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Frolková P, Švec P, Sedláček I, Mašlaňová I, Černohlávková J, Ghosh A, Zurek L, Radiměřský T, Literák I. Enterococcus alcedinis sp. nov., isolated from common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3069-3074. [PMID: 23416573 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.049833-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two Gram-positive, catalase-negative bacterial strains were isolated from the cloaca of common kingfishers (Alcedo atthis). Repetitive sequence-based PCR fingerprinting using the (GTG)5 primer grouped these isolates into a single cluster separated from all known enterococcal species. The two strains revealed identical 16S rRNA gene sequences placing them within the genus Enterococcus with Enterococcus aquimarinus LMG 16607(T) as the closest relative (97.14 % similarity). Further taxonomic investigation using sequencing of the genes for the superoxide dismutase (sodA), phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase alpha subunit (pheS) and the RNA polymerase alpha subunit (rpoA) as well as application of whole-cell protein fingerprinting, automated ribotyping and extensive phenotyping confirmed that both strains belong to the same species. Based on data from this polyphasic study, these strains represent a novel species of the genus Enterococcus, for which the name Enterococcus alcedinis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is L34(T) (= CCM 8433(T) = LMG 27164(T)).
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- Petra Frolková
- Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC VFU, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
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Mo S, You M, Su YCF, Lacap-Bugler DC, Huo YB, Smith GJD, Leung WK, Watt RM. Multilocus sequence analysis of Treponema denticola strains of diverse origin. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:24. [PMID: 23379917 PMCID: PMC3574001 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background The oral spirochete bacterium Treponema denticola is associated with both the incidence and severity of periodontal disease. Although the biological or phenotypic properties of a significant number of T. denticola isolates have been reported in the literature, their genetic diversity or phylogeny has never been systematically investigated. Here, we describe a multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 20 of the most highly studied reference strains and clinical isolates of T. denticola; which were originally isolated from subgingival plaque samples taken from subjects from China, Japan, the Netherlands, Canada and the USA. Results The sequences of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, and 7 conserved protein-encoding genes (flaA, recA, pyrH, ppnK, dnaN, era and radC) were successfully determined for each strain. Sequence data was analyzed using a variety of bioinformatic and phylogenetic software tools. We found no evidence of positive selection or DNA recombination within the protein-encoding genes, where levels of intraspecific sequence polymorphism varied from 18.8% (flaA) to 8.9% (dnaN). Phylogenetic analysis of the concatenated protein-encoding gene sequence data (ca. 6,513 nucleotides for each strain) using Bayesian and maximum likelihood approaches indicated that the T. denticola strains were monophyletic, and formed 6 well-defined clades. All analyzed T. denticola strains appeared to have a genetic origin distinct from that of ‘Treponema vincentii’ or Treponema pallidum. No specific geographical relationships could be established; but several strains isolated from different continents appear to be closely related at the genetic level. Conclusions Our analyses indicate that previous biological and biophysical investigations have predominantly focused on a subset of T. denticola strains with a relatively narrow range of genetic diversity. Our methodology and results establish a genetic framework for the discrimination and phylogenetic analysis of T. denticola isolates, which will greatly assist future biological and epidemiological investigations involving this putative ‘periodontopathogen’.
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- Sisu Mo
- Oral Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
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Bae HS, Hou A. 23S rRNA gene-based enterococci community signatures in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA, following urban runoff inputs after Hurricane Katrina. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2013; 65:289-301. [PMID: 23269456 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0166-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Little is known about the impacts of fecal polluted urban runoff inputs on the structure of enterococci communities in estuarine waters. This study employed a 23S rRNA gene-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with newly designed genus-specific primers, Ent127F-Ent907R, to determine the possible impacts of Hurricane Katrina floodwaters via the 17th Street Canal discharge on the community structure of enterococci in Lake Pontchartrain. A total of 94 phylotypes were identified through the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) screening of 494 clones while only 8 phylotypes occurred among 88 cultivated isolates. Sequence analyses of representative phylotypes and their temporal and spatial distribution in the lake and the canal indicated the Katrina floodwater input introduced a large portion of Enterococcus flavescens, Enterococcus casseliflavus, and Enterococcus dispar into the lake; typical fecal groups Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus hirae, and Enterococcus mundtii were detected primarily in the floodwater-impacted waters. This study provides a global picture of enterococci in estuarine waters impacted by Hurricane Katrina-derived urban runoff. It also demonstrates the culture-independent PCR approach using 23S rRNA gene as a molecular marker could be a good alternative in ecological studies of enterococci in natural environments to overcome the limitation of conventional cultivation methods.
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- Hee-Sung Bae
- Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Xiong T, Song S, Huang X, Feng C, Liu G, Huang J, Xie M. Screening and Identification of Functional Lactobacillus Specific for Vegetable Fermentation. J Food Sci 2012; 78:M84-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.03003.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pediococcus lolii
DSM 19927T and JCM 15055T are strains of
Pediococcus acidilactici. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:3105-3108. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.046201-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Strain NGRI 0510QT, isolated from ryegrass silage, was recently classified as a representative of a novel
Pediococcus
species,
Pediococcus lolii
Doi et al. 2009. It was deposited in the DSMZ and JCM culture collections as DSM 19927T and JCM 15055T, respectively. A polyphasic taxonomic study, including matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, pheS and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism and DNA–DNA hybridization, was used to prove that both subcultures of the type, and only, strain of this species are strains of
Pediococcus acidilactici
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Bottari B, Agrimonti C, Gatti M, Neviani E, Marmiroli N. Development of a multiplex real time PCR to detect thermophilic lactic acid bacteria in natural whey starters. Int J Food Microbiol 2012; 160:290-7. [PMID: 23290237 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Revised: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A multiplex real time PCR (mRealT-PCR) useful to rapidly screen microbial composition of thermophilic starter cultures for hard cooked cheeses and to compare samples with potentially different technological properties was developed. Novel primers directed toward pheS gene were designed and optimized for multiple detection of Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus fermentum. The assay was based on SYBR Green chemistry followed by melting curves analysis. The method was then evaluated for applications in the specific detection of the 4 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in 29 different natural whey starters for Parmigiano Reggiano cheese production. The results obtained by mRealT-PCR were also compared with those obtained on the same samples by Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Length-Heterogeneity PCR (LH-PCR). The mRealT-PCR developed in this study, was found to be effective for analyzing species present in the samples with an average sensitivity down to less than 600 copies of DNA and therefore sensitive enough to detect even minor LAB community members of thermophilic starter cultures. The assay was able to describe the microbial population of all the different natural whey starter samples analyzed, despite their natural variability. A higher number of whey starter samples with S. thermophilus and L. fermentum present in their microbial community were revealed, suggesting that these species could be more frequent in Parmigiano Reggiano natural whey starter samples than previously shown. The method was more effective than LH-PCR and FISH and, considering that these two techniques have to be used in combination to detect the less abundant species, the mRealT-PCR was also faster. Providing a single step sensitive detection of L. helveticus, L. delbrueckii, S. thermophilus and L. fermentum, the developed mRealT-PCR could be used for screening thermophilic starter cultures and to follow the presence of those species during ripening of derived dairy products. A major increase in understanding the starter culture contribution to cheese ecosystem could be harnessed to control cheese ripening and flavor formation.
