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Shrimp is one of the most important aquaculture industries. Therefore, we determined the effect of nitrifying-probiotic bacteria on water quality, growth, survival, immune response, and intestinal microbiota of Litopenaeus vannamei cultured without water exchange. In vitro, only Bacillus licheniformis used total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrites, and nitrates since nitrogen bubbles were produced. TAN decreased significantly in the treatments with B. licheniformis and Pediococcus pentosaceus and Leuconostoc mesenteroides, but no differences were observed in nitrites. Nitrates were significantly higher in the treatments with bacteria. The final weight was higher only with bacilli and bacilli and LAB treatments. The survival of shrimp in the bacterial treatments increased significantly, and superoxide anion increased significantly only in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) treatment. The activity of phenoloxidase decreased significantly in the treatments with bacteria compared to the control. Shrimp treated with bacilli in the water showed lower species richness. The gut bacterial community after treatments was significantly different from that of the control. Linoleic acid metabolism was positively correlated with final weight and superoxide anion, whereas quorum sensing was correlated with survival. Thus, bacilli and LAB in the water of hyperintensive culture systems act as heterotrophic nitrifers, modulate the intestinal microbiota and immune response, and improve the growth and survival of shrimp. This is the first report on P. pentosaceus and L. mesenteroides identified as nitrifying bacteria.
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Abstract Background: Shrimp farming is evolving from semi-intensive to hyper-intensive systems with biofloc technology and water recirculation systems. Objective: To evaluate the transcriptional response promoted by biofloc on shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) under a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). Methods: Quantitative real-time RT-PCR was used to monitor seven key genes related to the immune system in shrimp post-larvae, reared in a RAS with and without biofloc (BF and no- BF). In addition, we present for the first time nucleotide sequences of ADP-ribosylation factor 4 (LvArf4) from Litopenaeus vannamei. Results: Transcripts for penaeidin3 (Pen3), penaeidin4 (Pen4), crustin, and Toll receptor (LvToll) genes were up-regulated between 3 and 24 h in both systems, and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) in no-BF as an early response. Regarding differential expression between treatments, 13 occurrences were encountered. Nine that were higher in BF than in no-BF and four higher in no-BF than in BF. In some sample times, expression of Pen3, crustin, LvToll, TRAF6, IMD, and LvArf4 was higher in BF than in no-BF and in others, expression of Pen3, Pen4, and TRAF6 was higher in no-BF than in BF. Conclusions: BF modulates the transcription of genes related to the immune response in shrimp as an early response. However, the RAS with no-BF promotes a similar response.
Resumen Antecedentes: Los cultivos de camarón están evolucionando de sistemas semi-intensivos a hiper-intensivos con biofloc y con recirculación. Objetivo: Evaluar la respuesta transcripcional promovida por el biofloc en un sistema acuícola con recirculación (SAR). Métodos: Monitoreamos mediante RT-PCR cuantitativo siete genes relacionados con el sistema inmune en postlarvas de camarón cultivadas en un SAR con y sin biofloc (BF y no-BF). Además, presentamos por primera vez la secuencia de nucleótidos del factor de ribosilación 4 de ADP (LvArf4) de Litopenaeus vannamei. Resultados: Los genes penaeidina3 (Pen3), penaeidina4 (Pen4), Crustina y Toll (LvToll) se sobre-expresaron entre las 3 y 24 h en ambos sistemas, y el factor 6 asociado al factor de necrosis tumoral (TRAF6) en BF como una respuesta temprana. Con respecto a la expresión diferencial entre los tratamientos, se presentaron 13 ocurrencias. Nueve donde el BF fue mayor que sin-BF y cuatro donde el no-BF fue mayor que el BF. La expresión fue más alta en BF que en no-BF en Pen3, Crustin, LvToll, TRAF6, IMD y LvArf4. En contraste, la expresión fue mayor en no-BF en Pen3, Pen4 y TRAF6. Conclusión: el BF modula la transcripción de los genes relacionados con la respuesta inmune en camarón como una respuesta temprana. Sin embargo, el SAR sin-BF promueve una respuesta similar.
Resumo Antecedentes: A criação de camarões está evoluindo de sistemas semi-intensivos para hiper-intensivos como tecnologia de bioflocos e sistemas de recirculação. Objetivo: Avaliar a resposta transcricional promovida pelo biofloco em um sistema de aquicultura recirculante (SAR). Métodos: Utilizamos RT-PCR quantitativo em tempo real para monitorar sete genes-chave relacionados ao sistema imune em pós-larvas de camarão, criados em SAR com e sem bioflocos (BF e no-BF). Além disso, apresentamos pela primeira vez sequências nucleotídicas do fator de ribosilação do ADP 4 (LvArf4) de Litopenaeus vannamei. Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que o Penaeidina3 (PEN3), Penaeidina4 (Pen4), Crustina e Toll genes (LvToll) foram sobre-expressos entre 3 e 24 h em ambos os sistemas, e o Factor de Necrose do Receptor 6 associado e protuberância (TRAF6) no BF como uma resposta precoce. Com relação à expressão diferencial entre tratamentos, 13 ocorrências foram apresentadas. Nove onde o BF foi maior do que os não-BF e quatro onde o não-BF foi maior do que o BF. A expressão foi maior do que em BF não-BF em Pen3, Crustin, LvToll, TRAF6, IMD e LvArf4. Em contraste, a expressão foi mais elevada no não-BF em Pen3, Pen4 e TRAF6. Conclusões: O BF modula a transcrição de resposta imune relacionada no camarão como um genes de resposta precoce. No entanto, o SAR não BF promove uma resposta semelhante.