?Immunosynbiotics? approach by using wakame and immunobiotics as livestock healthy growth strategy

YUHKA MAKANO; YUKI MASUMIZU; AKM HUMAYUN KOBER; VALERIA GARCIA; WAKAKO IKEDA-OHTSUBO; YOSHIHITO SUDA; HISASHI ASO; KEIICHI SUZUKI; TADAO SAITO; VILLENA, JULIO; KITAZAWA, HARUKI

Akiu

Simposio; Stage 1 Frontiers in agricultural immunology; 2017

Tohoku Forum for Creativity

Immuoreglatory bacteria (immunobiotics) is used for the solution of infectious diarrhea. Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) are known to improve gut immunity in pigs. The aim of the study was to develop "Immunosynbiotics" by combining immunobiotics and wakame for protecting the porcine host against infections. Several bacterial strains were isolated from small intestines of wakame-administered pigs. Isolated strains were identified and further characterized by their growing capacity in wakame medium. The isolates were mostly from Lactobacillus genus. Wakame assimilating ability was different among isolates. Selected lactobacilli showed improved growing in the culture supernatant of wakame medium treated with L. plantarum strain. "Immunosynbiotics" could be an alternative feed to modulate gut immunity in pigs, which ultimately will lead to drug-independent healthy livestock.