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- Benedetta Bottari
- Department of Food Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, Parma, Italy
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Zou Y, Liu F, Fang C, Wan D, Yang R, Su Q, Yang R, Zhao J. Lactobacillus shenzhenensis sp. nov., isolated from a fermented dairy beverage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 63:1817-1823. [PMID: 23002044 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.041111-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two Lactobacillus strains, designated LY-73(T) and LY-30B, were isolated from a dairy beverage, sold in Shenzhen market, China. The two isolates were Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, non-motile, facultatively anaerobic rods that were heterofermentative and did not exhibit catalase activity. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA, pheS and rpoA genes revealed that the two isolates shared 99.5, 99.8 and 99.9 % sequence similarity, which indicates that they belong to the same species. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated clustering of the two isolates with the genus Lactobacillus. Strain LY-73(T) showed highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Lactobacillus harbinensis KACC 12409(T) (97.73%), Lactobacillus perolens DSM 12744(T) (96.96 %) and Lactobacillus selangorensis DSM 13344(T) (93.10 %). Comparative analyses of their rpoA and pheS gene sequences indicated that the novel strains were significantly different from other Lactobacillus species. Low DNA-DNA reassociation values (50.5 %) were obtained between strain LY-73(T) and its phylogenetically closest neighbours. The G+C contents of the DNA of the two novel isolates were 56.1 and 56.5 mol%. Straight-chain unsaturated fatty acids C18 : 1ω9c (78.85 and 74.29 %) were the dominant components, and the cell-wall peptidoglycan was of the l-Lys-d-Asp type. Based on phenotypic characteristics, and chemotaxonomic and genotypic data, the novel strains represent a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, for which the name Lactobacillus shenzhenensis sp. nov. is proposed, with LY-73(T) ( = CCTCC M 2011481(T) = KACC 16878(T)) as the type strain.
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- Yuanqiang Zou
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
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- China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC), College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, PR China.,Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Bioenergy, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, PR China
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Niemi RM, Ollinkangas T, Paulin L, Švec P, Vandamme P, Karkman A, Kosina M, Lindström K. Enterococcus rivorum sp. nov., from water of pristine brooks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2169-2173. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.038257-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A significant number of
Enterococcus
strains from pristine waters of two brooks in Finland formed a distinct cluster on the basis of whole-cell protein fingerprinting by one-dimensional SDS-PAGE. The strains shared the following characteristics. Cells were ovoid, Gram-positive-staining and non-spore-forming, appearing singly or in pairs or chains. They were facultatively anaerobic and catalase-negative. Growth in broth containing 6.5 % NaCl or at 45 °C was weak or absent. Production of D antigen was variable. The strains tolerated 60 °C for 30 min, 40 % bile and tellurite, hydrolysed aesculin strongly and gelatin weakly, produced no acid from hippurate and did not reduce it, grew weakly at 10 °C, showed a strong reaction for the Voges–Proskauer test and produced acid from methyl α-d-glucoside, mannitol, sorbitol and sucrose, with weak or no production of acid from methyl α-d-mannoside, l-arabinose, gluconate and l-xylose. Several of the strains were selected for identification on the basis of sequencing of almost the whole 16S rRNA gene and partial atpA and pheS genes and of (GTG)5-PCR fingerprints. Partial atpA and pheS gene sequencing was also performed for those type strains of
Enterococcus
species without available sequences in the database. The pristine brook isolates formed a novel species, for which the name Enterococcus rivorum sp. nov. (type strain S299T = HAMBI 3055T = LMG 25899T = CCM 7986T) is proposed. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, E. rivorum sp. nov. is related to the
Enterococcus faecalis
genogoup. It is distinguished from described
Enterococcus
species on the basis of 16S rRNA, atpA and pheS gene sequences and whole-cell protein and (GTG)5-PCR fingerprints. It is most closely related to
E. faecalis
, but DNA–DNA hybridization confirms it to represent a novel species.
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- R. Maarit Niemi
- Finnish Environment Institute, Ecosystem Change, PO Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Ecosystem Change, PO Box 140, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Experimental Biology, Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM), Tvrdého 14, Brno 60200, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Experimental Biology, Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM), Tvrdého 14, Brno 60200, Czech Republic
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- Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Molecular characterization of lactic acid bacteria and in situ amylase expression during traditional fermentation of cereal foods. Food Microbiol 2012; 31:254-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Revised: 11/29/2011] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Degefu T, Wolde-Meskel E, Liu B, Cleenwerck I, Willems A, Frostegård Å. Mesorhizobium shonense sp. nov., Mesorhizobium hawassense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium abyssinicae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of different agroforestry legume trees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 63:1746-1753. [PMID: 22941297 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.044032-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A total of 18 strains, representing members of the genus Mesorhizobium, obtained from root nodules of woody legumes growing in Ethiopia, have been previously shown, by multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of five housekeeping genes, to form three novel genospecies. In the present study, the phylogenetic relationship between representative strains of these three genospecies and the type strains of their closest phylogenetic neighbours Mesorhizobium plurifarium, Mesorhizobium amorphae, Mesorhizobium septentrionale and Mesorhizobium huakuii was further evaluated using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. In line with our earlier MLSA of other housekeeping genes, the phylogenetic trees derived from the atpD and glnII genes grouped the test strains into three well-supported, distinct lineages that exclude all defined species of the genus Mesorhizobium. The DNA-DNA relatedness between the representative strains of genospecies I-III and the type strains of their closest phylogenetic neighbours was low (≤59 %). They differed from each other and from their closest phylogenetic neighbours by the presence/absence of several fatty acids, or by large differences in the relative amounts of particular fatty acids. While showing distinctive features, they were generally able to utilize a wide range of substrates as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. The strains belonging to genospecies I, II and III therefore represent novel species for which we propose the names Mesorhizobium shonense sp. nov., Mesorhizobium hawassense sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium abyssinicae sp. nov. The isolates AC39a(T) ( = LMG 26966(T) = HAMBI 3295(T)), AC99b(T) ( = LMG 26968(T) = HAMBI 3301(T)) and AC98c(T) ( = LMG 26967(T) = HAMBI 3306(T)) are proposed as type strains for the respective novel species.
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- Tulu Degefu
- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway
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- School of Plant and Horticultural Sciences, Hawassa University, PO Box 5, Hawassa, Ethiopia.,Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway
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- BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology (WE10), Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, NO-1432 Ås, Norway
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Prevalence, distribution and antibiotic resistance pattern among enterococci species in two traditional fermented dairy foods. ANN MICROBIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-012-0530-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Bigwood T, Hudson JA, Cooney J, McIntyre L, Billington C, Heinemann JA, Wall F. Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by Enterococcus mundtii isolated from soil. Food Microbiol 2012; 32:354-60. [PMID: 22986201 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Two bacterial isolates with inhibitory activity against Listeria monocytogenes and Enterococcus faecalis were obtained from soil. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization identified them as Enterococcus mundtii, a species whose ability to compete with L. monocytogenes is relatively unexplored compared to other members of the genus. The thermal stability of the inhibitory factor and its sensitivity to proteolytic enzymes indicate that it is most likely a bacteriocin. Both isolates grew at comparable rates to L. monocytogenes at 5 °C and 10 °C in vitro. One isolate killed L. monocytogenes when it reached concentrations of 10(6)-10(8) CFU ml(-1). Minimum inocula of 10(6) and 10(5) CFU ml(-1) of E. mundtii were required to reduce and maintain L. monocytogenes concentrations beneath the level of detection at 5 °C and 10 °C, respectively. In situ experiments at 5 °C showed that E. mundtii inhibited the growth of L. monocytogenes on vacuum-packed cold smoked salmon during its four week shelf life. E. mundtii could, therefore, control the growth of L. monocytogenes at low temperatures, indicating a potential application in controlling this pathogen in chilled foods. To control growth of Listeria, the concentration of E. mundtii needs to be high, but it is possible that a purified bacteriocin could be used to achieve the same effect.
