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Rodríguez-Saavedra M, González de Llano D, Beltran G, Torija MJ, Moreno-Arribas MV. Pectinatus spp. - Unpleasant and recurrent brewing spoilage bacteria. Int J Food Microbiol 2020; 336:108900. [PMID: 33129006 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Traditionally, beer has been recognised as a beverage with high microbiological stability because of the hostile growth environment posed by beer and increasing attention being paid to brewery hygiene. However, the microbiological risk has increased in recent years because of technological advances toward reducing oxygen in beers, besides the increase in novel beer styles production, such as non-pasteurised, flash pasteurised, cold sterilised, mid-strength, and alcoholic-free beer, that are more prone to spoilage bacteria. Moreover, using innovative beer ingredients like fruits and vegetables is an added cause of microbial spoilage. To maintain quality and good brand image, beer spoilage microorganisms are a critical concern for breweries worldwide. Pectinatus and Megasphaera are Gram-negative bacteria mostly found in improper brewing environments, leading to consumer complaints and financial losses. Because of the lack of compiled scientific knowledge on Pectinatus spoilage ability, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the occurrence, survival mechanisms, and the factors affecting beer spoilage Pectinatus species in the brewing process.
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- Magaly Rodríguez-Saavedra
- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, c/ Nicolás Cabrera, 29049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, c/ Nicolás Cabrera, 29049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo, 1, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL), CSIC-UAM, c/ Nicolás Cabrera, 29049 Madrid, Spain.
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Li H, Liu F, Luo P, Chen X, Chen J, Huang Z, Peng J, Xiao R, Wu J. Stimulation of optimized influent C:N ratios on nitrogen removal in surface flow constructed wetlands: Performance and microbial mechanisms. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 694:133575. [PMID: 31756813 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Exploring optimal C:N ratio is necessary to ensure balanced microbial nitrification and denitrification in constructed wetlands (CWs), which has become an important management practice for more efficient nitrogen removal and sustainability of CWs. Surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCWs) vegetated with Myriophyllum aquaticum were designed to investigate the effects of five different influent C:N ratios (0:1, 2.5:1, 5:1, 10:1, and 15:1) on nitrogen removal performance and microbial communities over a 175-day experimental period. Compared to the influent C:N ratios of 0:1, higher NH4+-N, NO3--N, and total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiencies and lower NO3--N accumulation were observed at influent C:N ratios higher than 5:1. In addition, the highest TN removal efficiency (70.4%) and the lowest nitrous oxide emission flux (4.12 mg m-2 d-1) were obtained at the influent C:N ratio of 5:1. High-throughput sequencing revealed that influent C:N ratios altered the distribution and composition of microbial communities in the sediment, which resulted in a dynamic interplay between N-transforming functional microbes and NH4+-N and NO3--N removal. In particular, the dominant denitrifiers, including Desulfovibrio, Zoogloea, and Dechloromonas, were more abundant in the sediment with an influent C:N ratio of 5:1, which contributed to the high N removal rate. These findings may be used to screen for an optimum influent C:N ratio to maintain the sustainability of SFCWs with higher N removal efficiency.
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- Hongfang Li
- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- College of Resource and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan 410125, PR China
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Ziola B. Monoclonal Antibodies Binding to Lipopolysaccharide from the Beer-Spoilage Bacterium Megasphaera Cerevisiae Exhibit Panreactivity with the Strictly Anaerobic Gram-Negative Brewing-Related Bacteria. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BREWING CHEMISTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-2016-4895-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Barry Ziola
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Room 2841 Royal University Hospital, 103 Hospital Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0W8, Canada
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Yang Z, Yang L, Wei C, Wu W, Zhao X, Lu T. Enhanced nitrogen removal using solid carbon source in constructed wetland with limited aeration. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 248:98-103. [PMID: 28941666 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, the performances of nitrogen removal in constructed wetlands using solid carbon source with limited aeration were investigated. The blends of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) and polyacetic acid (PLA) were used as the carbon source and biofilm support. The performances of nitrogen removal, microbial abundance and microbial community structure in the biofilm attached on PHBV/PLA were investigated. Higher ammonia removal efficiency (91.00%) and total nitrogen removal efficiency (97.03%) than non-aerated constructed wetland (System NA) were achieved in constructed wetland with limited aeration (System A). The limited aeration decreased the average concentrations of COD in effluent. And, System A had higher microbial abundance than System NA. Pyrosequencing analysis showed that denitrifying bacteria Brevinema (41.85%) and Thiothrix (12.33%) were the predominant genus in the biofilm attached on the carbon source in System NA and System A, respectively.
