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Occhipinti PS, Russo N, Foti P, Zingale IM, Pino A, Romeo FV, Randazzo CL, Caggia C. Current challenges of microalgae applications: exploiting the potential of non-conventional microalgae species. J Sci Food Agric 2024; 104:3823-3833. [PMID: 37971887 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The intensified attention to health, the growth of an elderly population, the changing lifestyles, and the medical discoveries have increased demand for natural and nutrient-rich foods, shaping the popularity of microalgae products. Microalgae thanks to their metabolic versatility represent a promising solution for a 'green' economy, exploiting non-arable land, non-potable water, capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and solar energy. The interest in microalgae is justified by their high content of bioactive molecules, such as amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, polysaccharides, polyunsaturated fatty acids (as ω-3 fatty acids), pigments (as β-carotene, astaxanthin, fucoxanthin, phycocyanin, zeaxanthin and lutein), or mineral elements. Such molecules are of interest for human and animal nutrition, cosmetic and biofuel production, for which microalgae are potential renewable sources. Microalgae, also, represent effective biological systems for treating a variety of wastewaters and can be used as a CO2 mitigation approach, helping to combat greenhouse gases and global warming emergencies. Recently a growing interest has focused on extremophilic microalgae species, which are easier to cultivate axenically and represent good candidates for open pond cultivation. In some cases, the cultivation and/or harvesting systems are still immature, but novel techniques appear as promising solutions to overcome such barriers. This review provides an overview on the actual microalgae cultivation systems and the current state of their biotechnological applications to obtain high value compounds or ingredients. Moreover, potential and future research opportunities for environment, human and animal benefits are pointed out. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin off University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin off University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Acireale, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin off University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Center in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin off University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Center in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Floridia V, Russo N, D'Alessandro E, Lopreiato V, Pino A, Amato A, Liotta L, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Effect of olive cake supplementation on faecal microbiota profile of Holstein and Modicana dairy cattle. Microbiol Res 2023; 277:127510. [PMID: 37801779 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2023.127510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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The present study aimed to investigate the effect of olive cake supplementation on faecal microbiota of Holstein (n = 16) and Modicana (n = 16) dairy cows. Although no difference in richness was detected, within breeds and between the two dietary treatment, the PERMANOVA analysis applied to the beta diversity allowed to discriminate samples according to breeds (p < 0.001) and treatment (p < 0.001). In Holstein cows, the olive cake supplementation led to the increase of Pseudobutyrivibrio and Christensenellaceae_R7-group genera (p < 0.05) recognized as health-promoting or associated with feed efficiency. Differently, no difference was detected between control and treated groups for Modicana suggesting a high adaptive capacity to diet changes. In addition, the higher prevalence of Firmicutes phyla in the Modicana microbiota reflected its better capacity to digest the fibrous sources. Our study supports the suitability of olive cake as a feed supplement for cows and could help validating a sustainable livestock system in the Mediterranean area, characterized by a relevant oil production and by a native breeds reared with extensive systems.
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- Viviana Floridia
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Foti P, Randazzo CL, Russo M, Di Sanzo R, Romeo FV, Scilimati A, Miciaccia M, Grazia Perrone M, Caggia C. Effect of microbial fermentation on functional traits and volatiloma profile of pâté olive cake. Food Res Int 2023; 174:113510. [PMID: 37986418 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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In this study, the pâté olive cake (POC), a by-product of the olive oil industry, was subjected to fermentation in a bioreactor using three microbial strains, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Wickerhamomyces anomalus and Candida boidinii, previously isolated from fermented table olive brines. Chemical, microbiological and molecular analyses were carried out at the beginning and at the end of fermentation. The lowest pH value (4.09) was reached after 10 days in sample inoculated with C. boidinii. Microbiological analyses exhibited the dominance of yeasts throughout the whole process (from 5.5 to 7.80 Log10 CFU/g), as confirmed by PCR-DGGE analysis. The microbial cultures affected both phenolic and volatile organic compound profiles. Moreover, the POC samples treated with different microbial strains were investigated for biological assays. The sample fermented with W. anomalus showed the greatest diffusion speed of transepithelial transport through Caco-2 cell, the highest inhibitory activity towards the tested cyclooxygenases and the highest antioxidant activity.