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- T Bigwood
- Food Safety Programme, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR), Christchurch Science Centre, PO Box 29-181, Ilam, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Two novel species Enterococcus lemanii sp. nov. and Enterococcus eurekensis sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2012; 103:89-98. [DOI: 10.1007/s10482-012-9789-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Doan NTL, Van Hoorde K, Cnockaert M, De Brandt E, Aerts M, Le Thanh B, Vandamme P. Validation of MALDI-TOF MS for rapid classification and identification of lactic acid bacteria, with a focus on isolates from traditional fermented foods in Northern Vietnam. Lett Appl Microbiol 2012; 55:265-73. [PMID: 22774847 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2012.03287.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the potential use of MALDI-TOF MS for fast and reliable classification and identification of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from traditional fermented foods. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 119 strains of LAB from fermented meat (nem chua) were analysed with both (GTG)(5)-PCR fingerprinting and MALDI-TOF MS. Cluster analysis of the profiles revealed five species represented by a single isolate both in (GTG)(5)-PCR and in MALDI-TOF MS; five species grouped alike for (GTG)(5)-PCR and for MALDI-TOF MS; however, differences in minimal similarity between the delineated (GTG)(5)-PCR and MALDI-TOF MS clusters could be observed; three species showed more heterogeneity in their MALDI-TOF MS profiles compared to their (GTG)(5)-PCR profiles; two species, each represented by a single MALDI-TOF cluster, were subdivided in the corresponding (GTG)(5)-PCR dendrogram. As proof of the identification potential of MALDI-TOF MS, LAB diversity from one fermented mustard sample was analysed using MALDI-TOF MS. PheS gene sequencing was used for validation. CONCLUSIONS MALDI-TOF MS is a powerful, fast, reliable and cost-effective technique for the identification of LAB associated with the production of fermented foods. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Food LAB can be identified using MALDI-TOF MS, and its application could possibly be extended to other food matrices and/or other food-derived micro-organisms.
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- N T L Doan
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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Morandi S, Cremonesi P, Povolo M, Brasca M. Enterococcus lactis sp. nov., from Italian raw milk cheeses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1992-1996. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.030825-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Ten atypical
Enterococcus
strains were isolated from Italian raw milk cheeses. The 16S rRNA gene, phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase alpha subunit (pheS), RNA polymerase alpha subunit (rpoA) and the 16S–23S rRNA intergenic transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR and the phenotypic properties revealed that the isolates represent a novel enterococcal species. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the isolates were closely related to
Enterococcus hirae
ATCC 8043T,
Enterococcus durans
CECT 411T and
Enterococcus faecium
ATCC 19434T, with 98.8, 98.9 and 99.4 % sequence similarity, respectively. On the basis of sequence analysis of the housekeeping gene pheS, the reference strain, BT159T, occupied a position separate from
E. faecium
LMG 16198. The group of isolates could be easily differentiated from recognized species of the genus
Enterococcus
by 16S–23S rRNA ITS analysis, RAPD-PCR and phenotypic characteristics. The name Enterococcus lactis sp. nov. is proposed, with BT159T ( = DSM 23655T = LMG 25958T) as the type strain.
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- Stefano Morandi
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Italian National Research Council (CNR ISPA), Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Italian National Research Council (CNR IBBA), Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- CRA, Fodder and Dairy Productions Research Centre, Via A. Lombardo 11, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Italian National Research Council (CNR ISPA), Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Snauwaert I, Hoste B, De Bruyne K, Peeters K, De Vuyst L, Willems A, Vandamme P. Carnobacterium iners sp. nov., a psychrophilic, lactic acid-producing bacterium from the littoral zone of an Antarctic pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 63:1370-1375. [PMID: 22798642 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.042861-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two lactic acid-producing, Gram-stain-positive rods were isolated from a microbial mat actively growing in the littoral zone of an Antarctic lake (Forlidas Pond) in the Pensacola mountains and studied using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The isolates were examined by phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene, multilocus sequence analysis of pheS, rpoA and atpA, and biochemical and genotypic characteristics. One strain, designated LMG 26641, belonged to Carnobacterium alterfunditum and the other strain, designated LMG 26642(T), could be assigned to a novel species, with Carnobacterium funditum DSM 5970(T) as its closest phylogenetic neighbour (99.2 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). Carnobacterium iners sp. nov. could be distinguished biochemically from other members of the genus Carnobacterium by the lack of acid production from carbohydrates. DNA-DNA relatedness confirmed that strain LMG 26642(T) represented a novel species, for which we propose the name Carnobacterium iners sp. nov. (type strain is LMG 26642(T) = CCUG 62000(T)).
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- Isabel Snauwaert
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology (IMDO), Department of Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Eight Gram-positive, catalase-negative bacterial strains were isolated during screening of enterococcal populations on plants. rep-PCR fingerprinting using the (GTG)5 primer showed that the isolates constituted a single cluster that was separate from all known enterococcal species. 16S rRNA gene sequence phylogenetic analysis of three representative strains showed that the isolates belonged to the genus
Enterococcus
and that they clustered with the
Enterococcus faecalis
species group. Sequencing of the genes for the phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase alpha subunit (pheS) and the RNA polymerase alpha subunit (rpoA) also revealed the isolates’ separate taxonomic position. Application of whole-cell protein fingerprinting, automated ribotyping and extensive phenotyping demonstrated the genetic and phenotypic homogeneity of the isolates and confirmed their separate position within the
E. faecalis
species group. The isolates represent a novel species of the genus
Enterococcus
, for which the name Enterococcus plantarum sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is CCM 7889T ( = LMG 26214T = C27T).
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Sistek V, Maheux AF, Boissinot M, Bernard KA, Cantin P, Cleenwerck I, De Vos P, Bergeron MG. Enterococcus ureasiticus sp. nov. and Enterococcus quebecensis sp. nov., isolated from water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1314-1320. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.029033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Three enterococcal isolates, CCRI-16620, CCRI-16986T and CCRI-16985T, originating from water were characterized using morphological, biochemical and molecular taxonomic methods. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis classified all three strains in the
Enterococcus faecalis
species group. The phylogenetic tree of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the three isolates form two separate branches. The first branch is represented by strains CCRI-16620 and CCRI-16986T and the second branch by strain CCRI-16985T. Further sequence analysis of the housekeeping genes rpoA (encoding RNA polymerase α subunit), pheS (phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase), tufA (elongation factor Tu) and atpD (ATP synthase β-subunit) as well as the results of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) DNA fingerprinting and DNA–DNA hybridization experiments confirmed the distinct status of these strains. Moreover, biochemical tests allowed phenotypic differentiation of the strains from the other species of the
E. faecalis
species group. On the basis of the results obtained, the names Enterococcus ureasiticus sp. nov. (type strain CCRI-16986T = CCUG 59304T = DSM 23328T = LMG 26304T) and Enterococcus quebecensis sp. nov. (type strain CCRI-16985T = CCUG 59306T = DSM 23327T = LMG 26306T) are proposed for the two hitherto undescribed species.
