Chemical characterization of polysaccharide (CFP) and its potential application as a prebiotic in synbiotic preparation.

Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that are selectively fermented by probiotics. The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical properties of a polysaccharide extracted from mature fruit pulp and to evaluate its effects on probiotic strains: , , Nissle 1917 (EcN), and . These strains were compared for their growth behavior in culture media supplemented with different polysaccharide (CFP) concentrations.

The Potential Role of Powder as a Natural Feed Supplement to Boost the Productive Performance, Antioxidant Status, and Blood Biochemistry of Growing Rabbits.

The current study examined the influence of (dry lemon) on the hemato-biochemical profiles, and antioxidant indices of growing rabbits. Forty-eight growing New Zealand White rabbits (age, eight weeks; weight, 1543.33 ± 25 g) were allocated into three groups (16 animals each), the first group was (control) fed a basal diet, whereas the second and third groups were supplemented with dried lemon, 1% or 2% DLP, respectively.

Potential of Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca Strain Pcho10 as a Biocontrol Agent Against Fusarium graminearum.

To develop an effective biocontrol strategy for management of Fusarium head blight on wheat caused by Fusarium graminearum, the bacterial biocontrol agent Pcho10 was selected from more than 1,476 wheat-head-associated bacterial strains according to its antagonistic activity in vitro. This strain was subsequently characterized as Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca based on 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis, assays of the BIOLOG microbial identification system, and unique pigment production.

Functional characterization of FgERG3 and FgERG5 associated with ergosterol biosynthesis, vegetative differentiation and virulence of Fusarium graminearum.

The ergosterol biosynthesis pathway is well characterized in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, while little is known about the pathway in filamentous fungi. In this study, we isolated and genetically documented biological functions of FgErg3 and FgErg5, which are located upstream of FgErg4, the enzyme catalyzing the final step of ergosterol synthesis in Fusarium graminearum. Our results demonstrated that F.