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Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) increases growth performance and intestinal bacterial range-weighted richness in juvenile European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20094715     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The bacterial storage polymer poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) has the potential to be used as an alternative anti-infective strategy for aquaculture rearing. In this research, the effects of (partially) replacing the feed of European sea bass juveniles with PHB were investigated. During a 6-week trial period, the PHB showed the ability to act as an energy source for the fish. This indicated that PHB was degraded and used during gastrointestinal passage. The gut pH decreased from 7.7 to 7.2 suggesting that the presence of PHB in the gut led to the increased production of (short-chain fatty) acids. The diets supplemented with 2% and 5% PHB (w/w) induced a gain of the initial fish weight with a factor 2.4 and 2.7, respectively, relative to a factor 2.2 in the normal feed treatment. Simultaneously, these treatments showed the highest bacterial range-weighted richness in the fish intestine. Based on molecular analysis, higher dietary PHB levels induced larger changes in the bacterial community composition. From our results, it seems that PHB can have a beneficial effect on fish growth performance and that the intestinal bacterial community structure may be closely related to this phenomenon.
Authors:
Peter De Schryver; Amit Kumar Sinha; Prabesh Singh Kunwar; Kartik Baruah; Willy Verstraete; Nico Boon; Gudrun De Boeck; Peter Bossier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-01-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied microbiology and biotechnology     Volume:  86     ISSN:  1432-0614     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-14     Completed Date:  2010-07-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406612     Medline TA:  Appl Microbiol Biotechnol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1535-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3-Hydroxybutyric Acid / metabolism
Animal Feed
Animals
Aquaculture / methods*
Bass / growth & development*,  microbiology
Body Weight
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Hydroxybutyrates / pharmacology*
Intestines / microbiology
Polyesters / pharmacology*
Survival Analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hydroxybutyrates; 0/Polyesters; 26063-00-3/poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate; 300-85-6/3-Hydroxybutyric Acid

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