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- Viridiana Sistek
- Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d’immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en infectiologie de l’Université Laval, Centre de recherche du CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL, 2705 boulevard Laurier, RC-709, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d’immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en infectiologie de l’Université Laval, Centre de recherche du CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL, 2705 boulevard Laurier, RC-709, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d’immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en infectiologie de l’Université Laval, Centre de recherche du CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL, 2705 boulevard Laurier, RC-709, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- National Microbiology Laboratory, Health Canada H5040-1015 Arlington St, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Centre d’Expertise en Analyse Environnementale du Québec, Ministère du Développement Durable de l’Environnement et des Parcs, Québec, QC, Canada
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- BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- LM-UGent, Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d’immunologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche en infectiologie de l’Université Laval, Centre de recherche du CHUQ, Pavillon CHUL, 2705 boulevard Laurier, RC-709, Québec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada
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Influence of artisan bakery- or laboratory-propagated sourdoughs on the diversity of lactic acid bacterium and yeast microbiotas. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:5328-40. [PMID: 22635989 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00572-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Seven mature type I sourdoughs were comparatively back-slopped (80 days) at artisan bakery and laboratory levels under constant technology parameters. The cell density of presumptive lactic acid bacteria and related biochemical features were not affected by the environment of propagation. On the contrary, the number of yeasts markedly decreased from artisan bakery to laboratory propagation. During late laboratory propagation, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) showed that the DNA band corresponding to Saccharomyces cerevisiae was no longer detectable in several sourdoughs. Twelve species of lactic acid bacteria were variously identified through a culture-dependent approach. All sourdoughs harbored a certain number of species and strains, which were dominant throughout time and, in several cases, varied depending on the environment of propagation. As shown by statistical permutation analysis, the lactic acid bacterium populations differed among sourdoughs propagated at artisan bakery and laboratory levels. Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus sakei, and Weissella cibaria dominated in only some sourdoughs back-slopped at artisan bakeries, and Leuconostoc citreum seemed to be more persistent under laboratory conditions. Strains of Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis were indifferently found in some sourdoughs. Together with the other stable species and strains, other lactic acid bacteria temporarily contaminated the sourdoughs and largely differed between artisan bakery and laboratory levels. The environment of propagation has an undoubted influence on the composition of sourdough yeast and lactic acid bacterium microbiotas.
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Fterich A, Mahdhi M, Lafuente A, Pajuelo E, Caviedes MA, Rodriguez-Llorente ID, Mars M. Taxonomic and symbiotic diversity of bacteria isolated from nodules of Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana in arid soils of Tunisia. Can J Microbiol 2012; 58:738-51. [PMID: 22616625 DOI: 10.1139/w2012-048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A collection of rhizobia isolated from Acacia tortilis subsp. raddiana nodules from various arid soils in Tunisia was analyzed for their diversity at both taxonomic and symbiotic levels. The isolates were found to be phenotypically diverse. The majority of the isolates tolerated 3% NaCl and grew at 40 °C. Genetic characterization emphasized that most of the strains (42/50) belong to the genus Ensifer, particularly the species Ensifer meliloti, Ensifer garamanticus, and Ensifer numidicus. Symbiotic properties of isolates showed diversity in their capacity to nodulate their host plant and to fix atmospheric nitrogen. The most effective isolates were closely related to E. garamanticus. Nodulation tests showed that 3 strains belonging to Mesorhizobium genus failed to renodulate their host plant, which is surprising for symbiotic rhizobia. Furthermore, our results support the presence of non-nodulating endophytic bacteria belonging to the Acinetobacter genus in legume nodules.
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- A Fterich
- Laboratoire de biotechnologies végétales appliquées à l'amélioration des cultures, Faculté des sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabès, Cité Erriadh, Zrig 6072 Gabès, Tunisia
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Sedláček I, Holochová P, Mašlaňová I, Kosina M, Spröer C, Bryndová H, Vandamme P, Rudolf I, Hubálek Z, Švec P. Enterococcus ureilyticus sp. nov. and Enterococcus rotai sp. nov., two urease-producing enterococci from the environment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 63:502-510. [PMID: 22523160 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.041152-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A set of 25 urease-producing, yellow-pigmented enterococci was isolated from environmental sources. Phenotypic classification divided the isolates into two phena. Both phena were characterized using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, DNA base composition, rep-PCR fingerprinting and automated ribotyping. The obtained data distinguished the isolates from all members of the genus Enterococcus with validly published names and placed them in the Enterococcus faecalis species group. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments, pheS and rpoA sequencing and whole-cell protein electrophoresis provided conclusive evidence for the classification of each phenon as a novel species of the genus Enterococcus, for which the names Enterococcus ureilyticus sp. nov. (type strain CCM 4629(T) = LMG 26676(T) = CCUG 48799(T)), inhabiting water and plants, and Enterococcus rotai sp. nov. (type strain CCM 4630(T) = LMG 26678(T) = CCUG 61593(T)), inhabiting water, insects (mosquitoes) and plants, are proposed.
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- Ivo Sedláček
- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstraße 7B, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Gent University, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences CR, v.v.i., Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences CR, v.v.i., Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Department of Experimental Biology, Masaryk University, Tvrdého 14, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Kimoto-Nira H, Aoki R, Mizumachi K, Sasaki K, Naito H, Sawada T, Suzuki C. Interaction between Lactococcus lactis and Lactococcus raffinolactis during growth in milk: Development of a new starter culture. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:2176-85. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gu CT, Wang F, Li CY, Liu F, Huo GC. Lactobacillus
xiangfangensis sp. nov., isolated from Chinese pickle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:860-863. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.031468-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-positive bacterial strain, 3.1.1T, was isolated from traditional pickle in Heilongjiang Province, China. The bacterium was characterized by a polyphasic approach, including 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, pheS gene sequence analysis, rpoA gene sequence analysis, dnaK gene sequence analysis, fatty acid methyl ester analysis, determination of DNA G+C content, DNA–DNA hybridization and an analysis of phenotypic features. Based upon the data obtained in the present study, a novel species,
Lactobacillus
xiangfangensis sp. nov., is proposed with the type strain 3.1.1T ( = LMG 26013T = NCIMB 14687T).
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- Chun Tao Gu
- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, PR China
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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Yu J, Sun Z, Liu W, Bao Q, Zhang J, Zhang H. Phylogenetic study of Lactobacillus acidophilus group, L. casei group and L. plantarum group based on partial hsp60, pheS and tuf gene sequences. Eur Food Res Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-012-1712-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rahkila R, Nieminen T, Johansson P, Säde E, Björkroth J. Characterization and evaluation of the spoilage potential of Lactococcus piscium isolates from modified atmosphere packaged meat. Int J Food Microbiol 2012; 156:50-9. [PMID: 22445914 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Revised: 02/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A total of 222 psychrotrophic lactococci isolated from use-by day, modified atmosphere packaged (MAP) meat were identified to the species level by numerical analyses of EcoRI and ClaI ribopatterns and phylogenetic sequence analyses of 16S, rpoA and pheS genes. In addition, their meat spoilage potential was studied. The majority of the isolates (n=215) were identified as Lactococcus piscium, while seven isolates belonged to Lactococcus raffinolactis. L. piscium was shown to be adapted to growing in a variety of MAP meat products including broiler, turkey, pork, and minced meat from beef and pork, where they belonged to the predominating microbiota at the end of the storage. Numerical analyses of EcoRI and ClaI ribopatterns, and phylogenetic sequence analyses of rpoA and pheS genes were shown to be reliable tools in species level identification of meat lactococci. The spoilage potential of L. piscium was evaluated by inoculating representative isolates to MAP pork stored at 6 °C for 22 days. Development of spoilage population was monitored using a culture-independent T-RFLP approach. The sensory shelf life of pork inoculated with L. piscium was shortened compared to the uninoculated control. Alongside with the inoculated L. piscium isolates, Leuconostoc spp. present as initial contaminants in the samples thrived. This shows that even though lactococci were inoculated at higher levels compared to the natural microbiota, they did not occupy the niche and prevent the growth of other lactic acid bacteria.