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- Paola Foti
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, Di3A, University of Catania, via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, Di3A, University of Catania, via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin off University of Catania, via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; CERNUT (Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products), University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture Science, Food Chemistry, Safety and Sensoromic Laboratory (FoCuSS Lab), University of Reggio Calabria, Via Salita Melissari, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture Science, Food Chemistry, Safety and Sensoromic Laboratory (FoCuSS Lab), University of Reggio Calabria, Via Salita Melissari, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, Di3A, University of Catania, via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin off University of Catania, via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; CERNUT (Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products), University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Fazio NA, Russo N, Foti P, Pino A, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Inside Current Winemaking Challenges: Exploiting the Potential of Conventional and Unconventional Yeasts. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1338. [PMID: 37317312 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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Wine represents a complex matrix in which microbial interactions can strongly impact the quality of the final product. Numerous studies have focused on optimizing microbial approaches for addressing new challenges to enhance quality, typicity, and food safety. However, few studies have investigated yeasts of different genera as resources for obtaining wines with new, specific traits. Currently, based on the continuous changes in consumer demand, yeast selection within conventional Saccharomyces cerevisiae and unconventional non-Saccharomyces yeasts represents a suitable opportunity. Wine fermentation driven by indigenous yeasts, in the various stages, has achieved promising results in producing wines with desired characteristics, such as a reduced content of ethanol, SO2, and toxins, as well as an increased aromatic complexity. Therefore, the increasing interest in organic, biodynamic, natural, or clean wine represents a new challenge for the wine sector. This review aims at exploring the main features of different oenological yeasts to obtain wines reflecting the needs of current consumers in a sustainability context, providing an overview, and pointing out the role of microorganisms as valuable sources and biological approaches to explore potential and future research opportunities.
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- Nunzio A Fazio
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna Srl, Spin off University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna Srl, Spin off University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna Srl, Spin off University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna Srl, Spin off University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Vaccalluzzo A, Pino A, Bosco G, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Quantitative PCR Assay as a Tool for the Detection of Lactobacilli in Sicilian Table Olives Produced at an Industrial Scale. Fermentation 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9040355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Table olives are an important fermented product of the Mediterranean area consumed all over the world. In our era, the food industry requires a safe and stable final product with desirable characteristics for the consumer. In the present study, two different experimental fermentations (L, with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains, and LY, with L. plantarum strains and Wickerhamomyces anomalus strain) were conducted and monitored up to 180 days and compared with a spontaneous fermentation, used as control (C). The safety and stability of table olives were determined by applying a plate count and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) approach. Compared with the control sample (C), experimental fermentations showed a faster acidification and a good inhibition rate of spoilage bacteria, indicating the safety of the process. Quantitative PCR data confirmed the abundance of the Lactobacillus group in both experimental table olives, confirming the importance of the starter cultures for the stability of the final product. In conclusion, the use of starter cultures ensures the safety of industrially produced table olives, and the application of qPCR seems to be a promising tool to detect and quantify lactobacilli as a positive biomarker of table olive fermentation.
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- Amanda Vaccalluzzo
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products (CERNUT), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products (CERNUT), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products (CERNUT), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Russo N, Di Rosa AR, Pino A, Mazzeo G, Liotta L, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Assessment of sensory properties and in vitro antimicrobial activity of monofloral Sicilian honey. FOOD BIOSCI 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Nicosia FD, Pino A, Maciel GLR, Sanfilippo RR, Caggia C, de Carvalho AF, Randazzo CL. Technological Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains for Potential Use in Cheese Manufacture. Foods 2023; 12:foods12061154. [PMID: 36981081 PMCID: PMC10048630 DOI: 10.3390/foods12061154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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A total of 26 lactic acid bacteria isolates from both Italian and Brazilian cheeses were tested for their use in cheesemaking. Isolates were screened for salt tolerance, exopolysaccharide and diacetyl production, lipolytic, acidifying, and proteolytic activities. In addition, the aminopeptidase (Pep N and Pep X) activities, were evaluated. Most of the strains demonstrated salt tolerance to 6% of NaCl, while only two L. delbruekii (P14, P38), one L. rhamnosus (P50) and one L. plantarum (Q3C4) were able to grow in the presence of 10% (w/v) of NaCl. Except for 2 L. plantarum (Q1C6 and Q3C4), all strains showed low or medium acidifying activity and good proteolytic features. Furthermore, lipolytic activity was revealed in none of the strains, while the production of EPS and diacetyl was widespread and variable among the tested strains. Finally, regarding aminopeptidase activities, 1 L. delbrueckii (P10), 1 L. rhamnosus (P50), and 1 L. lactis (Q5C6) were considered as the better performing, showing high values of both Pep N and Pep X. Based on data presented here, the aforementioned strains could be suggested as promising adjunct cultures in cheesemaking.
