ArticleJournal of animal science and biotechnology2025
Co-cultivation of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis mediates the gut-muscle axis affecting pork quality and flavor.
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- Assessing the Safety and Probiotic Potential of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BI45: A Comprehensive Study from Genomic Analysis to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Healthy Adults.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Trial
- The Importance of the Gut-Muscle Axis: From Mechanistic Insights in Cell Culture and Rodent Models to Descriptive and Associative Evidence in Livestock.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Effects of dietary mulberry anthocyanins on meat quality, antioxidant capacity, gut microbiota, and plasma anthocyanin exposure in North China Chai chickens.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Bacterial-Fungal Co-Occurrence in the Porcine Gut Microbiome Is Associated with Distinctive Meat Flavor Profiles in Indigenous Congjiang Xiang Pigs.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Mechanisms Underlying the Impact of Feed-to-Gain Ratio Differences on Nutrient Metabolism in Simmental and Simmental × Hereford Crossbred Cattle Fed a Low-Energy Diet.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Melatonin Enhances Muscle Development and Suppresses Fat Deposition in Cashmere Goats by Implicating Gut Microbiota and Ameliorating Systemic Antioxidant Status.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPork quality and flavor are critical determinants of consumer preference, yet the role of gut microbiota in shaping meat characteristics remains underexplored. In this study, we investigated how a probiotic consortium (FAM: Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis) modulates the gut-muscle axis to enhance pork flavor.
resultsIn finishing pigs, FAM supplementation significantly increased flavor-associated nucleotides and umami-enhancing amino acids in longissimus dorsi muscle. Metagenomic analysis revealed FAM-driven enrichment of glycan-degrading Prevotella and short-chain fatty acid-producing Phascolarctobacterium, accompanied by reduced antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors. Spearman correlation linked Prevotella copri abundance with elevated muscle amino acids, suggesting microbial-encoded CAZymes as key mediators.
conclusionsThis study provides the first evidence that probiotic-induced gut microbiota remodeling enhances pork flavor through metabolic cross-talk along the gut-muscle axis. The findings suggest a novel strategy for improving pork quality via dietary interventions targeting gut microbiota.
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