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Jakaria Al-Mujahidy SM, Kryukov K, Ikeo K, Saito K, Uddin ME, Ibn Sina AA. Functional genomic analysis of the isolated potential probiotic Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus TY-11 and its comparison with other Lactobacillus delbrueckii strains. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0347023. [PMID: 38771133 PMCID: PMC11218508 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03470-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Probiotics refer to living microorganisms that exert a variety of beneficial effects on human health. On the contrary, they also can cause infection, produce toxins within the body, and transfer antibiotic-resistant genes to the other microorganisms in the digestive tract necessitating a comprehensive safety assessment. This study aimed to conduct functional genomic analysis and some relevant biochemical tests to uncover the probiotic potentials of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus TY-11 isolated from native yogurt in Bangladesh. We also performed transmission electron microscopic (TEM) analysis, comparative genomic study as well as phylogenetic tree construction with 332 core genes from 262 genomes. The strain TY-11 was identified as Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus, whose genome (1,916,674 bp) contained 1911 CDS, and no gene was identified for either antibiotic resistance or toxic metabolites. It carried genes for the degradation of toxic metabolites, treatment of lactose intolerance, toll-like receptor 2-dependent innate immune response, heat and cold shock, bile salts tolerance, and acidic pH tolerance. Genes were annotated for inhibiting pathogenic bacteria by inhibitory substances [bacteriocin: Helveticin-J (331 bp) and Enterolysin-A (275 bp), hydrogen peroxide, and acid]; blockage of adhesion sites; and competition for nutrients. The genes involved in its metabolic pathway were detected as suitable for digesting indigestible nutrients in the human gut. The TY-11 genome possessed an additional 37 core genes of subspecies indicus which were deficient in the core genome of the most popular subsp. bulgaricus. During the phenotypic testing, the isolate TY-11 demonstrated high antagonistic activity (inhibition zone of 21.33 ± 1.53 mm) against Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 and was not sensitive to any of the 10 tested antibiotics. This study was the first study to explore the molecular insights into probiotic roles, including antimicrobial activities and antibiotic sensitivity, of a representative strain (TY-11) of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus. IMPORTANCE This study aimed to conduct functional genomic analysis to uncover the probiotic potential of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus TY-11 isolated from native yogurt in Bangladesh. We also performed transmission electron microscopic (TEM) analysis, comparative genomic study as well as phylogenetic tree construction with 332 core genes from 262 genomes. In our current investigation, we revealed a number of common and unique excellences of the probiotic Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus TY-11 that are likely to be important to illustrate its intestinal residence and probiotic roles. This is the first study to explore the molecular insights into intestinal residence and probiotic roles, including antimicrobial activities and antibiotic sensitivity, of a representative strain (TY-11) of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus.
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- Sk. Md. Jakaria Al-Mujahidy
- DNA Data Analysis Laboratory, Department of Genomics and Evolutionary Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Center for Genome Informatics, Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Bioinformation and DDBJ Center, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- DNA Data Analysis Laboratory, Department of Genomics and Evolutionary Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Physics and Cell Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gono Bishwabidyalay, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Subspecies-level genome comparison of Lactobacillus delbrueckii. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3171. [PMID: 36823299 PMCID: PMC9950072 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29404-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Lactobacillus delbrueckii comprises six subspecies, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis, L. delbrueckii subsp. jakobsenii, L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii, L. delbrueckii subsp. sunkii, and L. delbrueckii subsp. indicus. We investigated the evolution of the six subspecies of L. delbrueckii using comparative genomics. While the defining feature of the species was the gene number increment driven by mobile elements and gene fragmentation, the repertoire of subspecies-specific gene gains and losses differed among the six subspecies. The horizontal gene transfer analyses indicated that frequent gene transfers between different subspecies had occurred when the six subspecies first diverged from the common ancestor, but recent gene exchange was confined to a subspecies implying independent evolution of the six subspecies. The subspecies bulgaricus is a homogeneous group that diverged from the other subspecies a long time ago and underwent convergent evolution. The subspecies lactis, jakobsenii, delbrueckii, and sunkii were more closely related to each other than to other subspecies. The four subspecies commonly show increasing genetic variability with increasing genome size. However, the four subspecies were distinguished by specific gene contents. The subspecies indicus forms a branch distant from the other subspecies and shows an independent evolutionary trend. These results could explain the differences in the habitat and nutritional requirements of the subspecies of L. delbrueckii.
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Anagnostopoulou C, Kontogiannopoulos KN, Gaspari M, Morlino MS, Assimopoulou AN, Kougias PG. Valorization of household food wastes to lactic acid production: A response surface methodology approach to optimize fermentation process. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 296:133871. [PMID: 35157886 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Lactic acid is a valuable compound used in several industrial processes such as polymers, emulsifiers manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic formulations. The present study aims to evaluate the potential use of food waste to produce lactic acid through fermentation, both by indigenous microbiota and by the bio-augmentation with two lactic acid bacteria, namely Lactobacillus plantarum BS17 and Lactobacillus casei BP2. Fermentation was studied both in batch and continuously fed anaerobic reactors at mesophilic conditions and a Response Surface Methodology approach was used to optimize the bioprocess performance and determine the environmental parameters (namely pH and time) that lead to the enhancement of lactic acid production during the batch fermentation by indigenous microorganisms. Results revealed an optimum set of conditions for lactic acid production at a pH value of 6.5 and a fermentation period of 3.5 days at 37 °C. Under these conditions lactic acid production reached a value of 23.07 g/L, which was very similar to the mathematically predicted ones, thus verifying the accuracy of the experimental design. This optimum set of conditions was further employed to examine the production of lactic acid under continuous fermentation operation. Furthermore, concentrations of volatile fatty acids and ethanol were monitored and found to be relatively low, with ethanol being the dominant by-product of fermentation, indicating the presence of heterofermentative bacteria in the food wastes. A final step of downstream process was performed resulting in the successful recovery of lactic acid with purity over 90%.
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- Chrysa Anagnostopoulou
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Soil and Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation Dimitra, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via U. Bassi 58/b, 35121, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece; Natural Products Research Centre of Excellence (NatPro-AUTh), Center of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (CIRI-AUTh), Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Soil and Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation Dimitra, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece.
