title: Beneficial effects of Bacillus licheniformis on the intestinal microflora and immunity of the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei.
abstract: When Bacillus licheniformis was administered to the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, although the total bacterial counts in the intestinal tract of the shrimp remained constant, Vibrio numbers significantly decreased (P < 0.05). Haemocyte counts together with phenoloxidase and superoxide dismutase activities of the shrimp were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in treatments than in the control. Thus, administration of B. licheniformis can improve the white shrimp's intestinal microflora and its immune ability.
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen , 361005, China.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tianling
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Guozheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Huasheng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001407:Bacillus / Q000502:physiology*; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D033561:Penaeidae / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000008:administration & dosage*