Effects of passion fruit peel (Passiflora edulis) pectin and red yeast (Sporodiobolus pararoseus) cells on growth, immunity, intestinal morphology, gene expression, and gut microbiota in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

ABSTRACT: This study explores the effects of dietary supplementation with passion fruit peel pectin (Passiflora edulis) and red yeast cell walls (Sporidiobolus pararoseus) on growth performance, immunity, intestinal morphology, gene expression, and gut microbiota of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Nile tilapia with an initial body weight of approximately 15 ± 0.06 g were fed four isonitrogenous (29.09-29.94%), isolipidic (3.01-4.28%), and isoenergetic (4119-4214 Cal/g) diets containing 0 g kg^-1 pectin or red yeast cell walls (T1 - Control), 10 g kg^-1 pectin (T2), 10 g kg^-1 red yeast (T3), and a combination of 10 g kg^-1 pectin and 10 g kg^-1 red yeast (T4) for 8 weeks. Growth rates and immune responses were assessed at 4 and 8 weeks, while h

SUBMITTER: Lubis AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11442623 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature