Bacillus Subtilis 29784 as a Feed Additive for Broilers Shifts the Intestinal Microbial Composition and Supports the Production of Hypoxanthine and Nicotinic Acid
2021
Pearl Choi | Lamya Rhayat | Eric Pinloche | Estelle Devillard | Ellen De Paepe | Lynn Vanhaecke | Freddy Haesebrouck | Richard Ducatelle | Filip Van Immerseel | Evy Goossens
The probiotic <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> strain 29784 (Bs29784) has been shown to improve performance in broilers. In this study, we used a metabolomic and 16S rRNA gene sequencing approach to evaluate effects of Bs29874 in the broiler intestine. Nicotinic acid and hypoxanthine were key metabolites that were produced by the strain in vitro and were also found in vivo to be increased in small intestinal content of broilers fed Bs29784 as dietary additive. Both metabolites have well-described anti-inflammatory effects in the intestine. Furthermore, Bs29784 supplementation to the feed significantly altered the ileal microbiome of 13-day-old broilers, thereby increasing the abundance of genus <i>Bacillus</i>, while decreasing genera and OTUs belonging to the <i>Lactobacillaceae</i> and <i>Enterobacteriacae</i> families. Moreover, Bs29784 did not change the cecal microbial community structure, but specifically enriched members of the family <i>Clostridiales VadinBB60</i>, as well as the butyrate-producing families <i>Ruminococcaceae</i> and <i>Lachnospiraceae.</i> The abundance of various OTUs and genera belonging to these families was significantly associated with nicotinic acid levels in the cecum, suggesting a possible cross-feeding between <i>B. subtilis</i> strain 29784 and these beneficial microbes. Taken together, the data indicate that Bs29784 exerts its described probiotic effects through a combined action of its metabolites on both the host and its microbiome.
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