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- Zhongchen Yang
- Department of Environmental Science, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Science, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China
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Turvey ME, Weiland F, Keller EJ, Hoffmann P. The changing face of microbial quality control practices in the brewing industry: Introducing mass spectrometry proteomic fingerprinting for microbial identification. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jib.428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- M. E. Turvey
- Adelaide Proteomics Centre; The University of Adelaide; Australia
- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing; Australia
- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre; Singapore
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- Adelaide Proteomics Centre; The University of Adelaide; Australia
- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing; Australia
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- Adelaide Proteomics Centre; The University of Adelaide; Australia
- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing; Australia
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- Adelaide Proteomics Centre; The University of Adelaide; Australia
- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing; Australia
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Suzuki K. 125th Anniversary Review: Microbiological Instability of Beer Caused by Spoilage Bacteria. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2011.tb00454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Suzuki K, Iijima K, Sakamoto K, Sami M, Yamashita H. A Review of Hop Resistance in Beer Spoilage Lactic Acid Bacteria. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2006.tb00247.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Huhtamella S, Leinonen M, Nieminen T, Fahnert B, Myllykoski L, Breitenstein A, Neubauer P. RNA-based sandwich hybridisation method for detection of lactic acid bacteria in brewery samples. J Microbiol Methods 2007; 68:543-53. [PMID: 17157400 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2006] [Revised: 10/15/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Recently we showed the applicability and sensitivity of the RNA-based sandwich hybridisation assay (SHA) for detection of gram-negative cells in environmental samples [Leskelä, T., Tilsala-Timisjärvi, A., Kusnetsov, J., Neubauer, P., Breitenstein, A., 2005. Sensitive genus-specific detection of Legionella by a 16S rRNA based sandwich hybridization assay. J. Microbiol. Met. 62, 167-179.]. In this study the aim was to test and optimise this method for the detection of gram-positive cells from brewery yeast slurries that contain up to 10(9) yeast cells/ml. Eleven new oligonucleotide probes were designed for group-specific detection of different beer-spoiling lactic acid bacteria of the genera Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. Functionality of the designed probes was shown by testing individual and paired probes using in vitro transcribed 16S rRNA and crude cell extracts as samples. Various simple and fast cell disruption methods were evaluated for the efficient disruption of lactobacilli and pediococci. The applicability of the designed oligonucleotide probes and the SHA for detection of brewery contaminants was demonstrated using both artificial and actual yeast slurry samples from brewery fermentation tanks with either fluorimetric readout or an electric biochip analyser.
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- Sanna Huhtamella
- Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory, Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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Koivula TT, Juvonen R, Haikara A, Suihko ML. Characterization of the brewery spoilage bacterium Obesumbacterium proteus by automated ribotyping and development of PCR methods for its biotype 1. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 100:398-406. [PMID: 16430517 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02794.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To study the ability of automated ribotyping to characterize Obesumbacterium proteus and Hafnia alvei, to design primers and to evaluate standard end-point and real-time PCR for the detection of O. proteus biotype 1 in beer and in brewers's yeast-containing samples. METHODS AND RESULTS Automated ribotyping was carried out using the standard method with EcoRI and PvuII. The digestions with both enzymes clearly differentiated O. proteus biotypes 1 and 2 and H. alvei. PCR primers were designed according to the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the O. proteus type strain. Two primer sets (Obs137-Obs558 and Obs137-Obs617) detected O. proteus biotype 1 and H. alvei but not O. proteus biotype 2 or other tested beer spoilage bacteria (40 species) in the end-point and real-time PCR, indicating their high specificity. The detection limit for O. proteus was 160-1600 CFU 100 ml(-1) beer in the end-point PCR reactions and < or =160 CFU 100 ml(-1) beer in the real-time PCR reactions. More cells (from 16 to 3200) were needed for detection in the presence of brewer's yeast cells. CONCLUSIONS Automated ribotyping is a useful tool to characterize and identify O. proteus and H. alvei isolates. The designed primers are suitable for the rapid detection of O. proteus biotype 1 and H. alvei in brewery samples by PCR. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Automated ribotyping and PCR could improve microbiological quality control in breweries by facilitating the detection, identification and tracing of spoilage bacteria.