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de Melo Pereira GV, de Carvalho Neto DP, Maske BL, De Dea Lindner J, Vale AS, Favero GR, Viesser J, de Carvalho JC, Góes-Neto A, Soccol CR. An updated review on bacterial community composition of traditional fermented milk products: what next-generation sequencing has revealed so far? Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 62:1870-1889. [PMID: 33207956 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1848787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The emergence of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has revolutionized the way to investigate the microbial diversity in traditional fermentations. In the field of food microbial ecology, different NGS platforms have been used for community analysis, including 454 pyrosequencing from Roche, Illumina's instruments and Thermo Fisher's SOLiD/Ion Torrent sequencers. These recent platforms generate information about millions of rDNA amplicons in a single running, enabling accurate phylogenetic resolution of microbial taxa. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the application of NGS for microbiome analysis of traditional fermented milk products worldwide. Fermented milk products covered in this review include kefir, buttermilk, koumiss, dahi, kurut, airag, tarag, khoormog, lait caillé, and suero costeño. Lactobacillus-mainly represented by Lb. helveticus, Lb. kefiranofaciens, and Lb. delbrueckii-is the most important and frequent genus with 51 reported species. In general, dominant species detected by culturing were also identified by NGS. However, NGS studies have revealed a more complex bacterial diversity, with estimated 400-600 operational taxonomic units, comprising uncultivable microorganisms, sub-dominant populations, and late-growing species. This review explores the importance of these discoveries and address related topics on workflow, NGS platforms, and knowledge bioinformatics devoted to fermented milk products. The knowledge that has been gained is vital in improving the monitoring, manipulation, and safety of these traditional fermented foods.
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- Gilberto V de Melo Pereira
- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Comparative genomics of Lactobacillus species as bee symbionts and description of Lactobacillus bombintestini sp. nov., isolated from the gut of Bombus ignitus. J Microbiol 2020; 58:445-455. [PMID: 32222941 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-020-9596-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The Lactobacillus genus is widely used for fermentation of plant materials and dairy products. These species are typically found in highly specialized environments, with the bee gut serving as one of the niche locations in which Lactobacillus is detected. Lactobacillus species isolated from the bee gut and bee-related habitats were phylogenetically classified into three distinct groups, Lactobacillus kunkeei, Firm-4, and Firm-5. The L. kunkeei group was clearly differentiated from other members of the Lactobacillus buchneri group isolated from non-bee habitats. In comparison with non-bee members of the L. buchneri group, three bee-symbiotic Lactobacillus groups had a small-sized genome with low G + C content and showed a sharp reduction in the number of genes involved in energy production, carbohydrate transport and metabolism, and amino acid transport and metabolism. In addition, all three groups lacked the mutY gene, which encodes A/G-specific adenine glycosylase. The phylogenetic dendrogram based on the presence or absence of 1,199 functional genes indicated that these bee-symbiotic groups experienced convergent evolution. The occurrence of convergent evolution is thought to stem from the three bee-symbiotic groups sharing a similar habitat, i.e., the bee gut. The causative factor underlying genomic reduction was postulated to be mutY, which was absent in all three groups. Here, a novel strain, BHWM-4T, isolated from the gut of Bombus ignites was studied using polyphasic taxonomy and classified as a new member of the L. kunkeei group. The strain was Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, and rod-shaped. The 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence and genome analysis revealed that strain BHWM-4T was clustered into the L. kunkeei group, forming a compact cluster with L. kunkeei and Lactobacillus apinorum. Biochemical, chemotaxonomic, and genotypic data of strain BHWM-4T supports the proposal of a novel species, Lactobacillus bombintestini sp. nov., whose type strain is BHWM-4T (= KACC 19317 = NBRC 113067T).
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Optimization of β-galactosidase Production by Batch Cultures of Lactobacillus leichmannii 313 (ATCC 7830™). FERMENTATION-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation6010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The endoenzyme β-galactosidase (β-d-galactoside galactohydrolase; EC 3.2.1.23) has been used at industrial scales for the preparation of lactose-free milk and for the conversion of lactose to galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) prebiotics. In this study, using Plackett–Burman (PB) design and the response surface methodology (RSM), the batch growth conditions for the production of β-galactosidase in DeMan-Rogosa-Sharpe (MRS) media have been studied and optimized for Lactobacillus leichmannii 313 (ATCC 7830™) for the first time. The incubation temperature (30 < T < 55 °C), starting pH (5.5 < pH < 7.5), and carbon source (glucose, lactose, galactose, fructose, and sucrose) were selected as the significant variables for optimization. The maximum crude β-galactosidase production (measured by specific activity) was 4.5 U/mg proteins and was obtained after 12 h of fermentation. The results of the PB design and further optimization by RSM showed that the initial pH of 7.0 and 15.29 g/L of lactose were the levels that gave the optimum observed and predicted β-galactosidase activities of 23.13 U/mg and 23.40 U/mg, respectively. Through RSM optimization, β-galactosidase production increased significantly (over five-fold) in optimized medium (23.13 U/mg), compared with unoptimized medium (4.5 U/mg). Moreover, the crude enzyme obtained was able to hydrolyze lactose and also produce galacto-oligosaccharides. Because its ability to produce β-galactosidase was significantly improved through optimization by RSM, L. leichmannii 313 can serve as a potential source of β-galactosidase for food applications at an industrial scale.
