Bacillus spp. Probiotic Strains as a Potential Tool for Limiting the Use of Antibiotics, and Improving the Growth and Health of Pigs and Chickens

Protective effects of Bacillus subtilis ASAG 216 on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, gut microbiota and tissues residues of weaned piglets fed deoxynivalenol contaminated diets

(2021) Ru Jia et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Timely Control of Gastrointestinal Eubiosis: A Strategic Pillar of Pig Health

(2021) Paolo Trevisi et al.   Microorganisms

Effects of dietary Bacillus coagulans and yeast hydrolysate supplementation on growth performance, immune response and intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets

(2021) Runqi Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation and social interactions

(2021) Sofia Arnaouteli et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

atpD gene sequencing, multidrug resistance traits, virulence-determinants, and antimicrobial resistance genes of emerging XDR and MDR-Proteus mirabilis

(2021) Abdelazeem M. Algammal et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of age on immune function in broiler chickens

(2021) Bochen Song et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Effect of Lactylate and Bacillus subtilis on Growth Performance, Peripheral Blood Cell Profile, and Gut Microbiota of Nursery Pigs

(2021) Xiaofan Wang et al.   Microorganisms

Multidrug-Resistant, Including Extended-Spectrum Beta Lactamase-Producing and Quinolone-Resistant, Escherichia coli Isolated from Poultry and Domestic Pigs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

(2021) Zuhura I. Kimera et al.   Antibiotics-Basel

Effects of Bacillus Coagulans on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity function, and gut health in broilers

(2021) Bing Zhang et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Functional Amino Acids in Pigs and Chickens: Implication for Gut Health

(2021) Tristan Chalvon-Demersay et al.   Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Gut microbiota of laying hens and its manipulation with prebiotics and probiotics to enhance gut health and food safety

(2020) Samiullah Khan et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Complete genome sequence and antimicrobial activity of Bacillus velezensis JT3-1, a microbial germicide isolated from yak feces

(2020) Youquan Li et al.   3 Biotech

Combination of Bacillus licheniformis and Salinomycin: Effect on the Growth Performance and GIT Microbial Populations of Broiler Chickens

(2020) Jacek Trela et al.   Animals

Dietary supplementation with Bacillus subtilis DSM 32315 alters the intestinal microbiota and metabolites in weaned piglets

(2020) H. Ding et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Dietary supplementation with Bacillus mixture modifies the intestinal ecosystem of weaned piglets in an overall beneficial way

(2020) X. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Exploring the Animal Waste Resistome: The Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes Through the Use of Livestock Manure

(2020) Alice Checcucci et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Probiotics: an Antibiotic Replacement Strategy for Healthy Broilers and Productive Rearing

(2020) Deon P. Neveling et al.   Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Administration of direct-fed Bacillus cultures and refined functional carbohydrates to broiler chickens improves growth performance and promotes positive shifts in gastrointestinal microbiota

(2020) L.K. Froebel et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH

Effect of Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, bone mineralization, and bacterial population of broilers fed with different protein sources

(2020) G. Ciurescu et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Dietary Bacillus spp. enhanced growth and disease resistance of weaned pigs by modulating intestinal microbiota and systemic immunity

(2020) Yijie He et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): One Health Perspective Approach to the Bacterium Epidemiology, Virulence Factors, Antibiotic-Resistance, and Zoonotic Impact

(2020) Abdelazeem M Algammal et al.   Infection and Drug Resistance

Intestinal Morphologic and Microbiota Responses to Dietary Bacillus spp. in a Broiler Chicken Model

(2019) Cheng-liang Li et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Effects of Bacillus subtilis DSM32315 supplementation and dietary crude protein level on performance, barrier function and gut microbiota profile in weaned piglets

(2019) Wenjie Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of isomaltooligosaccharide and Bacillus supplementation on sow performance, serum metabolites, and serum and placental oxidative status

(2019) X.L. Gu et al.   ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE

Evaluating two multistrain probiotics on growth performance, intestinal morphology, lipid oxidation and ileal microflora in chickens

(2019) Seyed Amin Kazemi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

Effects of dietary isomaltooligosaccharide and Bacillus spp. supplementation during perinatal period on lactational performance, blood metabolites, and milk composition of sows

(2019) X. L. Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

antiSMASH 5.0: updates to the secondary metabolite genome mining pipeline

(2019) Kai Blin et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Effects of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 on sow and progeny performance, fecal consistency, and fecal microbes during gestation, lactation, and nursery periods

(2019) Mariana B Menegat et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis influenced intestinal health of weaned pigs experimentally infected with a pathogenic E. coli

(2019) Kwangwook Kim et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Influence of Bacillus subtilis GCB-13-001 on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood characteristics, faecal microbiota and faecal score in weanling pigs

(2019) Huan Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

Effect of dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis spores on growth performance, oxidative status, and digestive enzyme activities in Japanese quail birds

(2019) Abdel-Moneim Eid Abdel-Moneim et al.   TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION

Could probiotics be the panacea alternative to the use of antimicrobials in livestock diets?

