potential probiotic Enterococcus faecalis UGRA10 in the diet of laying hens at a final concentration of 108 Colony Forming Units per gram (CFU/g) of fodder. Its effects have been analyzed by: (i) investigating the response of the ileum and caecum microbiome; and (ii) analyzing the outcome on eggs production. During the second half of the experimental period (40 to 76 days), hens fed E. faecalis UGRA10 maintained egg production, while control animals dropped egg production. Supplementation diet with E. faecalis UGRA10 significantly increased ileum and caecum bacterial diversity (higher bacterial operational taxonomic unit richness and Faith’s diversity index) of laying hens, with animals fed the same diet showing a higher similarity in microbial composition. These results point out to the beneficial effects of E. faecalis UGRA10 in egg production. Future experiments are necessary to unveil the underlying mechanisms that mediate the positive response of animals to this treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Biotecnología - DMC Research Center, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.,Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Baños A, Ariza JJ, Nuñez C, Gil-Martínez L, García-López JD, Martínez-Bueno M, Valdivia E. Effects of Enterococcus faecalis UGRA10 and the enterocin AS-48 against the fish pathogen Lactococcus garvieae. Studies in vitro and in vivo. Food Microbiol 2018; 77:69-77. [PMID: 30297058 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Enterococcus faecalis UGRA10 and its enterocin AS-48 against the fish pathogen Lactococcus garvieae. The minimum bactericidal concentrations of AS-48 against L. garvieae CECT 5807, 5806, and 5274 were 15.62, 15.62, and 7.81 μg/ml respectively. In broth cultures, enterocin at 100, 50, and 25 μg/ml reduced 108 CFU/ml lactococci after 2, 5, and 10 h, respectively. In co-cultures of UGRA10/L. garvieae at a 1/10 CFU/ml ratio, lactococci were eliminated after 24 h. Studies on UGRA10 biosafety and AS-48 toxicity in R1 cells and in rainbow trout have shown a lack of adverse effects from both the strain and bacteriocin. Trout challenged with L. garvieae and UGRA10 administered in diet 30 days before infection had a cumulative survival rate of 50% compared with 0% for control fish. Trout inoculated with the pathogen and treated by regular dipping in AS-48 baths had a survival rate of 60% after 20 days compared with that of untreated fish (0%). These results indicate the protective effect of the UGRA10 strain and the bacteriocin AS-48 against L. garvieae and the potential of these natural products as alternatives to antibiotics for controlling diseases in aquaculture.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alberto Baños
- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena s/n, 18620, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Fuente Nueva s/n, 19071, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Fuente Nueva s/n, 19071, Granada, Spain; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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