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Background  Numerous studies have reported the health-promoting effects of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) in in vitro models; however, a functional evaluation of EPSs will provide additional knowledge of EPS-microbe interactions by in vivo intestinal microbial model. In the present study, high-throughput amplicon sequencing, short-chain fatty acid (SCFAs) and intestinal inflammation evaluation were performed to explore the potential benefits of exopolysaccharides (EPSs) and EPS-producing  Lactobacillus  (HNUB20 group) using the healthy zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) model.    Results  The results based on microbial taxonomic analysis revealed that the abundance of four genera,  Ochrobactrum, Sediminibacterium, Sphingomonas  and  Sphingobium , were increased in the control group in comparison to HNUB20 group.  Pelomonas  spp. levels were significantly higher and that of the genera  Lactobacillus  and  Brachybacterium  were significantly decreased in EPS group compared with control group. PICRUSt based functional prediction of gut microbiota metabolic pathways indicated that significantly lower abundance was found for transcription, and membrane transport, whereas folding, sorting and degradation and energy metabolism had significantly higher abundance after HNUB20 treatment. Two metabolic pathways, including metabolism and endocrine functions, were more abundant in the EPS group than control group. Similar to the HNUB20 group, transcription was also decreased in the EPS group compared with the control group. However, SCFAs and immune indexes indicated EPS and HNUB20 performed limited efficacy in the healthy zebrafish.    Conclusions  The present intestinal microbial model-based study indicated that EPSs and high-yield EPS-producing  Lactobacillus  can shake the structure of intestinal microbiota, but cannot change SCFAs presence and intestinal inflammation.

The effects of exopolysaccharides and exopolysaccharide-producing Lactobacillus on the intestinal microbiome of zebrafish (Danio rerio)