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- Fabrizio Domenico Nicosia
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (A.P.)
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- InovaLeite—Laboratório de Pesquisa em Leite e Derivados, Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570900, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (A.P.)
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- InovaLeite—Laboratório de Pesquisa em Leite e Derivados, Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570900, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (A.P.)
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +390957580218
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Foti P, Conti-Nibali S, Randazzo CL, Reina S, Romeo FV, Caggia C, De Pinto V. Protective Effect of Treated Olive Mill Wastewater on Target Bacteria and Mitochondrial Voltage-Dependent Anion-Selective Channel 1. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020322. [PMID: 36829881 PMCID: PMC9951878 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Olive mill wastewater, a by-product of the olive oil industry, represents an important resource, rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity. In this study, two strategies to concentrate the bioactive components were used: the tangential membrane filtration (ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis) and the selective resin extraction. The concentrates were evaluated for physico-chemical characteristics and antioxidant activity. Furthermore, the antimicrobial activity and the effect on the mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion selective channel 1 were evaluated. The chemical results highlighted that the highest concentration of hydroxytyrosol (as 7204 mg/L) was revealed in the sample obtained by inverse osmosis while the highest concentration of oleuropein (10005 mg/L) was detected in the sample obtained by resin extraction. The latter sample exhibited the highest antimicrobial effects against Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Both samples exhibited a high impact on the electrophysiological parameters of VDAC1 activity. These results showed that both valorization techniques, which can be reproduced at industrial scale, provided phenolic concentrates with antioxidant and antimicrobial activity useful for different future perspectives.
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- Paola Foti
- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente—Di3A, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente—Di3A, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin Off University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuteuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
- We.MitoBiotech S.R.L., 95129 Catania, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, 95024 Acireale, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente—Di3A, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin Off University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuteuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuteuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Calabrese FM, Russo N, Celano G, Pino A, Lopreiato V, Litrenta F, Di Bella G, Liotta L, De Angelis M, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Effect of olive by-products feed supplementation on physicochemical and microbiological profile of Provola cheese. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1112328. [PMID: 36726372 PMCID: PMC9885796 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1112328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Introduction With the purpose to evaluate the effects of dietary olive cake, a source of bioactive phenolic compounds, as feed supplementation of lactating dairy cows on fatty acid composition, volatile organic compounds, and microbiological profiles of Provola cheese, we performed a two-arm study where control and experimental administered cows derived dairy have been compared. Methods Our panel of analyses include metabolomics, physicochemical detected variables, culture dependent and independent analyses, and a stringent statistical approach aimful at disclosing only statistically significant results. Results and discussion Looking at the physicochemical variable's profiles, a higher content of unsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acid, and conjugated linoleic acids as well of proteins were observed in experimental cheese samples, indicating the beneficial effect of dietary supplementation. Furthermore, based on volatilome composition, a clear cluster separation between control and experimental cheeses was obtained, mainly related to terpenes degradation, able of influencing their aroma and taste. Microbiological results showed a decrease of some spoilage related microbial groups in experimental cheeses, probably due to the inhibitory effect exerted by polyphenols compounds, that contrarily did not affect the core taxa of all cheese samples. This paper confirmed the promising utilization of olive by-product in farming practices to obtain more sustainable and safe dairy food products with lower environmental impact, mainly in Sicily and Mediterranean area, where waste disposal poses serious environmental and economic problems.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy,*Correspondence: Cinzia L. Randazzo,
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Chajęcka-Wierzchowska W, Gajewska J, Zakrzewski AJ, Caggia C, Zadernowska A. Molecular Analysis of Pathogenicity, Adhesive Matrix Molecules (MSCRAMMs) and Biofilm Genes of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Ready-to-Eat Food. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:1375. [PMID: 36674132 PMCID: PMC9859056 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This paper provides a snapshot on the pathogenic traits within CoNS isolated from ready-to-eat (RTE) food. Eighty-five strains were subjected to biofilm and slime production, as well as biofilm-associated genes (icaA, icaD, icaB, icaC, eno, bap, bhp, aap, fbe, embP and atlE), the insertion sequence elements IS256 and IS257 and hemolytic genes. The results showed that the most prevalent determinants responsible for the primary adherence were eno (57.6%) and aap (56.5%) genes. The icaADBC operon was detected in 45.9% of the tested strains and was correlated to slime production. Moreover, most strains carrying the icaADBC operon simultaneously carried the IS257 insertion sequence element. Among the genes encoding for surface proteins involved in the adhesion to abiotic surfaces process, atlE was the most commonly (31.8%) followed by bap (4.7%) and bhp (1.2%). The MSCRAMMs, including fbe and embp were detected in the 11.8% and 28.2% of strains, respectively. A high occurrence of genes involved in the hemolytic toxin production were detected, such as hla_yiD (50.6%), hlb (48.2%), hld (41.2%) and hla_haem (34.1%). The results of the present study revealed an unexpected occurrence of the genes involved in biofilm production and the high hemolytic activity among the CoNS strains, isolated from RTE food, highlighting that this group seems to be acquiring pathogenic traits similar to those of S. aureus, suggesting the need to be included in the routine microbiological analyses of food.