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- Riitta Rahkila
- Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Chao SH, Kudo Y, Tsai YC, Watanabe K. Lactobacillus futsaii sp. nov., isolated from fu-tsai and suan-tsai, traditional Taiwanese fermented mustard products. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:489-494. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.030619-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Three Gram-stain-positive strains were isolated from fermented mustard and were rod-shaped, non-motile, asporogenous, facultatively anaerobic, homofermentative and did not exhibit catalase activity. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA, pheS and rpoA gene sequences demonstrated that the novel strains were members of the genus Lactobacillus. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the type strains of Lactobacillus crustorum (98.7 % similarity), Lactobacillus farciminis (98.9 %) and Lactobacillus mindensis (97.9 %) were the closest neighbours. However, DNA–DNA reassociation values with these strains were less than 50 %. Phenotypic and genotypic features demonstrated that these isolates represent a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, for which the name Lactobacillus futsaii sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is YM 0097T ( = JCM 17355T = BCRC 80278T).
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- Shiou-Huei Chao
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong Street, Pei-Tou, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, 1796 Yaho, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong Street, Pei-Tou, Taipei 11221, Taiwan, ROC
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, 1796 Yaho, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan
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Ramos PL, Moreira-Filho CA, Van Trappen S, Swings J, De Vos P, Barbosa HR, Thompson CC, Vasconcelos ATR, Thompson FL. An MLSA-based online scheme for the rapid identification of Stenotrophomonas isolates. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2012; 106:394-9. [PMID: 21739025 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762011000400003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An online scheme to assign Stenotrophomonas isolates to genomic groups was developed using the multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA), which is based on the DNA sequencing of selected fragments of the housekeeping genes ATP synthase alpha subunit (atpA), the recombination repair protein (recA), the RNA polymerase alpha subunit (rpoA) and the excision repair beta subunit (uvrB). This MLSA-based scheme was validated using eight of the 10 Stenotrophomonas species that have been previously described. The environmental and nosocomial Stenotrophomonas strains were characterised using MLSA, 16S rRNA sequencing and DNA-DNA hybridisation (DDH) analyses. Strains of the same species were found to have greater than 95% concatenated sequence similarity and specific strains formed cohesive readily recognisable phylogenetic groups. Therefore, MLSA appeared to be an effective alternative methodology to amplified fragment length polymorphism fingerprint and DDH techniques. Strains of Stenotrophomonas can be readily assigned through the open database resource that was developed in the current study (www.steno.lncc.br/).
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- Patrícia Locosque Ramos
- Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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Dai J, Liu X, Wang Y. Genetic diversity and phylogeny of rhizobia isolated from Caragana microphylla growing in desert soil in Ningxia, China. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2012; 11:2683-93. [DOI: 10.4238/2012.june.25.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pinto D, Ruivo M, Vandamme P, Lopes MDFS. Hospital-Adapted Clonal Complex 17 <i>Enterococcus Faecium</i> Found among Sand Enterococcal Isolates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/jep.2012.31010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lactic acid bacterium and yeast microbiotas of 19 sourdoughs used for traditional/typical italian breads: interactions between ingredients and microbial species diversity. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 78:1251-64. [PMID: 22156414 DOI: 10.1128/aem.07721-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The study of the microbiotas of 19 Italian sourdoughs used for the manufacture of traditional/typical breads allowed the identification, through a culture-dependent approach, of 20 and 4 species of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts, respectively. Numerically, the most frequent LAB isolates were Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis (ca. 28% of the total LAB isolates), Lactobacillus plantarum (ca. 16%), and Lactobacillus paralimentarius (ca. 14%). Saccharomyces cerevisiae was identified in 16 sourdoughs. Candida humilis, Kazachstania barnettii, and Kazachstania exigua were also identified. As shown by principal component analysis (PCA), a correlation was found between the ingredients, especially the type of flour, the microbial community, and the biochemical features of sourdoughs. Triticum durum flours were characterized by the high level of maltose, glucose, fructose, and free amino acids (FAA) correlated with the sole or main presence of obligately heterofermentative LAB, the lowest number of facultatively heterofermentative strains, and the low cell density of yeasts in the mature sourdoughs. This study highlighted, through a comprehensive and comparative approach, the dominant microbiotas of 19 Italian sourdoughs, which determined some of the peculiarities of the resulting traditional/typical Italian breads.
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Volokhov DV, Amselle M, Beck BJ, Popham DL, Whittaker P, Wang H, Kerrigan E, Chizhikov VE. Lactobacillus brantae sp. nov., isolated from faeces of Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 62:2068-2076. [PMID: 22021580 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.033852-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Three strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from the faeces of apparently healthy wild Canada geese (Branta canadensis) in 2010 by cultivating faecal LAB on Rogosa SL agar under aerobic conditions. These three isolates were found to share 99.9 % gene sequence similarity of their 16S rRNA, their 16S-23S intergenic transcribed spacer region (ITS), partial 23S rRNA, rpoB, rpoC, rpoA and pheS gene sequences. However, the three strains exhibited lower levels of sequence similarity of these genetic targets to all known LAB, and the phylogenetically closest species to the geese strains were Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus saniviri. In comparison to L. casei ATCC 393(T), L. paracasei ATCC 25302(T), L. rhamnosus ATCC 7469(T) and L. saniviri DSM 24301(T), the novel isolates reacted uniquely in tests for cellobiose, galactose, mannitol, citric acid, aesculin and dextrin, and gave negative results in tests for l-proline arylamidase and l-pyrrolydonyl-arylamidase, and in the Voges-Proskauer test. Biochemical tests for cellobiose, aesculin, galactose, gentiobiose, mannitol, melezitose, ribose, salicin, sucrose, trehalose, raffinose, turanose, amygdalin and arbutin could be used for differentiation between L. saniviri and the novel strains. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, and phylogenetic data, the three isolates represent a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, for which the name Lactobacillus brantae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SL1108(T) (= ATCC BAA-2142(T) = LMG 26001(T) = DSM 23927(T)) and two additional strains are SL1170 and SL60106.