(2019) A. Cameron et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Bacillus sp. probiotic supplementation diminish the Escherichia coli F4ac infection in susceptible weaned pigs by influencing the intestinal immune response, intestinal microbiota and blood metabolomics

(2019) Diana Luise et al.   Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Microbiota Composition and Functional Profiling Throughout the Gastrointestinal Tract of Commercial Weaning Piglets

(2019) Gresse et al.   Microorganisms

Dietary Probiotic Bacillus licheniformis H2 Enhanced Growth Performance, Morphology of Small Intestine and Liver, and Antioxidant Capacity of Broiler Chickens Against Clostridium perfringens–Induced Subclinical Necrotic Enteritis

(2019) Ying Zhao et al.   Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Probiotic supplementation improves reproductive performance of unvaccinated farmed sows infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

(2018) Takamitsu Tsukahara et al.   ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

Unraveling the mode of antifungal action of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as potential biocontrol agents against aflatoxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus

(2018) Fatemeh Siahmoshteh et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Bacillus probiotics: an alternative to antibiotics for livestock production

(2018) S. Mingmongkolchai et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals

(2018) Awa Aidara-Kane et al.   Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Effects of three probiotic Bacillus on growth performance, digestive enzyme activities, antioxidative capacity, serum immunity, and biochemical parameters in broilers

(2018) Li Gong et al.   ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

Effects of pea extrusion and enzyme and probiotic supplementation on performance, microbiota activity and biofilm formation in the broiler gastrointestinal tract

(2018) P. Konieczka et al.   BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE

Protective Effects of Benzoic Acid, Bacillus Coagulans, and Oregano Oil on Intestinal Injury Caused by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in Weaned Piglets

(2018) Junning Pu et al.   Biomed Research International

Impact of Bacillus spp. spores and gentamicin on the gastrointestinal microbiota of suckling and newly weaned piglets

(2018) Ann-Sofie Riis Poulsen et al.   PLoS One

The impact of Bacillus subtilis DSM 32315 on the pathology, performance, and intestinal microbiome of broiler chickens in a necrotic enteritis challenge

(2018) Rose A Whelan et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Effects of Probiotic Bacillus as an Alternative of Antibiotics on Digestive Enzymes Activity and Intestinal Integrity of Piglets

(2018) Shenglan Hu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Effects of Clostridium butyricum or in combination with Bacillus licheniformis on the growth performance, blood indexes, and intestinal barrier function of weanling piglets

(2018) X. Zong et al.   Livestock Science

Probiotic supplementation protects weaned pigs against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 challenge and improves performance similar to antibiotics1

(2017) L. Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Impact of lyophilized Lactobacillus salivarius DSPV 001P administration on growth performance, microbial translocation, and gastrointestinal microbiota of broilers reared under low ambient temperature

(2017) J.E. Blajman et al.   RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Postweaning Piglets: Understanding the Keys to Health

(2017) Raphaële Gresse et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Bacillus As Potential Probiotics: Status, Concerns, and Future Perspectives

(2017) Fouad M. F. Elshaghabee et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Dietary Probiotic Compound Improves Reproductive Performance of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus-Infected Sows Reared in a Japanese Commercial Swine Farm under Vaccine Control Condition

(2017) Takio Inatomi et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Effects of a Bacillus -based probiotic and dietary energy content on the performance and nutrient digestibility of wean to finish pigs

(2016) Jens Noesgaard Jørgensen et al.   ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Dietary administration of probiotics to sows and/or their neonates improves the reproductive performance, incidence of post-weaning diarrhea and histopathological parameters in the intestine of weaned piglets

(2016) Teruo Hayakawa et al.   ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

Construction of Bacillus subtilis strain engineered for expression of porcine β-defensin-2/cecropin P1 fusion antimicrobial peptides and its growth-promoting effect and antimicrobial activity

(2016) Jian Xu et al.   ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

Effects of multistrain probiotics on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, faecal microbial shedding, faecal score and noxious gas emission in weaning pigs

(2016) R. X. Lan et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

Effect of organic acid blend and Bacillus subtilis alone or in combination on growth traits, blood biochemical and antioxidant status in broilers exposed to Salmonella typhimurium challenge during the starter phase

(2016) Alaeldein M. Abudabos et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH

Effects of two different probiotics on microflora, morphology, and morphometry of gut in organic laying hens