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- Wioleta Chajęcka-Wierzchowska
- Department of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-693 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-693 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-693 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-693 Olsztyn, Poland
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Rapisarda AMC, Pino A, Grimaldi RL, Caggia C, Randazzo CL, Cianci A. Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CA15 (DSM 33960) strain as a new driver in restoring the normal vaginal microbiota: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Front Surg 2023; 9:1075612. [PMID: 36700035 PMCID: PMC9869686 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.1075612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Probiotics play a key role in maintaining the health of the female reproductive tract, representing a promising alternative to safeguard or restore the homeostasis of the vaginal microbiota. The present randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study was performed to evaluate the ability of the potential probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CA15 (DSM 33960) strain, orally administrated, to balance the vaginal microbiota of women with vaginal dysbiosis. Sixty women, with signs and symptoms of vaginal dysbiosis, were recruited and randomly allocated to receive oral capsules containing the L. rhamnosus CA15 (DSM 33960) strain at 1.0 × 1010 colony-forming units or placebo once daily for 10 days. Clinical and microbiological parameters were evaluated in three scheduled appointments: at baseline (T0), 10 days after the start of the treatment (T1), and 30 days after the end of the treatment (T2). In addition, the quality of life, through the WHO quality of life assessment questionnaire, was assessed at baseline (T0) and 30 days after the end of the treatment (T2). The probiotic was well tolerated and no side effects were reported. The oral consumption of the potential probiotic L. rhamnosus CA15 (DSM 33960) strain determined a significant improvement of both clinical signs and symptoms not only 10 days after the start of the treatment (T1) but also 30 days after the end of the treatment (T2). A significant reduction of potential pathogens and a concomitant increase of lactobacilli was revealed, by microbial count, at both T1 and T2 sampling times. In addition, the enhancement of the perceived physical health, social relations, and environment was reported. Differently, in placebo group clinical and microbiological parameters as well as quality of life remained almost unchanged. The potential probiotic L. rhamnosus CA15 (DSM 33960) strain could be a safe and effective approach to restore and maintain a balanced vaginal microbiota.
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- Agnese Maria Chiara Rapisarda
- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Catania, Italy,Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Catania, Italy,Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Catania, Italy,Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,Correspondence: Cinzia Lucia Randazzo
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy,ProBioEtna SRL, Spin off of the University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Foti P, Occhipinti PS, Russo N, Scilimati A, Miciaccia M, Caggia C, Perrone MG, Randazzo CL, Romeo FV. Olive Mill Wastewater Fermented with Microbial Pools as a New Potential Functional Beverage. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28020646. [PMID: 36677704 PMCID: PMC9866608 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Olive mill wastewater (OMWW) represents a by-product but also a source of biologically active compounds, and their recycling is a relevant strategy to recover income and to reduce environmental impact. The objective of the present study was to obtain a new functional beverage with a health-promoting effect starting from OMWW. Fresh OMWW were pre-treated through filtration and/or microfiltration and subjected to fermentation using strains belonging to Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Candida boidinii and Wickerhamomyces anomalus. During fermentation, phenolic content and hydroxytyrosol were monitored. Moreover, the biological assay of microfiltered fermented OMWW was detected versus tumor cell lines and as anti-inflammatory activity. The results showed that in microfiltered OMWW, fermentation was successfully conducted, with the lowest pH values reached after 21 days. In addition, in all fermented samples, an increase in phenol and organic acid contents was detected. Particularly, in samples fermented with L. plantarum and C. boidinii in single and combined cultures, the concentration of hydroxytyrosol reached values of 925.6, 902.5 and 903.5 mg/L, respectively. Moreover, biological assays highlighted that fermentation determines an increase in the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of OMWW. Lastly, an increment in the active permeability on Caco-2 cell line was also revealed. In conclusion, results of the present study confirmed that the process applied here represents an effective strategy to achieve a new functional beverage.