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Engineering Lactococcus lactis for D-Lactic Acid Production from Starch. Curr Microbiol 2019; 76:1186-1192. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-019-01742-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Heo J, Saitou S, Tamura T, Cho H, Kim JS, Joa JH, Kim JS, Kwon SW, Kim SJ. Lactobacilus nuruki sp. nov., isolated from Nuruk, a Korean fermentation starter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3273-3278. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Jun Heo
- 1Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 565-851, Republic of Korea
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- 2Resource Collection Division, NITE Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- 2Resource Collection Division, NITE Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- 1Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 565-851, Republic of Korea
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- 1Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 565-851, Republic of Korea
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- 3National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeju 63240, Republic of Korea
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- 1Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 565-851, Republic of Korea
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- 1Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 565-851, Republic of Korea
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- 1Agricultural Microbiology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do 565-851, Republic of Korea
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Kim JS, Choe H, Kim KM, Lee YR, Rhee MS, Park DS. Lactobacillus porci sp. nov., isolated from small intestine of a swine. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3118-3124. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- Ji-Sun Kim
- 1Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- 1Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- 1Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
- 2Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- 1Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- 1Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- 1Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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Zanni E, Schifano E, Motta S, Sciubba F, Palleschi C, Mauri P, Perozzi G, Uccelletti D, Devirgiliis C, Miccheli A. Combination of Metabolomic and Proteomic Analysis Revealed Different Features among Lactobacillus delbrueckii Subspecies bulgaricus and lactis Strains While In Vivo Testing in the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans Highlighted Probiotic Properties. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1206. [PMID: 28702021 PMCID: PMC5487477 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Lactobacillus delbrueckii represents a technologically relevant member of lactic acid bacteria, since the two subspecies bulgaricus and lactis are widely associated with fermented dairy products. In the present work, we report the characterization of two commercial strains belonging to L. delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus, lactis and a novel strain previously isolated from a traditional fermented fresh cheese. A phenomic approach was performed by combining metabolomic and proteomic analysis of the three strains, which were subsequently supplemented as food source to the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, with the final aim to evaluate their possible probiotic effects. Restriction analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA revealed that the novel foodborne strain belonged to L. delbrueckii subspecies lactis. Proteomic and metabolomic approaches showed differences in folate, aminoacid and sugar metabolic pathways among the three strains. Moreover, evaluation of C. elegans lifespan, larval development, brood size, and bacterial colonization capacity demonstrated that L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus diet exerted beneficial effects on nematodes. On the other hand, both L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis strains affected lifespan and larval development. We have characterized three strains belonging to L. delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and lactis highlighting their divergent origin. In particular, the two closely related isolates L. delbrueckii subspecies lactis display different galactose metabolic capabilities. Moreover, the L. delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus strain demonstrated potential probiotic features. Combination of omic platforms coupled with in vivo screening in the simple model organism C. elegans is a powerful tool to characterize industrially relevant bacterial isolates.
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- Elena Zanni
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research CouncilMilan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research CouncilMilan, Italy
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- Food and Nutrition Research Center, Council for Agricultural Research and EconomicsRome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy
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- Food and Nutrition Research Center, Council for Agricultural Research and EconomicsRome, Italy
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Bancalari E, Bernini V, Bottari B, Neviani E, Gatti M. Application of Impedance Microbiology for Evaluating Potential Acidifying Performances of Starter Lactic Acid Bacteria to Employ in Milk Transformation. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1628. [PMID: 27799925 PMCID: PMC5065974 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Impedance microbiology is a method that enables tracing microbial growth by measuring the change in the electrical conductivity. Different systems, able to perform this measurement, are available in commerce and are commonly used for food control analysis by mean of measuring a point of the impedance curve, defined "time of detection." With this work we wanted to find an objective way to interpret the metabolic significance of impedance curves and propose it as a valid approach to evaluate the potential acidifying performances of starter lactic acid bacteria to be employed in milk transformation. To do this it was firstly investigated the possibility to use the Gompertz equation to describe the data coming from the impedance curve obtained by mean of BacTrac 4300®. Lag time (λ), maximum specific M% rate (μmax), and maximum value of M% (Yend) have been calculated and, given the similarity of the impedance fitted curve to the bacterial growth curve, their meaning has been interpreted. Potential acidifying performances of eighty strains belonging to Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Lactococcus lactis, and Streptococcus thermophilus species have been evaluated by using the kinetics parameters, obtained from Excel add-in DMFit version 2.1. The novelty and importance of our findings, obtained by means of BacTrac 4300®, is that they can also be applied to data obtained from other devices. Moreover, the meaning of λ, μmax, and Yend that we have extrapolated from Modified Gompertz equation and discussed for lactic acid bacteria in milk, can be exploited also to other food environment or other bacteria, assuming that they can give a curve and that curve is properly fitted with Gompertz equation.
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- Elena Bancalari
- Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science, University of Parma Parma, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science, University of ParmaParma, Italy; Multidisciplinary Interdepartmental Dairy Cente, University of ParmaParma, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science, University of ParmaParma, Italy; Multidisciplinary Interdepartmental Dairy Cente, University of ParmaParma, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science, University of ParmaParma, Italy; Multidisciplinary Interdepartmental Dairy Cente, University of ParmaParma, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Food Science, University of ParmaParma, Italy; Multidisciplinary Interdepartmental Dairy Cente, University of ParmaParma, Italy
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Characterization of chemical, biological, and antiproliferative properties of fermented black carrot juice, shalgam. Eur Food Res Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-016-2639-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Identification, typing and functional characterization of dominant lactic acid bacteria strains from Iranian traditional yoghurt. Eur Food Res Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-015-2562-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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El Kafsi H, Binesse J, Loux V, Buratti J, Boudebbouze S, Dervyn R, Kennedy S, Galleron N, Quinquis B, Batto JM, Moumen B, Maguin E, van de Guchte M. Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. lactis and ssp. bulgaricus: a chronicle of evolution in action. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:407. [PMID: 24884896 PMCID: PMC4082628 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. lactis and ssp. bulgaricus are lactic acid producing bacteria that are largely used in dairy industries, notably in cheese-making and yogurt production. An earlier in-depth study of the first completely sequenced ssp. bulgaricus genome revealed the characteristics of a genome in an active phase of rapid evolution, in what appears to be an adaptation to the milk environment. Here we examine for the first time if the same conclusions apply to the ssp. lactis, and discuss intra- and inter-subspecies genomic diversity in the context of evolutionary adaptation. Results Both L. delbrueckii ssp. show the signs of reductive evolution through the elimination of superfluous genes, thereby limiting their carbohydrate metabolic capacities and amino acid biosynthesis potential. In the ssp. lactis this reductive evolution has gone less far than in the ssp. bulgaricus. Consequently, the ssp. lactis retained more extended carbohydrate metabolizing capabilities than the ssp. bulgaricus but, due to high intra-subspecies diversity, very few carbohydrate substrates, if any, allow a reliable distinction of the two ssp. We further show that one of the most important traits, lactose fermentation, of one of the economically most important dairy bacteria, L. delbruecki ssp. bulgaricus, relies on horizontally acquired rather than deep ancestral genes. In this sense this bacterium may thus be regarded as a natural GMO avant la lettre. Conclusions The dairy lactic acid producing bacteria L. delbrueckii ssp. lactis and ssp. bulgaricus appear to represent different points on the same evolutionary track of adaptation to the milk environment through the loss of superfluous functions and the acquisition of functions that allow an optimized utilization of milk resources, where the ssp. bulgaricus has progressed further away from the common ancestor. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-407) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Silvetti T, Morandi S, Brasca M. Biopreservation potential ofEnterococcus faecalisisolated from Italian traditional raw milk cheeses. CYTA - JOURNAL OF FOOD 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2013.825327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Adimpong DB, Nielsen DS, Sørensen KI, Vogensen FK, Sawadogo-Lingani H, Derkx PMF, Jespersen L. Lactobacillus delbrueckii
subsp. jakobsenii subsp. nov., isolated from dolo wort, an alcoholic fermented beverage in Burkina Faso. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3720-3726. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.048769-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
is divided into five subspecies based on phenotypic and genotypic differences. A novel isolate, designated ZN7a-9T, was isolated from malted sorghum wort used for making an alcoholic beverage (dolo) in Burkina Faso. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequencing, DNA–DNA hybridization and peptidoglycan cell-wall structure type analyses indicated that it belongs to the species
L. delbrueckii
. The genome sequence of isolate ZN7a-9T was determined by Illumina-based sequencing. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and split-decomposition analyses were performed on seven concatenated housekeeping genes obtained from the genome sequence of strain ZN7a-9T together with 41 additional
L. delbrueckii
strains. The results of the MLST and split-decomposition analyses could not establish the exact subspecies of
L. delbrueckii
represented by strain ZN7a-9T as it clustered with
L. delbrueckii
strains unassigned to any of the recognized subspecies of
L. delbrueckii
. Strain ZN7a-9T additionally differed from the recognized type strains of the subspecies of
L. delbrueckii
with respect to its carbohydrate fermentation profile. In conclusion, the cumulative results indicate that strain ZN7a-9T represents a novel subspecies of
L. delbrueckii
closely related to
Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis
and
Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii
for which the name
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
subsp. jakobsenii subsp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ZN7a-9T = DSM 26046T = LMG 27067T.