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- Dmitriy V Volokhov
- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, HFM-470, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Life Sciences I - MC0910, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, USA
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- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740, USA
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- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, VA 20110, USA
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, HFM-470, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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Di Cagno R, De Angelis M, De Pasquale I, Ndagijimana M, Vernocchi P, Ricciuti P, Gagliardi F, Laghi L, Crecchio C, Guerzoni ME, Gobbetti M, Francavilla R. Duodenal and faecal microbiota of celiac children: molecular, phenotype and metabolome characterization. BMC Microbiol 2011; 11:219. [PMID: 21970810 PMCID: PMC3206437 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Epidemiology of celiac disease (CD) is increasing. CD mainly presents in early childhood with small intestinal villous atrophy and signs of malabsorption. Compared to healthy individuals, CD patients seemed to be characterized by higher numbers of Gram-negative bacteria and lower numbers Gram-positive bacteria. Results This study aimed at investigating the microbiota and metabolome of 19 celiac disease children under gluten-free diet (treated celiac disease, T-CD) and 15 non-celiac children (HC). PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analyses by universal and group-specific primers were carried out in duodenal biopsies and faecal samples. Based on the number of PCR-DGGE bands, the diversity of Eubacteria was the higher in duodenal biopsies of T-CD than HC children. Bifidobacteria were only found in faecal samples. With a few exceptions, PCR-DGGE profiles of faecal samples for Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria differed between T-CD and HC. As shown by culture-dependent methods, the levels of Lactobacillus, Enterococcus and Bifidobacteria were confirmed to be significantly higher (P = 0.028; P = 0.019; and P = 0.023, respectively) in fecal samples of HC than in T-CD children. On the contrary, cell counts (CFU/ml) of presumptive Bacteroides, Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Shighella and Klebsiella were significantly higher (P = 0.014) in T-CD compared to HC children. Enterococcus faecium and Lactobacillus plantarum were the species most diffusely identified. This latter species was also found in all duodenal biopsies of T-CD and HC children. Other bacterial species were identified only in T-CD or HC faecal samples. As shown by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR analysis, the percentage of strains identified as lactobacilli significantly (P = 0.011) differed between T-CD (ca. 26.5%) and HC (ca. 34.6%) groups. The metabolome of T-CD and HC children was studied using faecal and urine samples which were analyzed by gas-chromatography mass spectrometry-solid-phase microextraction and 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. As shown by Canonical Discriminant Analysis of Principal Coordinates, the levels of volatile organic compounds and free amino acids in faecal and/or urine samples were markedly affected by CD. Conclusion As shown by the parallel microbiology and metabolome approach, the gluten-free diet lasting at least two years did not completely restore the microbiota and, consequently, the metabolome of CD children. Some molecules (e.g., ethyl-acetate and octyl-acetate, some short chain fatty acids and free amino acids, and glutamine) seems to be metabolic signatures of CD.
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- Raffaella Di Cagno
- Department of Biologia e Chimica Agro-Forestale ed Ambientale, University of Bari Aldo Moro, via Amendola 165/A, Bari, 70126 Italy
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Kawasaki S, Kurosawa K, Miyazaki M, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Niimura Y. Lactobacillus ozensis sp. nov., isolated from mountain flowers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2435-2438. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.027847-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Five strains (Mizu2-1T, Gon2-7, Koba6-1, Koyu2-2 and Miya2-2) of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from flowers in Oze National Park, Japan, using anaerobic cultivation. The five isolates were found to share identical 16S rRNA gene sequences. The isolates exhibited low levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to known LAB; the closest recognized relatives of strain Mizu2-1T were the type strains of Lactobacillus kunkeei (94.9 %), Lactobacillus kefiri (94.1 %) and Lactobacillus buchneri (93.9 %). Comparative analyses of rpoA and pheS gene sequences demonstrated that the novel isolates did not show significant relationships to other Lactobacillus species. The strains were Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative and heterofermentative. Anaerobic growth was better than aerobic growth. The isolates utilized a narrow range of carbohydrates as sources of carbon and energy, including glucose and fructose. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic data, the isolates represent a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, for which the name Lactobacillus ozensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Mizu2-1T ( = JCM 17196T = DSM 23829T).
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- Shinji Kawasaki
- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Microbe Division/Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Microbe Division/Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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Buhnik-Rosenblau K, Danin-Poleg Y, Kashi Y. Predominant effect of host genetics on levels of Lactobacillus johnsonii bacteria in the mouse gut. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:6531-8. [PMID: 21803912 PMCID: PMC3187140 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00324-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The gut microbiota is strongly associated with the well-being of the host. Its composition is affected by environmental factors, such as food and maternal inoculation, while the relative impact of the host's genetics have been recently uncovered. Here, we studied the effect of the host genetic background on the composition of intestinal bacteria in a murine model, focusing on lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as an important group that includes many probiotic strains. Based on 16S rRNA gene genotyping, variation was observed in fecal LAB populations of BALB/c and C57BL/6J mouse lines. Lactobacillus johnsonii, a potentially probiotic bacterium, appeared at significantly higher levels in C57BL/6J versus BALB/c mouse feces. In the BALB/c gut, the L. johnsonii level decreased rapidly after oral administration, suggesting that some selective force does not allow its persistence at higher levels. The genetic inheritance of L. johnsonii levels was further tested in reciprocal crosses between the two mouse lines. The resultant F1 offspring presented similar L. johnsonii levels, confirming that mouse genetics plays a major role in determining these levels compared to the smaller maternal effect. Our findings suggest that mouse genetics has a major effect on the composition of the LAB population in general and on the persistence of L. johnsonii in the gut in particular. Concentrating on a narrow spectrum of culturable LAB enables the isolation and characterization of such potentially probiotic bacterial strains, which might be specifically oriented to the genetic background of the host as part of a personalized-medicine approach.
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- Keren Buhnik-Rosenblau
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Di Cagno R, Surico RF, Minervini G, Rizzello CG, Lovino R, Servili M, Taticchi A, Urbani S, Gobbetti M. Exploitation of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) puree added of stem infusion through fermentation by selected autochthonous lactic acid bacteria. Food Microbiol 2011; 28:900-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2010] [Revised: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cebeci A, Gürakan GC. Comparative typing of L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains using multilocus sequence typing and RAPD–PCR. Eur Food Res Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-011-1526-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oki K, Rai AK, Sato S, Watanabe K, Tamang JP. Lactic acid bacteria isolated from ethnic preserved meat products of the Western Himalayas. Food Microbiol 2011; 28:1308-15. [PMID: 21839380 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Revised: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We used culture- and molecular-biology-based methods to investigate the diversity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the ethnic chevon (goat) meat products chartayshya, jamma and arjia of the Western Himalayas. In six chartayshya, six jamma and four arjia samples, LAB were the predominant microbial component involved in the fermentation of these samples, and the total LAB population in arjia (7.8 ± 0.1 log cfu g(-1); mean ± SD) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than in chartayshya (6.9 ± 0.1 log cfu g(-1)) and jamma (7.5 ± 0.1 log cfu g(-1)). We identified 53 LAB samples by 16S rRNA and phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase (pheS) genes sequencing. The LAB isolates were identified as Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus hirae, Leuconostoc citreum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Pediococcus pentosaceus, and Weissella cibaria. These results revealed that there is a high level of diversity of LAB in the Himalayan ethnic preserved meat products.
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- Kaihei Oki
- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan
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Kawasaki S, Kurosawa K, Miyazaki M, Yagi C, Kitajima Y, Tanaka S, Irisawa T, Okada S, Sakamoto M, Ohkuma M, Niimura Y. Lactobacillus floricola sp. nov., lactic acid bacteria isolated from mountain flowers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1356-1359. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.022988-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Five strains (Ryu1-2T, Gon2-9, Ryu4-3, Nog8-1 and Aza1-1) of lactic acid bacteria were isolated from flowers in mountainous areas in Japan, Oze National Park, Iizuna mountain and the Nikko area. The five isolates were found to share almost identical (99.6–100 % similar) 16S rRNA gene sequences and were therefore deemed to belong to the same species. These isolates exhibited low levels of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to known lactic acid bacteria; the closest recognized relatives to strain Ryu1-2T were the type strains of Lactobacillus hilgardii (92.8 % similarity), Lactobacillus kefiri (92.7 %), Lactobacillus composti (92.6 %) and Lactobacillus buchneri (92.4 %). Comparative analyses of rpoA and pheS gene sequences demonstrated that the novel isolates did not show significant relationships to other Lactobacillus species. The strains were Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative and homofermentative. The isolates utilized a narrow range of carbohydrates as sources of carbon and energy, including glucose and fructose. On the basis of phenotypic characteristics and phylogenetic data, these isolates represent a novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, for which the name Lactobacillus floricola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Ryu1-2T ( = NRIC 0774T = JCM 16512T = DSM 23037T).
