an in vivo experiment was conducted to study the effects of probiotic bacillus coagulans spores, with and without prebiotic, inulin, on gastrointestinal (gi) microbiota of healthy rats and its potentiality to survive in the gi tract. forty-eight male wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=12) and fed as follows: standard diet (control), standard diet supplied with 5% w/w long cha...

In this 30-day experiment, the effect of probiotics (Bacillus clausii, commercial probiotics: Enterogermina) and prebiotics (Galactooligosaccharides, GOS) on growth red cherry shrimp (Neocaridina davidi) has been investigated for 30 days. The trial was conducted with 270 shrimps (initial weight: 0.24±0.03 g) in 27 plastic tanks (volume 0.01 m3 area 0.05 m2) representing 9 groups. Except control...

The objective of this study was to assess the growth performance and the histomorphometric characterization of the middle intestine of GIFT strain Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus juveniles fed probiotics, added either before or after the feed processing. The experimental design was completely randomized, with five treatments and five replications: pelleted feed without any probiotic; pellet...

Bacillus species (Bacillus cereus, Bacillus clausii, Bacillus pumilus) carried in five commercial probiotic products consisting of bacterial spores were characterized for potential attributes (colonization, immunostimulation, and antimicrobial activity) that could account for their claimed probiotic properties. Three B. cereus strains were shown to persist in the mouse gastrointestinal tract fo...

INTRODUCTION The bioaccumulation of heavy metals including chromium (VI) (Cr (VI)) and lead (II) (Pb (II)) causes fatal toxicity in humans. Some naturally occurring bacterial genera such as Bacillus and Pseudomonas help in bioremediation of these heavy metals and some of the species of Bacillus are proven probiotics. However, no study has been conducted on Bacillus coagulans, which is a proven ...

The most commonly used probiotic is usually characterized as gram positive, non motile, non sporulating bacteria that produce lactic acid as their main by product due to fermentation. The Morphological, Biochemical, Acid and Bile salt tolerance, Haemolytic test are used for identification and conformation of probiotic bacteria. Isolated Bacillus cereus was analyzed using the agar diffusion meth...

The use of probiotic bacteria to control bacterial infection in farmed fish is of clear practical interest. The aims of this study were to isolate and select a probiotic Bacillus sp. and to evaluate the effects of its supplementation on the growth and disease resistance of hybrid catfish. Bacillus siamensis strain B44v, selectively isolated from Thai pickled vegetables (Phak-dong), displayed a ...

The genus Bacillus has been in use in the biotechnology industry for a very long time with a number of new cultures exhibiting a variety of benefits to humans. The present study focuses on phenotypic and genotypic characterization of a probiotic lactic acid bacteria, Bacillus coagulans (IS-2 a Unique-Biotech strain) isolated from human feces and contaminated soils. Probiotics are live microbes ...

In this report, we present a draft sequence of Bacillus subtilis KATMIRA1933. Previous studies demonstrated probiotic properties of this strain partially attributed to production of an antibacterial compound, subtilosin. Comparative analysis of this strain's genome with that of a commercial probiotic strain, B. subtilis Natto, is presented.

In shrimp/fish aquaculture, feed represents the most expensive production cost. The quantity and quality of diets are primary factors influencing shrimp/fish growth, health status, disease prevention, pound contamination and expenses. Utilization of probiotic bacteria has emerged as a solution with enormous applications in the aquaculture feeding industry. Bacillus species principally B. subtil...