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- David B. Adimpong
- Chr. Hansen A/S, Discovery Department, 10-12 Bøge Allé, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Food Science, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Food Science, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Chr. Hansen A/S, Discovery Department, 10-12 Bøge Allé, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Food Science, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Département Technologie Alimentaire/IRSAT/CNRST, 03 BP 7047, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Food Science, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Chr. Hansen A/S, Discovery Department, 10-12 Bøge Allé, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Department of Food Science, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Agyei D, Lim W, Zass M, Tan D, Danquah MK. Bioanalytical evaluation of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis 313 cell-envelope proteinase extraction. Chem Eng Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ben-Yahia L, Mayeur C, Rul F, Thomas M. Growth advantage of Streptococcus thermophilus over Lactobacillus bulgaricus in vitro and in the gastrointestinal tract of gnotobiotic rats. Benef Microbes 2013; 3:211-9. [PMID: 22968410 DOI: 10.3920/bm2012.0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The yoghurt bacteria, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, are alleged to have beneficial effects on human health. The objective of this study was to characterise growth, biochemical activity and competitive behaviour of these two bacteria in vitro and in vivo. S. thermophilus LMD-9 and L. bulgaricus ATCC 11842 growth and lactate production were monitored in different media and in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of germ-free rats. In vitro, particularly in milk, S. thermophilus had a selective growth advantage over L. bulgaricus. The GIT of germ-free rats not supplemented with lactose was colonised by S. thermophilus but not by L. bulgaricus. Both bacteria were able to colonise the GIT of germ-free rats supplemented with 45 g/l lactose in their drinking water. However, if germ-free rats were inoculated with a mixture of the two bacteria and were supplemented with lactose, S. thermophilus rapidly and extensively colonised the GIT (1010 cfu/g faeces) at the expense of L. bulgaricus, which remained in most cases at levels <102 cfu/g faeces. S. thermophilus specifically produced L-lactate, while L. bulgaricus produced only D-lactate, both in vitro and in vivo. S. thermophilus showed competitive and growth advantage over L. bulgaricus in vitro as well as in vivo in the GIT of germ-free rats and, accordingly, L-lactate was the main lactate isomer produced.
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- L Ben-Yahia
- INRA, UMR 1319 Micalis, Domaine de Vilvert, bâtiment 440, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. sunkii subsp. nov., isolated from sunki, a traditional Japanese pickle. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2643-2649. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.037051-0] [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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Although four strains of bacteria isolated from sunki, a traditional Japanese, non-salted pickle, were initially identified as
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
, the molecular and phenotypic characteristics of the strains did not match those of any of the four recognized subspecies of
L. delbrueckii
. Together, the results of phenotypic characterization, DNA–DNA hybridizations (in which the relatedness values between the novel strains and type strains of the recognized subspecies of
L. delbrueckii
were all >88.7 %) and 16S rRNA gene sequence, amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and whole-cell MALDI-TOF/MS spectral pattern analyses indicated that the four novel strains represented a single, novel subspecies, for which the name Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. sunkii subsp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is YIT 11221T ( = JCM 17838T = DSM 24966T).
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Stamatova I, Kari K, Hervonen L, Meurman J. Dietary sugar utilisation by putative oral probiotics. Benef Microbes 2012; 3:221-7. [DOI: 10.3920/bm2011.0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Probiotic consumption and repeated probiotic intake have shown promising results as adjunct therapies in prevention and alleviation of some chronic disease conditions in the gastrointestinal tract. Recent evidence suggests that probiotics may also be beneficial in preventing oral diseases. An efficient probiotic candidate in the mouth, however, should not impose any risk to oral tissues, such as acid demineralisation of tooth enamel because of sugar fermentation. The aim of the present in vitro study was to evaluate the utilisation of some sugars and sugar alcohols by yogurt starter Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains and to assess the influence of these carbohydrate sources on cell surface properties. For comparsion, a commercially available probiotic, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, was used. The results showed that lactose, glucose and fructose were readily metabolised by all strains tested. However, strain-specific metabolic patterns were observed when other sugars and sugar alcohols were used as sole carbohydrate source in the growth medium. Surface properties of the bacteria such as hydrophobicity and surface-associated proteins appeared to vary with the carbohydrate content of the growth medium. Based on these results it can be concluded that among the L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains probiotic candidate strains are available that warrant further studies due to their inability to ferment sugars with pronounced cariogenic properties.
