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Potential of Bacillus velezensis as a probiotic in animal feed: a review

Journal of Microbiology volume 59, pages 627–633 (2021)Cite this article

Abstract

Bacillus velezensis is a plant growth-promoting bacterium that can also inhibit plant pathogens. However, based on its properties, it is emerging as a probiotic in animal feed. This review focuses on the potential characteristics of B. velezensis for use as a probiotic in the animal feed industry. The review was conducted by collecting recently published articles from peer-reviewed journals. Google Scholar and PubMed were used as search engines to access published literature. Based on the information obtained, the data were divided into three groups to discuss the (i) probiotic characteristics of B. velezensis, (ii) probiotic potential for fish, and (iii) the future potential of this species to be developed as a probiotic for the animal feed industry. Different strains of B. velezensis isolated from different sources were found to have the ability to produce antimicrobial compounds and have a beneficial effect on the gut microbiota, with the potential to be a candidate probiotic in the animal feed industry. This review provides valuable information about the characteristics of B. velezensis, which can provide researchers with a better understanding of the use of this species in the animal feed industry.

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This work was supported by the Major Science and Technology Program of Anhui Province (201903a06020020), the Fund of College of Natural Science from Anhui Province (KJ2018A0141), Anhui Industry and Technology System of Poultry Science (AHCYTX-10), and the Fund of State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition (2004DA125184F1725).

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Z.W. designed the review. F.K., A.K., and Y.F. collated the references and wrote the manuscript. Q.H., Y.Z., and S.K. revised the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript for submission.

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Khalid, F., Khalid, A., Fu, Y. et al. Potential of Bacillus velezensis as a probiotic in animal feed: a review. J Microbiol. 59, 627–633 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-021-1161-1

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Keywords

  • Bacillus velezensis
  • probiotic potential
  • antimicrobial properties
  • animal feed