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- Shinji Kawasaki
- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- NODAI Culture Collection Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Microbe Division/Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Microbe Division/Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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Parolo C, Do T, Henssge U, Alves L, de Santana Giongo F, Corção G, Maltz M, Beighton D. Genetic diversity of Lactobacillus paracasei isolated from in situ human oral biofilms. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:105-13. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05041.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Degefu T, Wolde-meskel E, Frostegård Å. Multilocus sequence analyses reveal several unnamed Mesorhizobium genospecies nodulating Acacia species and Sesbania sesban trees in Southern regions of Ethiopia. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:216-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2009] [Revised: 08/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oki K, Kudo Y, Watanabe K. Lactobacillus saniviri sp. nov. and Lactobacillus senioris sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 62:601-607. [PMID: 21515698 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.031658-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two Gram-stain-positive strains, YIT 12363(T) and YIT 12364(T), were isolated from human faeces. They were rod-shaped, non-motile, asporogenous, facultatively anaerobic and did not exhibit catalase activity. Comparative analyses of 16S rRNA, pheS and rpoA gene sequences demonstrated that the novel strains were members of the genus Lactobacillus. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, the type strains of Lactobacillus casei (95.3% similarity), Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei (95.6%), Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. tolerans (95.3%) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (95.4%) were the closest neighbours to strain YIT 12363(T). For strain YIT 12364(T), the highest similarity values were observed with the type strains of Lactobacillus diolivorans, Lactobacillus parafarraginis and Lactobacillus rapi (95.8, 96.0 and 96.0%, respectively). Phenotypic and genotypic features demonstrated that these strains each represent a separate novel species of the genus Lactobacillus, and the names Lactobacillus saniviri sp. nov. (type strain YIT 12363(T)=JCM 17471(T)=DSM 24301(T)) and Lactobacillus senioris sp. nov. (type strain YIT 12364(T)=JCM 17472(T)=DSM 24302(T)), respectively, are proposed.
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- Kaihei Oki
- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, 1796 Yaho, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, 1796 Yaho, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan
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- Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, 1796 Yaho, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8650, Japan
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Bui TPN, Kim YJ, In JG, Yang DC. Lactobacillus koreensis sp. nov., isolated from the traditional Korean food kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:772-776. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.021386-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A lactic acid bacterium, strain DCY50T, isolated from the traditional Korean food kimchi, was studied to determine its taxonomic position. The strain was Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped and motile. The genomic DNA G+C content was 49 mol% and the peptidoglycan structure was of the A4α (l–Lys–d-Asp) type. Chemotaxonomic markers of the strain were consistent with its classification in the genus Lactobacillus. Comparisons of 16S rRNA and rpoA gene sequences showed that strain DCY50T was most closely related to the type strains of Lactobacillus parabrevis (98.4 and 91.6 % similarity, respectively, for the 16S rRNA and rpoA genes), L. hammesii (98.0 and 91.2 %), L. brevis (97.6 and 93.3 %) and L. senmaizukei (97.4 and 90.5 %). DNA–DNA relatedness of strain DCY50T to these type strains was below 36 %. According to the genotypic and phenotypic data, strain DCY50T could be differentiated from all known Lactobacillus species and should be classified in a novel species, for which the name Lactobacillus koreensis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain is DCY50T ( = KCTC 13530T = JCM 16448T).
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- Thi Phuong Nam Bui
- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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Liang ZQ, Srinivasan S, Kim YJ, Kim HB, Wang HT, Yang DC. Lactobacillus kimchicus sp. nov., a β-glucosidase-producing bacterium isolated from kimchi. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:894-897. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.017418-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A Gram-reaction-positive, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped, non-motile, β-glucosidase-producing bacterium, designated DCY51T, was isolated from kimchi, a Korean fermented vegetable food. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that strain DCY51T belonged to the genus Lactobacillus and exhibited highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity with Lactobacillus paracollinoides AB 74 (96.9 %), L. similis JCM 2765T (96.9 %), L. collinoides JCM 1123T (96.7 %) and L. hilgardii DSM 20176T (95.5 %). Subsequently, pheS sequence analysis confirmed that strain DCY51T formed a distinct lineage within the Lactobacillus plantarum group. The major polar lipid of strain DCY51T was phosphatidylethanolamine and minor amounts of phosphatidylglycerol and diphosphatidylglycerol were found. Phenotypic characteristics and DNA–DNA relatedness indicated that strain DCY51T was clearly distinguished from other type strains of species of the genus Lactobacillus. A novel species, Lactobacillus kimchicus sp. nov., is proposed, with type strain DCY51T ( = KCTC 12976T = JCM 15530T).
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- Zhi-Qi Liang
- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Ginseng Center and Ginseng Genetic Resource Bank, Kyung Hee University, 1 Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, Republic of Korea
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Di Cagno R, Minervini G, Rizzello CG, De Angelis M, Gobbetti M. Effect of lactic acid fermentation on antioxidant, texture, color and sensory properties of red and green smoothies. Food Microbiol 2011; 28:1062-71. [PMID: 21569953 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Weissella cibaria, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus sp. and Lactobacillus pentosus were variously identified from blackberries, prunes, kiwifruits, papaya and fennels by partial 16S rRNA gene sequence. Representative isolates from each plant species were screened based on the kinetics of growth on fruit juices. A protocol for processing and storage of red and green smoothies (RS and GS) was set up, which included fermentation by selected lactic acid bacteria starters and exo-polysaccharide producing strains. Starters grew and remained viable at ca. 9.0 log cfu g(-1) during 30 days of storage at 4 °C. No contaminating Enterobacteriaceae and yeast were found throughout storage. Values of soluble solids, total titratable acidity and viscosity distinguished started RS and GS compared to spontaneously (unstarted) fermented smoothies. Color difference dE∗(ab) and browning index were positively affected by lactic acid fermentation. Consumption of carbohydrates by lactic acid bacteria was limited as well as it was the lactic fermentation. Consumption of malic acid was evident throughout storage. Polyphenolic compounds and, especially, ascorbic acid were better preserved in started RS and GS compared to unstarted samples. This reflected on the free radical scavenging activity. A statistical correlation was only found between the level of ascorbic acid and free radical scavenging activity. As shown by a first-order equation, the rate of degradation of ascorbic acid through storage were found to be higher in the unstarted compared to started RS and GS. Fermentation by lactic acid bacteria clearly improved the sensory attributes of RS and GS.
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- Raffaella Di Cagno
- Department of Biologia e Chimica Agro-Forestale ed Ambientale, University of Bari, via Amendola 165/a, 70126 Bari, Italy.