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- I. Stamatova
- Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, 26 Vasil Aprilov, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Do Carmo A, De Oliveira M, Da Silva D, Castro S, Borges A, De Carvalho A, De Moraes C. Genes involved in lactose catabolism and organic acid production during growth of Lactobacillus delbrueckii UFV H2b20 in skimmed milk. Benef Microbes 2012; 3:23-32. [DOI: 10.3920/bm2011.0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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There are three main reasons for using lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as starter cultures in industrial food fermentation processes: food preservation due to lactic acid production; flavour formation due to a range of organic molecules derived from sugar, lipid and protein catabolism; and probiotic properties attributed to some strains of LAB, mainly of lactobacilli. The aim of this study was to identify some genes involved in lactose metabolism of the probiotic Lactobacillus delbrueckii UFV H2b20, and analyse its organic acid production during growth in skimmed milk. The following genes were identified, encoding the respective enzymes: ldh – lactate dehydrogenase, adhE – Ldb1707 acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, and ccpA-pepR1 – catabolite control protein A. It was observed that L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20 cultivated in different media has the unexpected ability to catabolyse galactose, and to produce high amounts of succinic acid, which was absent in the beginning, raising doubts about the subspecies in question. The phylogenetic analyses showed that this strain can be compared physiologically to L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis, which are able to degrade lactose and can grow in milk. L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20 sequences have grouped with L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus ATCC 11842 and L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus ATCC BAA-365, strengthening the classification of this probiotic strain in the NCFM group proposed by a previous study. Additionally, L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20 presented an evolutionary pattern closer to that of probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, corroborating the suggestion that this strain might be considered as a new and unusual subspecies among L. delbrueckii subspecies, the first one identified as a probiotic. In addition, its unusual ability to metabolise galactose, which was significantly consumed in the fermentation medium, might be exploited to produce low-browning probiotic Mozzarella cheeses, a desirable property for pizza cheeses.
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- A. Do Carmo
- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Rua da Glória, 187 Centro, 39100-000 Diamantina, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária (BIOAGRO), Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Campus Universitário s/n, 36570-000 Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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Strains of lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, and molds have been selected over thousands of years based on the unique sensory attributes they provide to food fermentations. Over the centuries they have evolved to their domesticated roles, leading to genome decay, loss of pathways, acquisition of genomic elements, and beneficial mutations that provide an advantage in their nutrient-rich food environments. This review highlights the evolutionary traits influenced by the domestication process as these microbes adapted to nutrient-rich foods developed by humans.
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- Grace L Douglas
- Department of Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA.
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Jiang F, Huang S, Imadad K, Li C. Cloning and expression of a gene with phospholipase B activity from Pseudomonas fluorescens in Escherichia coli. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 104:518-522. [PMID: 22078969 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Revised: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A gene from Pseudomonasfluorescens BIT-18 encoding a protein with phospholipase B activity (Pf-PLB) was cloned in E. coli BL21 (DE3). The open reading frame consists of 1272 bp and potentially encodes a protein of 423 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 45.8 kDa. The nucleotide sequence of Pf-PLB is 45%, 42%, 41%, 40%, 33%, and 31% identical to that of Bifidobacterium animals, Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum, Acidobacterium capsulatum, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Moraxella bovis, and Moraxella catarrhalis, respectively. The His-tagged protein was purified by affinity chromatography and the eluted protein hydrolyzed both the 1- and 2-ester bond of phosphatidylcholine. The recombinant Pf-PLB had optimal activity at pH 6.0 and 30 °C, and it showed 20.1% higher efficiency in the conversion rate of the phosphorus content than the wild-type.
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- Fangyan Jiang
- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, PR China
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Do Carmo A, da Silva D, De Oliveira M, Borges A, De Carvalho A, De Moraes C. Genes involved in protein metabolism of the probiotic lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus delbrueckii UFV H2b20. Benef Microbes 2011; 2:209-20. [DOI: 10.3920/bm2011.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A basic requirement for the prediction of the potential use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the dairy industry is the identification of specific genes involved in flavour-forming pathways. The probiotic Lactobacillus delbrueckii UFV H2b20 was submitted to a genetic characterisation and phylogenetic analysis of genes involved in protein catabolism. Eight genes belonging to this system were identified, which possess a closely phylogenetic relationship to NCFM strains representative, as it was demonstrated for oppC and oppBII, encoding oligopeptide transport system components. PepC, PepN, and PepX might be essential for growth of LAB, probiotic or not, since the correspondent genes are always present, including in L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20 genome. For pepX gene, a probable link between carbohydrate catabolism and PepX expression may exists, where it is regulated by PepR1/CcpA-like, a common feature between Lactobacillus strains and also in L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20. The well conserved evolutionary history of the ilvE gene is evidence that the pathways leading to branched-chain amino acid degradation, such as isoleucine and valine, are similar among L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strains and L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20. Thus, the involvement of succinate in flavour formation can be attributed to IlvE activity. The presence of aminopeptidase G in L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20 genome, which is absent in several strains, might improve the proteolytic activity and effectiveness. The nucleotide sequence encoding PepG revealed that it is a cysteine endopeptidase, belonging to Peptidase C1 superfamily; sequence analysis showed 99% identity with L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus ATCC 11842 pepG, whereas protein sequence analysis revealed 100% similarity with PepG from the same organism. The present study proposes a schematic model to explain how the proteolytic system of the probiotic L. delbrueckii UFV H2b20 works, based on the components identified so far.
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- A. Do Carmo
- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária – BIOAGRO, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-000 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária – BIOAGRO, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-000 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária – BIOAGRO, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-000 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária – BIOAGRO, Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36570-000 Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Shin SG, Yoo S, Hwang K, Song M, Kim W, Han G, Hwang S. Dynamics of transitional acidogenic community along with methanogenic population during anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater. Process Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tanigawa K, Watanabe K. Multilocus sequence typing reveals a novel subspeciation of Lactobacillus delbrueckii. Microbiology (Reading) 2011; 157:727-738. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.043240-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Currently, the species Lactobacillus delbrueckii is divided into four subspecies, L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, L. delbrueckii subsp. indicus and L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis. These classifications were based mainly on phenotypic identification methods and few studies have used genotypic identification methods. As a result, these subspecies have not yet been reliably delineated. In this study, the four subspecies of L. delbrueckii were discriminated by phenotype and by genotypic identification [amplified-fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST)] methods. The MLST method developed here was based on the analysis of seven housekeeping genes (fusA, gyrB, hsp60, ileS, pyrG, recA and recG). The MLST method had good discriminatory ability: the 41 strains of L. delbrueckii examined were divided into 34 sequence types, with 29 sequence types represented by only a single strain. The sequence types were divided into eight groups. These groups could be discriminated as representing different subspecies. The results of the AFLP and MLST analyses were consistent. The type strain of L. delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii, YIT 0080T, was clearly discriminated from the other strains currently classified as members of this subspecies, which were located close to strains of L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis. The MLST scheme developed in this study should be a useful tool for the identification of strains of L. delbrueckii to the subspecies level.