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Juvonen R, Suihko ML. Megasphaera paucivorans sp. nov., Megasphaera sueciensis sp. nov. and Pectinatus haikarae sp. nov., isolated from brewery samples, and emended description of the genus Pectinatus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:695-702. [PMID: 16585679 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63699-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Seven unidentified strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacteria from spoiled beer or the brewery environment were characterized. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses, all strains were affiliated to the Sporomusa sub-branch of the class ‘Clostridia’. Three of the strains were non-motile cocci, on average 1·5×1·2 μm or 1·2×1·0 μm, occurring mainly singly or in pairs. They shared nearly identical (>99 %) 16S rRNA gene sequences, being most closely related to the species of the Megasphaera–Anaeroglobus group (⩽93·9 % similarity). According to DNA–DNA hybridization results, the coccoid strains represented two genospecies, neither of which was related to any of the recognized Megasphaera species. Several phenotypic characteristics and/or DNA G+C content also differentiated the strains from each other and from their closest relatives. The other four novel strains were motile, slightly curved to helical rods, 0·6−0·8×3−50 μm or more in size. They shared identical 16S rRNA gene sequences and ribofragment patterns. The highest 16S rRNA gene similarity was found between these isolates and Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus ATCC 29359T (95·6 %) and Pectinatus frisingensis ATCC 33332T (93·6 %). The novel strains also differed from recognized Pectinatus species in their sugar utilization, proteolytic activity, catalase activity, antibiotic resistance and temperature tolerance. The results suggest that the bacteria belong to three novel species, for which the names Megasphaera paucivorans sp. nov. (type strain VTT E-032341T=DSM 16981T), Megasphaera sueciensis sp. nov. (type strain VTT E-97791T=DSM 17042T) and Pectinatus haikarae sp. nov. (type strain VTT E-88329T=DSM 16980T) are proposed.
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- Riikka Juvonen
- VTT Biotechnology, PO Box 1500, Espoo, FI-02044 VTT, Finland
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Chaban B, Deneer H, Dowgiert T, Hymers J, Ziola B. The flagellin gene and protein from the brewing spoilage bacteria Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and Pectinatus frisingensis. Can J Microbiol 2005; 51:863-74. [PMID: 16333346 DOI: 10.1139/w05-076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Flagellin genes from the anaerobic Gram-negative beer-spoilage bacteria Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and Pectinatus frisingensis were sequenced and the flagellin proteins initially characterized. Protein microsequencing led to the design of two degenerate PCR primers that allowed the P. cerevisiiphilus flagellin gene to be partially sequenced. A combination of PCR and Bubble PCR was then used to sequence the flagellin genes of three isolates from each species. Cloning and gene expression, followed by immunoblotting, confirmed the gene identities as flagellin. Analysis of the gene sequences revealed proteins similar to other bacterial flagellins, including lengths of 446 or 448 amino acids, putative sigma 28 promoters, and a termination loop. Antibody binding studies with isolated flagella correlated with gene sequence comparisons, with both indicating that the P. cerevisiiphilus isolates studied are very similar but that the P. frisingensis isolates show greater variation. Purified flagellins were found to be glycosylated, probably through an O linkage. Phylogenetic analysis revealed greater diversity within the flagellin sequences than within the 16S rRNA genes. Despite the Gram-negative morphology of Pectinatus, this genus proved most closely related to Gram-positive Firmicutes.Key words: beer spoilage, Firmicutes, flagellin, glycosylation, Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus, Pectinatus frisingensis, phylogenetics, taxonomy.
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- Bonnie Chaban
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Helander IM, Haikara A, Sadovskaya I, Vinogradov E, Salkinoja-Salonen MS. Lipopolysaccharides of anaerobic beer spoilage bacteria of the genusPectinatus– lipopolysaccharides of a Gram-positive genus. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2004; 28:543-52. [PMID: 15539073 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2004.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2004] [Revised: 04/07/2004] [Accepted: 05/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bacteria of the genus Pectinatus emerged during the seventies as contaminants and spoilage organisms in packaged beer. This genus comprises two species, Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus and Pectinatus frisingensis; both are strict anaerobes. On the basis of genomic properties the genus is placed among low GC Gram-positive bacteria (phylum Firmicutes, class Clostridia, order Clostridiales, family Acidaminococcaceae). Despite this assignment, Pectinatus bacteria possess an outer membrane and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) typical of Gram-negative bacteria. The present review compiles the structural and compositional studies performed on Pectinatus LPS. These lipopolysaccharides exhibit extensive heterogeneity, i.e. several macromolecularly and structurally distinct LPS molecules are produced by each strain. Whereas heterogeneity is a common property in lipopolysaccharides, Pectinatus LPS have been shown to contain exceptional carbohydrate structures, consisting of a fairly conserved core region that carries a large non-repetitive saccharide that probably replaces the O-specific chain. Such structures represent a novel architectural principle of the LPS molecule.
