Effect of Probiotics on Juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus Gut Microbiota

• Published in: Journal of Ocean University of China Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 564 - 572
• Main Authors: Xiong, Kai, Miao, Fengze, Waiho, Khor, Liu, Ximei, Fang, James K. H., He, Jinfeng, Hu, Menghong, Wang, Youji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01-06-2022; Springer Nature B.V; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources,Ministry of Education,Shanghai Ocean University,Shanghai 201306,China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding,Shanghai Ocean University,Shanghai 201306,China%Higher Institution Center of Excellence(HICoE),Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries,University Malaysia Terengganu,Terengganu 20000,Malaysia%Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology,The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hung Hom,Kowloon 999077,China%Beihai Product Quality Testing Institute,Beihai 536000,China
• Subjects: Bacillus subtilis; Breeding; Crustaceans; Digestive system; Domestication; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Gastrointestinal tract; Growth; Indoor environments; Instars; Intestinal flora; Intestinal microflora; Intestine; Juveniles; Lactobacillus; Low concentrations; Marine crustaceans; Metabolism; Meteorology; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Oceanography; Probiotics; rRNA 16S; Spine; Structure-function relationships; Tachypleus tridentatus; probiotic; diversity; richness; Tachypleus tridentatus; gut microbiota
• ISSN: 1672-5182; 1993-5021; 1672-5174
• DOI: 10.1007/s11802-022-5205-x

The population of tri-spine horseshoe crabs (HSCs)
Tachypleus tridentatus
has sharply decreased in recent decades. Domestication and manual releasing are now used to recover it. In order to accelerate the growth of
T. tridentatus
in indoor environment, in this study, gut microbiota of 2nd instar
T. tridentatus
was supposed to be improved by putting probiotics in water environment and thus promoted the health and growth of the host. Using 16S rRNA sequencing of gut samples, we examined the intestinal microbiome of juvenile HSCs and studied the effect of probiotics. Results showed that there was no significant difference between groups fed with high and low concentrations (1 × 10
7
, 1 × 10
12
CFU mL
−1
) of
Bacillus subtilis
and high concentration (1 × 10
12
CFU mL
−1
) of
Lactobacillus
, and no significant difference compared with the control group, but the diversity of
Lactobacillus
group with low concentration (1 × 10
7
CFU mL
−1
) was significantly higher than those of other groups. Microbial-mediated functions predicted by PICRUSt showed that ‘Cellular Processes’, ‘Metabolism’ and ‘Organismal Systems’ pathways significantly increased in groups of
Bacillus subtilis
and
Lactobacillus
group with low concentration. The results showed that two types of probiotics with different concentrations have other effects on the structure, richness and function of intestinal microbes. By searching the literature and conducting pre-experiments, we forecasted the short time of breeding under the probiotic environment may not have much effect. The present study for the first time investigated the impact of probiotics on gut microbiota of juvenile HSCs and found them may benefit for the growth and health of HSCs.