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Effects of different microbes on fermenting feed for sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus)

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The effects of different microbes on fermenting feed for sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) were compared to select the optimal fermentation strain in this study. Saccharomgces cerevisae, Candida utilis, Bacillus subtilis and Geotrichum candidum were independently added into the experimental compound feed, while only saline was mixed with the control feed. The fermentation treatments were inoculated with 10% seed solution under the condition of 25°C and 70% water content, which lasted for 5 days to elucidate the optimal microbe strain for fermenting effect. Physicochemical indexes and sensorial characteristics were measured per day during the fermentation. The indexes included dry matter recovery (DMR), crude protein (CP), the percentage of amino acid nitrogen to total nitrogen (AA-N/tN), the percentage of ammonia nitrogen to total nitrogen (NH3-N/tN), and the ratio of fermentation strains and vibrios to the total microbes, color, smell and viscosity. The results showed that DMR, CP and AA-N/tN of the S. cerevisae group reached the highest level on day 3, but the ratio of fermentation strain was second to C. utilis group. In addition, its NH3-N/tN and the ratio of vibrios were maintained at low levels, and the sensory evaluation score including smell, color and viscosity was the highest in S. cerevisae group on day 3. Therefore, S. cerevisae could be the optimal strain for the feed fermentation for sea cucumber. This research developed a new production method of fermentation feed for sea cucumber.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Mariculture of Ministry Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, P. R. China

    Yan Jiang & Kangsen Mai

  2. Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China

    Yan Jiang, Yingeng Wang, Zheng Zhang, Meijie Liao & Xiaojun Rong

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Jiang, Y., Wang, Y., Mai, K. et al. Effects of different microbes on fermenting feed for sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus). J. Ocean Univ. China 14, 873–880 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-015-2591-3

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