The aims of this study were to evaluate the probiotic efficiency of Bacillus subtilis E20 (109 colony‐forming units kg−1) on the growth and apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), amino acids (AAs), and crude lipids (CLs) of the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. A control diet without probiotic supplementation was used. Shrimp exhibited significant increases in growth performance and feed utilization after being fed the test diet for 56 days. Shrimp were then used to evaluate the apparent nutrient digestibility using 0.1% Cr2O3 in the diet as an indicator. During the trial, faeces was collected from triplicate groups of shrimp twice daily. ADCs of CP and DM in the test diet significantly increased compared to those of the control diet. Although the ADCs of CLs did not significantly differ between the control and probiotic group, the ADC of CLs was higher in the probiotic group than in the control group. In addition, ADCs of most AAs in the test diet were significantly higher compared to those of the control diet. These results suggest that shrimp in the test group had significantly better growth performance, which was due to increases in nutrient digestibility and absorption.
Bacillus subtilis E20, an isolate from natto – a Japanese fermented soy product – is used in a wide variety of marine and freshwater aquatic species to enhance growth and immunity. This paper describes the cloning, expression and characterization of xylanase isolated from B. subtilis E20 in B. subtilis RIK1285. The BsXynE20 gene was identified to encode a 213‐amino‐acid protein for a glycoside hydrolase family 11 xylanase containing a 28‐residue signal peptide whose cleavage yields a 185‐residue mature protein with a predicted molecular weight of 20.25 kDa. The full length of the BsXynE20 gene was subcloned into the pBE‐S expression vector for secretory production of recombinant BsXynE20 in B. subtilis RIK1285. Western blot and zymogram analysis, respectively, revealed that recombinant BsXynE20 can be secreted into culture medium and is a functional xylanase. The xylanase exhibited optimal activity at pH 5.0–6.0 and 60°C. Using recombinant BsXynE20‐pretreated duckweed meal for feed preparation improved the growth performance of tilapia. Finally, we achieved secretive expression of functional BsXynE20, which can improve the nutrient utilization of a plant‐derived diet. Thus, the use of BsXynE20 may be beneficial for tilapia aquaculture.
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