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- Ilkka M Helander
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Vinogradov E, Li J, Sadovskaya I, Jabbouri S, Helander IM. The structure of the carbohydrate backbone of the lipopolysaccharide of Pectinatus frisingensis strain VTT E-79104. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:1637-42. [PMID: 15183738 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2003] [Accepted: 04/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The structure of the carbohydrate backbone of the lipopolysaccharide from Pectinatus frisingensis strain VTT E-79104 was analyzed using chemical degradations, NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chemical methods. The LPS contains two major structural variants, differing in the presence or absence of an octasaccharide fragment. The largest structure of the carbohydrate backbone of the LPS, that could be deduced from experimental results, consists of 20 monosaccharides arranged in a nonrepetitive sequence: [carbohydrate structure: see text] where R is H or 4-O-Me-alpha-L-Fuc-(1-2)-4-O-Me-beta-Hep-(1-3)-alpha-GlcNAc-(1-2)-beta-Man-(1-3)-beta-ManNAc-(1-4)-alpha-Gal-(1-4)-beta-Hep-(1-3)-beta-GalNAc-(1- where Hep is a residue of D-glycero-D-galacto-heptose; all monosaccharides have the D-configuration except for 4-O-Me-L-Fuc and L-Ara4N. This structure is architecturally similar to the oligosaccharide system reported previously in P. frisingensis VTT E-82164 LPS, but differs from the latter in composition and also in the size of the outer region.
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- Evgeny Vinogradov
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, 100 Sussex Dr., Ottawa ON, Canada K1A 0R6.
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For brewing industry, beer spoilage bacteria have been problematic for centuries. They include some lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus lindneri and Pediococcus damnosus, and some Gram-negative bacteria such as Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus, Pectinatus frisingensis and Megasphaera cerevisiae. They can spoil beer by turbidity, acidity and the production of unfavorable smell such as diacetyl or hydrogen sulfide. For the microbiological control, many advanced biotechnological techniques such as immunoassay and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have been applied in place of the conventional and time-consuming method of incubation on culture media. Subsequently, a method is needed to determine whether the detected bacterium is capable of growing in beer or not. In lactic acid bacteria, hop resistance is crucial for their ability to grow in beer. Hop compounds, mainly iso-alpha-acids in beer, have antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria. They act as ionophores which dissipate the pH gradient across the cytoplasmic membrane and reduce the proton motive force (pmf). Consequently, the pmf-dependent nutrient uptake is hampered, resulting in cell death. The hop-resistance mechanisms in lactic acid bacteria have been investigated. HorA was found to excrete hop compounds in an ATP-dependent manner from the cell membrane to outer medium. Additionally, increased proton pumping by the membrane bound H(+)-ATPase contributes to hop resistance. To energize such ATP-dependent transporters hop-resistant cells contain larger ATP pools than hop-sensitive cells. Furthermore, a pmf-dependent hop transporter was recently presented. Understanding the hop-resistance mechanisms has enabled the development of rapid methods to discriminate beer spoilage strains from nonspoilers. The horA-PCR method has been applied for bacterial control in breweries. Also, a discrimination method was developed based on ATP pool measurement in lactobacillus cells. However, some potential hop-resistant strains cannot grow in beer unless they have first been exposed to subinhibitory concentration of hop compounds. The beer spoilage ability of Pectinatus spp. and M. cerevisiae has been poorly studied. Since all the strains have been reported to be capable of beer spoiling, species identification is sufficient for the breweries. However, with the current trend of beer flavor (lower alcohol and bitterness), there is the potential risk that not yet reported bacteria will contribute to beer spoilage. Investigation of the beer spoilage ability of especially Gram-negative bacteria may be useful to reduce this risk.
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- Kanta Sakamoto
- Fundamental Research Laboratory, Asahi Breweries, Ltd. 1-21, Midori 1-chome, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki 302-0106, Japan.
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Vinogradov E, Petersen BO, Sadovskaya I, Jabbouri S, Duus JØ, Helander IM. Structure of the exceptionally large nonrepetitive carbohydrate backbone of the lipopolysaccharide of Pectinatus frisingensis strain VTT E-82164. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2003; 270:3036-46. [PMID: 12846837 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The structures of the oligosaccharides obtained after acetic acid hydrolysis and alkaline deacylation of the rough-type lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Pectinatus frisingensis strain VTT E-82164 were analysed using NMR spectroscopy, MS and chemical methods. The LPS contains two major structural variants, differing by a decasaccharide fragment, and some minor variants lacking the terminal glucose residue. The largest structure of the carbohydrate backbone of the LPS that could be deduced from experimental results consists of 25 monosaccharides (including the previously found Ara4NP residue in lipid A) arranged in a well-defined nonrepetitive structure: We presume that the shorter variant with R1 = H represents the core-lipid A part of the LPS, and the additional fragment is present instead of the O-specific polysaccharide. Structures of this type have not been previously described. Analysis of the deacylation products obtained from the LPS of the smooth strain, VTT E-79100T, showed that it contains a very similar core but with one different glycosidic linkage.
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- Evgeny Vinogradov
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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