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Fterich A, Mahdhi M, Caviedes MA, Pajuelo E, Rivas R, Rodriguez-Llorente ID, Mars M. Characterization of root-nodulating bacteria associated to Prosopis farcta growing in the arid regions of Tunisia. Arch Microbiol 2011; 193:385-97. [PMID: 21359955 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-011-0683-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/04/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Diversity of 50 bacterial isolates recovered from root nodules of Prosopis farcta grown in different arid soils in Tunisia, was investigated. Characterization of isolates was assessed using a polyphasic approach including phenotypic characteristics, 16S rRNA gene PCR--RFLP and sequencing, nodA gene sequencing and MLSA. It was found that most of isolates are tolerant to high temperature (40°C) and salinity (3%). Genetic characterization emphasizes that isolates were assigned to the genus Ensifer (80%), Mesorhizobium (4%) and non-nodulating endophytic bacteria (16%). Forty isolates belonging to the genus Ensifer were affiliated to Ensifer meliloti, Ensifer xinjiangense/Ensifer fredii and Ensifer numidicus species. Two isolates belonged to the genus Mesorhizobium. Eight isolates failing to renodulate their host plant were endophytic bacteria and belonged to Bacillus, Paenibacillus and Acinetobacter genera. Symbiotic properties of nodulating isolates showed a diversity in their capacity to infect their host plant and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Isolate PG29 identified as Ensifer meliloti was the most effective one. Ability of Prosopis farcta to establish symbiosis with rhizobial species confers an important advantage for this species to be used in reforestation programs. This study offered the first systematic information about the diversity of microsymbionts nodulating Prosopis farcta in the arid regions of Tunisia.
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- A Fterich
- Laboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétales Appliquées à l'Amélioration des Cultures, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabes, Cité Erriadh Zrig, 6072, Gabès, Tunisia
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Development of a DNA microarray for enterococcal species, virulence, and antibiotic resistance gene determinations among isolates from poultry. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:2625-33. [PMID: 21335389 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00263-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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A DNA microarray (Enteroarray) was designed with probes targeting four species-specific taxonomic identifiers to discriminate among 18 different enterococcal species, while other probes were designed to identify 18 virulence factors and 174 antibiotic resistance genes. In total, 262 genes were utilized for rapid species identification of enterococcal isolates, while characterizing their virulence potential through the simultaneous identification of endogenous antibiotic resistance and virulence genes. Enterococcal isolates from broiler chicken farms were initially identified by using the API 20 Strep system, and the results were compared to those obtained with the taxonomic genes atpA, recA, pheS, and ddl represented on our microarray. Among the 171 isolates studied, five different enterococcal species were identified by using the API 20 Strep system: Enterococcus faecium, E. faecalis, E. durans, E. gallinarum, and E. avium. The Enteroarray detected the same species as API 20 Strep, as well as two more: E. casseliflavus and E. hirae. Species comparisons resulted in 15% (27 isolates) disagreement between the two methods among the five API 20 Strep identifiable species and 24% (42 isolates) disagreement when considering the seven Enteroarray identified species. The species specificity of key antibiotic and virulence genes identified by the Enteroarray were consistent with the literature adding further robustness to the redundant taxonomic probe data. Sequencing of the cpn60 gene further confirmed the complete accuracy of the microarray results. The new Enteroarray should prove to be a useful tool to accurately genotype strains of enterococci and assess their virulence potential.
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Madoroba E, Steenkamp ET, Theron J, Scheirlinck I, Cloete TE, Huys G. Diversity and dynamics of bacterial populations during spontaneous sorghum fermentations used to produce ting, a South African food. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:227-34. [PMID: 21300507 DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2010] [Revised: 10/29/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Ting is a spontaneously fermented sorghum food that is popular for its sour taste and unique flavour. Insight of the microbial diversity and population dynamics during sorghum fermentations is an essential component of the development of starter cultures for commercial production of ting. In this study, bacterial populations associated with spontaneous sorghum fermentations were examined using a culture-independent strategy based on denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequence analysis of V3-16S rRNA gene amplicons, and a culture-dependent strategy using conventional isolation based on culturing followed by 16S rRNA and/or pheS gene sequence analysis. The entire fermentation process was monitored over a 54 h period and two phases were observed with respect to pH evolution and microbial succession. The first phase of the process (0-6h) was characterized by relatively high pH conditions and the presence of Enterococcus mundtii, albeit that this species was only detected with the culture-dependent approach. The second phase of the fermentation process (12-54 h) was characterized by increased acidity and the predominance of a broader range of lactic acid bacteria, including Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Weissella cibaria, Enterococcus faecalis, and a close relative of Lactobacillus curvatus, as well as some members of the Enterobacteriaceae family. The Lb. curvatus-like species was only detected with PCR-DGGE, while the majority of the other species was only detected using the culture-dependent approach. These findings highlighted the fact that a combination of both approaches was essential in revealing the microbial diversity and dynamics during spontaneous sorghum fermentations.
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- Evelyn Madoroba
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
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Saito S, Kobayashi M, Kimoto-Nira H, Aoki R, Mizumachi K, Miyata S, Yamamoto K, Kitagawa Y, Suzuki C. Intraspecies discrimination of Lactobacillus paraplantarum by PCR. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2011; 316:70-6. [PMID: 21204929 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02193.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Lactobacillus paraplantarum is a species phenotypically close to Lactobacillus plantarum. Several PCR methods were evaluated to discriminate L. paraplantarum strains and among them, a PCR using an enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) sequence differentiated L. paraplantarum from other Lactobacillus species. In addition, a combination of ERIC and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis distinguished among seven strains of L. paraplantarum tested. ERIC-PCR profiles showed several strain-specific DNA fragments in L. paraplantarum, among them, a 2.2-kb ERIC marker, termed LpF1, found to be specific to strain FBA1, which improved the skin integrity in an animal model. The LpF1 encodes three proteins similar to Lactobacillus fermentum AroA, TyrA, and AroK, which are involved in the shikimate pathway. A primer pair specific to FBA1 based on the internal sequence of LpF1 amplified a 950-bp FBA1-specific fragment LpF2. Southern blot analysis of Dra I-digested genomic DNA of L. paraplantarum strains using LpF2 as a probe showed that LpF2 is distinctive of strain FBA1 among 16 L. paraplantarum strains. Because both ERIC- and RAPD-PCR are fast and technically simple methods, they are useful for the rapid discrimination of L. paraplantarum strains and for the development of new strain-specific DNA markers for identifying industrially important strains.
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- Shinichi Saito
- National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Identification of enterococci from broiler products and a broiler processing plant and description of Enterococcus viikkiensis sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 77:1196-203. [PMID: 21183650 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02412-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In two previous studies dealing with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from modified-atmosphere-packaged (MAP) broiler products and a broiler processing plant, several isolates remained unidentified. According to 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, 36 isolates were assigned to the genus Enterococcus. Numerical analysis of combined HindIII and EcoRI ribopatterns of these isolates resulted in species-specific clusters that were congruent with the clusters obtained by both DNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit A (rpoA) and phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase α chain (pheS) housekeeping gene analyses. In the analyses, a group of five isolates distinct from any known enterococcal species clustered together. The five isolates were positioned in the Enterococcus avium group, with E. devriesei being the closest phylogenetic neighbor. The DNA-DNA hybridization levels with E. devriesei ranged from 28.8 to 54.3% and indicated that these strains represented a novel species. The name Enterococcus viikkiensis sp. nov. is proposed, with strain DSM 24043(T) (LMG 26075(T)) being the type strain. Our study demonstrated that the identification of enterococci within the E. avium phylogenetic group demands polyphasic taxonomic approaches. The rpoA and pheS gene similarities (99.0 to 99.2% and 94.3 to 95.4%, respectively) between E. viikkiensis and its closest phylogenetic neighbor, E. devriesei, were higher than those previously reported within the enterococci. In addition, the phenotypic profiles of the species in the E. avium group were also highly similar, and some traits were found to be misleading for enterococci, such as E. viikkiensis does not grow at 45°C. The numerical analysis of combined HindIII and EcoRI ribopatterns was of considerable assistance in distinguishing enterococcal species within the E. avium group.
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