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- Kana Tanigawa
- 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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Li XR, Ma EB, Yan LZ, Meng H, Du XW, Zhang SW, Quan ZX. Bacterial and fungal diversity in the traditional Chinese liquor fermentation process. Int J Food Microbiol 2011; 146:31-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Morales F, Morales JI, Hernández CH, Hernández-Sánchez H. Isolation and Partial Characterization of Halotolerant Lactic Acid Bacteria from Two Mexican Cheeses. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2011; 164:889-905. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9182-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lactobacilli are part of the normal bacterial flora of the vagina and are typically considered contaminants when cultured from urine specimens of female patients. Here we describe the case of a female patient with chronic pyuria and urinary tract symptoms in which Lactobacillus delbrueckii was determined to be the causative microorganism.
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Batdorj B, Trinetta V, Dalgalarrondo M, Prévost H, Dousset X, Ivanova I, Haertlé T, Chobert JM. Isolation, taxonomic identification and hydrogen peroxide production by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis T31, isolated from Mongolian yoghurt: inhibitory activity on food-borne pathogens. J Appl Microbiol 2007; 103:584-93. [PMID: 17714391 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this work was to isolate lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains from Mongolian tarag (a traditionally homemade yoghurt) displaying antimicrobial activities against food-borne pathogens, identify inhibitory substances and study the kinetics of their production. METHODS AND RESULTS Inhibitory substance-producing bacterial strains were isolated from tarag. From 300 bacterial clones, 31 were able to inhibit the growth of the indicator strain Lactobacillus bulgaricus 340. One of the most active strains was identified as Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis strain T31 by using cluster analysis of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) DNA fingerprints. The antimicrobial substance was inactivated by catalase, demonstrating the production of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)). Production of H(2)O(2) was studied under aerated and nonaerated culture conditions. The amount of H(2)O(2) in the culture supernatant increased during bacterial growth and reached a maximum (5.12 mmol l(-1)) at the early stationary phase under aerated conditions (agitated cultures). H(2)O(2) was not detected in the culture performed without agitation. In mixed cultures performed in milk with either Lact. delbrueckii subsp. lactis T31 in the presence of Escherichia coli, or Lact. delbrueckii subsp. lactis T31 in the presence of Listeria innocua under aerated and nonaerated conditions, a significant decrease in pathogen count was observed in aerated cultures. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The significant decrease in Listeria viability observed in aerated mixed cultures of Lact. delbrueckii subsp. lactis T31 is mainly because of H(2)O(2) production. Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis T31 could be used as a protective culture in food industries or as a probiotic to prevent intestinal and urogenital infections.
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- B Batdorj
- INRA, Unité de Recherche Biopolymères, Interactions, Assemblages, Fonctions et Interactions des Protéines Laitières (BIA-FIPL), rue de la Géraudière, Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Nguyen TH, Splechtna B, Yamabhai M, Haltrich D, Peterbauer C. Cloning and expression of the β-galactosidase genes from Lactobacillus reuteri in Escherichia coli. J Biotechnol 2007; 129:581-91. [PMID: 17360065 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Revised: 01/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Heterodimeric beta-galactosidase of Lactobacillus reuteri L103 is encoded by two overlapping genes, lacL and lacM. The lacL (1887bp) and lacM (960bp) genes encode polypeptides with calculated molecular masses of 73,620 and 35,682Da, respectively. The deduced amino acid sequences of lacL and lacM show significant identity with the sequences of beta-galactosidases from other lactobacilli and Escherichia coli. The coding regions of the lacLM genes were cloned and successfully overexpressed in E. coli using an expression system based on the T7 RNA polymerase promoter. Expression of lacL alone and coexpression of lacL and lacM as well as activity staining of both native and recombinant beta-galactosidases suggested a translational coupling between lacL and lacM, indicating that the formation of a functional beta-galactosidase requires both genes. Recombinant beta-galactosidase was purified to apparent homogeneity, characterized and compared with the native beta-galactosidase from L. reuteri L103.
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- Thu-Ha Nguyen
- Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis, Petersgasse 14, Graz, Austria
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Batdorj B, Trinetta V, Dalgalarrondo M, Prévost H, Dousset X, Ivanova I, Haertlé T, Chobert JM. Isolation, taxonomic identification and hydrogen peroxide production by Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis T31, isolated from Mongolian yoghurt: inhibitory activity on food-borne pathogens. J Appl Microbiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nguyen TH, Splechtna B, Krasteva S, Kneifel W, Kulbe KD, Divne C, Haltrich D. Characterization and molecular cloning of a heterodimeric beta-galactosidase from the probiotic strain Lactobacillus acidophilus R22. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007; 269:136-44. [PMID: 17227458 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00614.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Beta-galactosidase from the probiotic strain Lactobacillus acidophilus R22 was purified to apparent homogeneity by ammonium sulphate fractionation, hydrophobic interaction, and affinity chromatography. The enzyme is a heterodimer consisting of two subunits of 35 and 72 kDa, as determined by gel electrophoresis. The optimum temperature of beta-galactosidase activity was 55 degrees C (10-min assay) and the range of pH 6.5-8, respectively, for both o-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside (oNPG) and lactose hydrolysis. The Km and Vmax values for lactose and oNPG were 4.04+/-0.26 mM, 28.8+/-0.2 micromol D-glucose released per min per mg protein, and 0.73+/-0.07 mM, 361+/-12 micromol o-nitrophenol released per min per mg protein, respectively. The enzyme was inhibited by high concentrations of oNPG with Ki,s=31.7+/-3.5 mM. The enzyme showed no specific requirements for metal ions, with the exception of Mg2+, which enhanced both activity and stability. The genes encoding this heterodimeric enzyme, lacL and lacM, were cloned, and compared with other beta-galactosidases from lactobacilli. Beta-galactosidase from L. acidophilus was used for the synthesis of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) from lactose, with the maximum GOS yield of 38.5% of total sugars at about 75% lactose conversion.