(2016) C. Forte et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Supplemental effects of probioticBacillus subtilisfmbJ on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and meat quality of broiler chickens

(2016) Kaiwen Bai et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Effects of dietary inclusion of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on intestinal histological changes in challenged broiler chickens

(2016) HH Al-Baadani et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Growth performance, serum biochemical profile, jejunal morphology, and the expression of nutrients transporter genes in deoxynivalenol (DON)- challenged growing pigs

(2015) Li Wu et al.   BMC Veterinary Research

Purification and characterization of a novel bacteriocin CAMT2 produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens isolated from marine fish Epinephelus areolatus

(2015) Junying An et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Effects of a multi-strain Bacillus species–based direct-fed microbial on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, and gut health in nursery pigs fed corn–soybean meal–based diets1

(2015) L. Cai et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Reproductive performance of sows was improved by administration of a sporing bacillary probiotic (Bacillus subtilis C-3102)

(2015) S. K. Kritas et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> KN-42 on Growth Performance, Diarrhea and Faecal Bacterial Flora of Weaned Piglets

(2014) Yuanliang Hu et al.   ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

ROS Function in Redox Signaling and Oxidative Stress

(2014) Michael Schieber et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Development of a two-step cultivation strategy for the production of vitamin B12 by Bacillus megaterium

(2014) Yousef Mohammed et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Effects of salinomycin and Bacillus subtilis on growth performance and immune responses in broiler chickens

(2014) Kyung-Woo Lee et al.   RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

Impact of a probiotic Bacillus cereus strain on the jejunal epithelial barrier and on the NKG2D expressing immune cells during the weaning phase of piglets

(2014) Sara Altmeyer et al.   VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Two necrotic enteritis predisposing factors, dietary fishmeal and Eimeria infection, induce large changes in the caecal microbiota of broiler chickens

(2014) Shu-Biao Wu et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

A second-generationBacilluscell factory for rare inositol production

(2014) Kosei Tanaka et al.   Bioengineered

Quorum Quenching Enzymes and Their Application in Degrading Signal Molecules to Block Quorum Sensing-Dependent Infection

(2013) Fang Chen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

The effect of a Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial supplemented to sows on the gastrointestinal microbiota of their neonatal piglets

(2013) A. A. Baker et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SC06 inhibits ETEC-induced pro-inflammatory responses by suppression of MAPK signaling pathways in IPEC-1 cells and diarrhea in weaned piglets

(2013) Jian Ji et al.   Livestock Science

Effects ofBacillus subtilis B10 spores on viability and biological functions of murine macrophages

(2012) Qin Huang et al.   ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

Thermostable Bacteriocin BL8 fromBacillus licheniformisisolated from marine sediment

(2012) S. Smitha et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Immunomodulatory effects ofBacillus subtilis(natto) B4 spores on murine macrophages

(2012) Xin Xu et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Effect of Supplementation of Bacillus subtilis LS 1-2 Grown on Citrus-juice Waste and Corn-soybean Meal Substrate on Growth Performance, Nutrient Retention, Caecal Microbiology and Small Intestinal Morphology of Broilers

(2011) Sinol Sen et al.   ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

Isolation, characterization and evolution of a new thermophilic Bacillus licheniformis for lactic acid production in mineral salts medium

(2011) Qingzhao Wang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Effect of potential multimicrobe probiotic product processed by high drying temperature and antibiotic on performance of weanling pigs1

(2011) J. Y. Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Controlling Salmonella infection in weanling pigs through water delivery of direct-fed microbials or organic acids. Part I: Effects on growth performance, microbial populations, and immune status1

(2011) M. C. Walsh et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Bacillus probiotics

(2010) Simon M. Cutting   FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of direct-fed microbials on growth performance, gut morphometry, and immune characteristics in broiler chickens

(2010) K. W. Lee et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Probiotic micro-organisms: 100 years of innovation and efficacy; modes of action

(2010) B. VILÀ et al.   WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL

Protective efficacy of probiotic alone or in conjunction with a prebiotic in Salmonella-induced liver damage

(2009) Praveen Rishi et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Probiotics in animal nutrition and health

(2009) F. Chaucheyras-Durand et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Bacillus lipopeptides: versatile weapons for plant disease biocontrol

(2008) Marc Ongena et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of Bacillus cereus var. toyoi on immune parameters of pregnant sows

(2008) Peter Schierack et al.   VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Use of phytogenic products as feed additives for swine and poultry1

(2007) W. Windisch et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Isolation of the Bacillus subtilis antimicrobial peptide subtilosin from the dairy product-derived Bacillus amyloliquefaciens

(2007) K.E. Sutyak et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY