Bactérias com potencial probiótico isoladas do intestino de camarão marinho Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)

Abstract

Bacteria with probiotic effect have been used in marine shrimp production like antibiotics substitution, contributing to the health of the host, by antagonistic action to pathogenic micro-organisms or by competition for space and nutrients, and improving appetite and lead the further growth of the animals. When isolated from the host itself is safe to use, being able to adhere and colonize the intestine. The objective was to isolate probiotic bacteria from intestine of juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei and evaluate the effects of probiotic administration in the performance of cultivated animals experimental challenged infection. Intestinal bacteria were from cultivated shrimp in oligohaline water and saltwalter in dry and rainy seasons, and confronted with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio alginolyticus and Aeromonas hydrophila. Bacteria showed antimicrobial effect have been identified by molecular biology. Twenty-nine isolates showed antagonistic effect at least one of the tested pathogens. The species that most occurred was Bacillus cereus, the producing of the largest zones of inhibition to the V. alginolyticus and V. vulnificus. The bacterium Citrobacter freundii, from oligohaline water showed the best antimicrobial effect before the four pathogens. The probiotic Bacillus cereus was tested in diet for marine shrimp post-larvae against challenge with V. parahaemolyticus, and V. alginolyticus which evaluated the growth performance of animals, colonization capacity of the probiotic bacteria, pathogens count and histopathological lesions. The use of probiotic had no effect on animals survival, but not for treatments which was used probiotic had a lower weight gain. Animals fed dietary supplementation of probiotic had lower pathogens count those fed without the use. Histopathological lesions were observed in organs and tissues of animals. It can be concluded that it was possible to isolate bacteria having probiotic effect of marine shrimp intestine, wherein the strain Bacillus cereus demonstrated high capacity to colonize the host itself, causing a significant reduction of pathogens.