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Exploring single cell microbial protein as a sustainable fishmeal alternative in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) diets: impacts on health and gut microbiome
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Vol.16(1), pp.1-15
2025
PMID: 39893452
Abstract
Background
With the global expansion of aquaculture and the increasing demand for fish meal, identifying appropriate and sustainable alternative protein sources for aquafeeds has become essential. Single-cell protein (SCP), derived from methanotrophic bacteria, presents a promising alternative by converting methane into protein, potentially addressing both the need for alternative protein sources and reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different levels of SCP inclusion (0%, 25%, 50%, and 75% fish meal replacement) on the health, gene expression, and gut microbiome of yellowtail kingfish (YTK, Seriola lalandi) following a 35-day growth trial.
Results
The study found that SCP inclusion at the highest level of fishmeal replacement (75%) induced a mild inflammatory response in the hindgut of the fish. However, micromorphological assessments of the hindgut, serum biochemistry, and gene expression analyses revealed no significant detrimental effects from SCP replacement. Notably, there were indications of improved lipid digestibility with SCP. Furthermore, SCP inclusion significantly enhanced microbial richness and altered the composition of the gut microbiome, introducing beneficial bacterial taxa that may contribute to improved gut health and resilience.
Conclusions
This study highlights SCP as a viable and sustainable alternative to fish meal in YTK diets. The findings suggest that SCP can be included in YTK diets without adverse health effects at moderate levels and may even offer benefits in terms of lipid digestibility and gut microbiome diversity. These results contribute to the advancement of more sustainable aquaculture practices.
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- Title
- Exploring single cell microbial protein as a sustainable fishmeal alternative in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) diets: impacts on health and gut microbiome
- Authors
- Luke Pilmer (Corresponding Author) - Murdoch UniversityLindsey Woolley - Murdoch UniversityAlan Lymbery - Murdoch UniversityChinh Dam - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for BioinnovationAbigail Elizur - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for BioinnovationMd Javed Foysal - University of Newcastle AustraliaGavin Partridge - Murdoch University
- Publication details
- Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Vol.16(1), pp.1-15
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40104-024-01146-w
- ISSN
- 2049-1891; 1674-9782
- PMID
- 39893452
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
- Data Availability
- The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. The raw sequence data in fastq format have been deposited to National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and currently available under the BioProject accession number PRJNA726745.
- Grant note
- Fisheries Research Development Corporation, Grant/Award Number: 2017-030.
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991101946202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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- Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science