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- Thu-Ha Nguyen
- Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis, Petersgasse, Graz, Austria
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van de Guchte M, Penaud S, Grimaldi C, Barbe V, Bryson K, Nicolas P, Robert C, Oztas S, Mangenot S, Couloux A, Loux V, Dervyn R, Bossy R, Bolotin A, Batto JM, Walunas T, Gibrat JF, Bessières P, Weissenbach J, Ehrlich SD, Maguin E. The complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus bulgaricus reveals extensive and ongoing reductive evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:9274-9. [PMID: 16754859 PMCID: PMC1482600 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0603024103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 283] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus (L. bulgaricus) is a representative of the group of lactic acid-producing bacteria, mainly known for its worldwide application in yogurt production. The genome sequence of this bacterium has been determined and shows the signs of ongoing specialization, with a substantial number of pseudogenes and incomplete metabolic pathways and relatively few regulatory functions. Several unique features of the L. bulgaricus genome support the hypothesis that the genome is in a phase of rapid evolution. (i) Exceptionally high numbers of rRNA and tRNA genes with regard to genome size may indicate that the L. bulgaricus genome has known a recent phase of important size reduction, in agreement with the observed high frequency of gene inactivation and elimination; (ii) a much higher GC content at codon position 3 than expected on the basis of the overall GC content suggests that the composition of the genome is evolving toward a higher GC content; and (iii) the presence of a 47.5-kbp inverted repeat in the replication termination region, an extremely rare feature in bacterial genomes, may be interpreted as a transient stage in genome evolution. The results indicate the adaptation of L. bulgaricus from a plant-associated habitat to the stable protein and lactose-rich milk environment through the loss of superfluous functions and protocooperation with Streptococcus thermophilus.
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- M van de Guchte
- Génétique Microbienne and Mathématique, Informatique et Génome, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 78352 Jouy en Josas Cedex, France.
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Tsai YK, Lin TH. Sequence, organization, transcription and regulation of lactose and galactose operons in Lactobacillus rhamnosus TCELL-1. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 100:446-59. [PMID: 16478484 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02790.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Understanding the metabolism of lactose and galactose and their regulation in Lactobacillus rhamnosus. METHODS AND RESULTS A gene cluster containing nine open reading frames (ORFs) involved in the metabolism of lactose and galactose in Lact. rhamnosus TCELL-1 was sequenced and characterized. The order of the ORFs was lacTEGF and galKETRM. Northern blotting experiments revealed that the gene cluster could be transcribed as one lacTEGF-galKETRM mRNA though three major transcripts (lacTEGF, galKETRM and galETRM) were detected for the gene cluster. The transcription of the lac or gal operon was independently induced in the presence of lactose or galactose. Northern blotting and primer extension experiments found the presence of four putative promoters upstream from the ORFs lacT (lacTp), galK (galKp1 and galKp2) and galE (galEp). The measurements of enzymatic activities of GalK, GalE and GalT suggested that the expression of the gal operon was subjected to a galactose activation and glucose repression mechanism. CONCLUSIONS In Lact. rhamnosus TCELL-1, the galactose moiety of lactose could be metabolized by two alternative pathways (the Leloir and the tagatose 6-phosphate pathways) whereas galactose metabolism could be mediated by the Leloir pathway. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This work provides important information about sugar metabolism in Lact. rhamnosus.
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- Y-K Tsai
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Rossetti L, Giraffa G. Rapid identification of dairy lactic acid bacteria by M13-generated, RAPD-PCR fingerprint databases. J Microbiol Methods 2005; 63:135-44. [PMID: 15893395 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2004] [Revised: 03/01/2005] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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About a thousand lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from dairy products, especially cheeses, were identified and typed by species-specific PCR and RAPD-PCR, respectively. RAPD-PCR profiles, which were obtained by using the M13 sequence as a primer, allowed us to implement a large database of different fingerprints, which were analysed by BioNumerics software. Cluster analysis of the combined RAPD-PCR fingerprinting profiles enabled us to implement a library, which is a collection of library units, which in turn is a selection of representative database entries. A library unit, in this case, can be considered to be a definable taxon. The strains belonged to 11 main RAPD-PCR fingerprinting library units identified as Lactobacillus casei/paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus brevis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactococcus lactis. The possibility to routinely identify newly typed, bacterial isolates by consulting the library of the software was valued. The proposed method could be suggested to refine previous strain identifications, eliminate redundancy and dispose of a technologically useful LAB strain collection. The same approach could also be applied to identify LAB strains isolated from other food ecosystems.
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- Lia Rossetti
- Istituto Sperimentale Lattiero Caseario, Via Lombardo 11, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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Dellaglio F, Felis GE, Castioni A, Torriani S, Germond JE. Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus subsp. nov., isolated from Indian dairy products. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:401-404. [PMID: 15653908 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63067-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Four strains isolated from Indian dairy products and initially identified as Lactobacillus delbrueckii could not be assigned to a definite subspecies because molecular identification and phenotypic traits did not agree with those of recognized subspecies of L. delbrueckii. Hybridization of total DNA (78–86 % against type strains of the other three subspecies), AFLP and RAPD-PCR fingerprints, phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and sequence analysis of two coding genes (recA and hsp60), together with phenotypic profiles, indicated that the four strains form a coherent cluster and represent a novel subspecies, for which the name Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. indicus subsp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is NCC725T (=LMG 22083T=DSM 15996T).
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- Franco Dellaglio
- Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Facoltà di Scienze MM. FF. NN., Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Facoltà di Scienze MM. FF. NN., Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Facoltà di Scienze MM. FF. NN., Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Facoltà di Scienze MM. FF. NN., Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
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Ehrmann MA, Vogel RF. Molecular taxonomy and genetics of sourdough lactic acid bacteria. Trends Food Sci Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2004.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ventura M, Canchaya C, Zink R, Fitzgerald GF, van Sinderen D. Characterization of the groEL and groES loci in Bifidobacterium breve UCC 2003: genetic, transcriptional, and phylogenetic analyses. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:6197-209. [PMID: 15466567 PMCID: PMC522111 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.10.6197-6209.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The bacterial heat shock response is characterized by the elevated expression of a number of chaperone complexes, including the GroEL and GroES proteins. The groES and groEL genes are highly conserved among eubacteria and are typically arranged as an operon. Genome analysis of Bifidobacterium breve UCC 2003 revealed that the groES and groEL genes are located in different chromosomal regions. The heat inducibility of the groEL and groES genes of B. breve UCC 2003 was verified by slot blot analysis. Northern blot analyses showed that the cspA gene is cotranscribed with the groEL gene, while the groES gene is transcribed as a monocistronic unit. The transcription initiation sites of these two mRNAs were determined by primer extension. Sequence and transcriptional analyses of the region flanking the groEL and groES genes of various bifidobacteria revealed similar groEL-cspA and groES gene units, suggesting a novel genetic organization of these chaperones. Phylogenetic analysis of the available bifidobacterial groES and groEL genes suggested that these genes evolved differently. Discrepancies in the phylogenetic positioning of groES-based trees make this gene an unreliable molecular marker. On the other hand, the bifidobacterial groEL gene sequences can be used as an alternative to current methods for tracing Bifidobacterium species, particularly because they allow a high level of discrimination between closely related species of this genus.
