The objective of the present study was to understand the influence of some types of probiotics on the growth parameters and the intestinal microbial flora of O. niloticus. The fish were divided into three groups, the first one fed on diet supplemented with dead Saccharomyces cerevisae yeast, the second group fed on diet supplemented with live Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisae while ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the intestinal and microbial disposition of flavonoids and how these disposition processes affect their enteric recycling. DESIGN Studies were performed using a perfused rat intestinal model or using enrichment cultures and a pure isolate of Enterococcus avium (LY1). RESULTS In the rat intestine, aglycones, such as quercetin and apigeni...

BACKGROUND Despite effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), patients with chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have increased microbial translocation and systemic inflammation. Alterations in the intestinal microbiota may play a role in microbial translocation and inflammation. METHODS We profiled the fecal microbiota by pyrosequencing the gene encoding 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA)...

The interactions between a host and his/her microbiota have co-evolved over time and they exert profound effects on each other. Intestinal microbiota has been linked with a number of diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome; it is considered to be a major etiopathological factor since it can alter intestinal homeostasis. However, the role of intestinal microbiota, especially commensals, is un...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary sodium butyrate on growth performance, intestinal microbiota, digestive enzymes, humoral immune responses and resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) juveniles (39.5±1.12 g). The fish were fed diets supplemented with 0 (SB0), 1.5 (SB1.5), 2.5 (SB2.5) and 5 (SB5.0) g/kg sodium butyrate f...