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- Marco Ventura
- Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Western Road, Cork, Ireland.
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Siezen RJ, van Enckevort FHJ, Kleerebezem M, Teusink B. Genome data mining of lactic acid bacteria: the impact of bioinformatics. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2004; 15:105-15. [PMID: 15081047 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been widely used in food fermentations and, more recently, as probiotics in health-promoting food products. Genome sequencing and functional genomics studies of a variety of LAB are now rapidly providing insights into their diversity and evolution and revealing the molecular basis for important traits such as flavor formation, sugar metabolism, stress response, adaptation and interactions. Bioinformatics plays a key role in handling, integrating and analyzing the flood of 'omics' data being generated. Reconstruction of metabolic potential using bioinformatics tools and databases, followed by targeted experimental verification and exploration of the metabolic and regulatory network properties, are the present challenges that should lead to improved exploitation of these versatile food bacteria.
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- Roland J Siezen
- Wageningen Center for Food Sciences, PO Box 557, 6700AN, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Strøman P, Müller CC, Sørensen KI. Heat shock treatment increases the frequency of loss of an erythromycin resistance-encoding transposable element from the chromosome of Lactobacillus crispatus CHCC3692. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 69:7173-80. [PMID: 14660363 PMCID: PMC309925 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.12.7173-7180.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A 3,165-bp chromosomally integrated transposon, designatedTn3692, of the gram-positive strain Lactobacillus crispatus CHCC3692 contains an erm(B) gene conferring resistance to erythromycin at concentrations of up to 250 micrograms/ml. Loss of this resistance can occur spontaneously, but the rate is substantially increased by heat shock treatment. Heat shock treatment at 60 degrees C resulted in an almost 40-fold increase in the frequency of erythromycin-sensitive cells (erythromycin MIC, 0.047 micrograms/ml). The phenotypic change was followed by a dramatic increase in transcription of the transposase gene and the concomitant loss of an approximately 2-kb DNA fragment carrying the erm(B) gene from the 3,165-bp erm transposon. In cells that were not subjected to heat shock, transcription of the transposase gene was not detectable. The upstream sequence of the transposase gene did not show any homology to known heat shock promoters in the gene data bank. Significant homology (>99%) was observed between the erythromycin resistance-encoding gene from L. crispatus CHCC3692 and the erm(B) genes from other gram-positive bacteria, such as Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecium, and Lactobacillus reuteri, which strongly indicates a common origin of the erm(B) gene for these species. The transposed DNA element was not translocated to other parts of the genome of CHCC3692, as determining by Southern blotting, PCR analysis, and DNA sequencing. No other major aberrations were observed, as judged by colony morphology, growth performance of the strain, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. These observations suggest that heat shock treatment could be used as a tool for the removal of unwanted antibiotic resistance genes harbored in transposons flanked by insertion sequence elements or transposases in lactic acid bacteria used for animal and human food production.
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- Per Strøman
- Department of Genomics and Strain Development, Chr. Hansen A/S, DK-2970 Hørsholm, Denmark.
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Ventura M, Zink R. Comparative sequence analysis of the tuf and recA genes and restriction fragment length polymorphism of the internal transcribed spacer region sequences supply additional tools for discriminating Bifidobacterium lactis from Bifidobacterium animalis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 69:7517-22. [PMID: 14660406 PMCID: PMC310005 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.12.7517-7522.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The relationship between Bifidobacterium lactis and Bifidobacterium animalis was examined by comparative analysis of tuf and recA gene sequences and by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of their internal 16S-23S transcribed spacer region sequences. The bifidobacterial strains investigated could be divided into two distinct groups within a single species based on the tuf, recA, and 16S-23S spacer region sequence analysis. Therefore, all strains of B. lactis and B. animalis could be unified as the species B. animalis and divided into two subspecies, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis.
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- Marco Ventura
- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-Chez-Les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
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Dellaglio F, Felis GE, Germond JE. Should names reflect the evolution of bacterial species? Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:279-281. [PMID: 14742494 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02782-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Systematics is the process of characterizing and arranging bacterial diversity in an orderly manner, recognizing groups of similar organisms in a hierarchical scheme whose basic entity is the species. To allow the exchange of scientific knowledge, taxa have to be named. Taxa are not static entities since they are subject to evolution, the direction of which can be inferred by using a wide range of techniques targeting specific traits. However, it is not clear how this dynamism should be reflected in taxonomic nomenclature. In the present report, several considerations are presented that deal with the relationship between the evolution of taxa and their nomenclature; an example is given which concerns the nomenclature of the species Lactobacillus delbrueckii.
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- Franco Dellaglio
- Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Facoltà di Scienze MM. FF. NN., Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico, Facoltà di Scienze MM. FF. NN., Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
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Germond JE, Delley M, Gilbert C, Atlan D. Determination of the domain of the Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus cell surface proteinase PrtB involved in attachment to the cell wall after heterologous expression of the prtB gene in Lactococcus lactis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003; 69:3377-84. [PMID: 12788739 PMCID: PMC161544 DOI: 10.1128/aem.69.6.3377-3384.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Belonging to the subtilase family, the cell surface proteinase (CSP) PrtB of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus differs from other CSPs synthesized by lactic acid bacteria. Expression of the prtB gene under its own promoter was shown to complement the proteinase-deficient strain MG1363 (PrtP(-) PrtM(-)) of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris. Surprisingly, the maturation process of PrtB, unlike that of lactococcal CSP PrtPs, does not require a specific PrtM-like chaperone. The carboxy end of PrtB was previously shown to be different from the consensus anchoring region of other CSPs and exhibits an imperfect duplication of 59 amino acids with a high lysine content. By using a deletion strategy, the removal of the last 99 amino acids, including the degenerated anchoring signal (LPKKT), was found to be sufficient to release a part of the truncated PrtB into the culture medium and led to an increase in PrtB activity. This truncated PrtB is still active and enables L. lactis MG1363 to grow in milk supplemented with glucose. By contrast, deletion of the last 806 amino acids of PrtB led to the secretion of an inactive proteinase. Thus, the utmost carboxy end of PrtB is involved in attachment to the bacterial cell wall. Proteinase PrtB constitutes a powerful tool for cell surface display of heterologous proteins like antigens.
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