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- Paola Foti
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3 A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3 A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3 A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-Off of University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3 A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-Off of University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT (Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products), University of Catania, Via le A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3 A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-Off of University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT (Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products), University of Catania, Via le A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivico-Tura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy
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Russo N, Floridia V, D’Alessandro E, Lopreiato V, Pino A, Chiofalo V, Caggia C, Liotta L, Randazzo CL. Influence of olive cake dietary supplementation on fecal microbiota of dairy cows. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1137452. [PMID: 37206333 PMCID: PMC10188969 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1137452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Olive by-products represent a valuable low-price feed supplement for animal nutrition. In the present study, the effect of the dietary destoned olive cake supplementation, on both composition and dynamics of the fecal bacterial biota of cow, was assessed by Illumina MiSeq analysis of the 16S rRNA gene. In addition, metabolic pathways were predicted by using the PICRUSt2 bioinformatic tool. Eighteen lactating cows, according to the body condition score, the days from calving, and the daily milk production were homogeneously allocated into two groups, control or experimental, and subjected to different dietary treatments. In detail, the experimental diet contained, along with the components of the control one, 8% of destoned olive cake. Metagenomics data revealed significant differences in abundance rather than in richness between the two groups. Results showed that Bacteroidota and Firmicutes were identified as the dominant phyla, accounting for over 90% of the total bacterial population. The Desulfobacterota phylum, able to reduce sulfur compounds, was detected only in fecal samples of cows allocated to the experimental diet whereas the Elusimicrobia phylum, a common endosymbiont or ectosymbiont of various flagellated protists, was detected only in cows subjected to the control diet. In addition, both Oscillospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae families were mainly found in the experimental group whereas fecal samples of control cows showed the presence of Rikenellaceae and Bacteroidaceae families, usually associated with the high roughage or low concentrate diet. Based on the PICRUSt2 bioinformatic tool, pathways related to carbohydrate, fatty acid, lipid, and amino acids biosynthesis were mainly up regulated in the experimental group. On the contrary, in the control group, the metabolic pathways detected with the highest occurrence were associated with amino acids biosynthesis and degradation, aromatic compounds degradation, nucleosides and nucleotides biosynthesis. Hence, the present study confirms that the destoned olive cake is a valuable feed supplement able to modulate the fecal microbiota of cows. Further studies will be conducted in order to deepen the inter-relationships between the GIT microbiota and the host.
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- Nunziatina Russo
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-Off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Animal Production Unit, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Animal Production Unit, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Animal Production Unit, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-Off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- *Correspondence: Alessandra Pino,
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- Animal Production Unit, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- Consortium Research of Meat and Agribusiness Chain, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-Off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Animal Production Unit, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna SRL, Spin-Off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Foti P, Russo N, Randazzo CL, Choupina AB, Pino A, Caggia C, Romeo FV. Profiling of phenol content and microbial community dynamics during pâté olive cake fermentation. FOOD BIOSCI 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pino A, Rapisarda AMC, Vaccalluzzo A, Sanfilippo RR, Coman MM, Grimaldi RL, Caggia C, Randazzo CL, Russo N, Panella MM, Cianci A, Verdenelli MC. Oral Intake of the Commercial Probiotic Blend Synbio ® for the Management of Vaginal Dysbiosis. J Clin Med 2022; 12:jcm12010027. [PMID: 36614828 PMCID: PMC9821595 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A healthy vaginal microbiota is Lactobacillus-dominated. Several factors can interfere with the state of balance leading to dysbiosis, such as vaginal infections caused by bacteria and Candida species. The present single-arm, uncontrolled open-label study aimed to evaluate the ability of the SYNBIO® probiotic combination, taken as an oral formulation, to contribute to vaginal health. Thirty pre-menopausal participants were included in the study. Participants were instructed for daily oral intake of SYNBIO® probiotic capsules for 15 days. Vaginal swabs were collected at baseline (T0), 15 days after the start of the treatment (T1), and 7 days after the end of the treatment (T2). Amsel criteria, Nugent score, and vaginal pH were evaluated at each sampling time. In addition, the participants' quality of life was assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. The administration of SYNBIO® once daily for 15 days resulted in a substantial improvement in the vaginal flora in terms of an increase in lactobacilli and a decrease in enterococci, staphylococci, Gardnerella spp., and Candida spp. According to the results, statistically significant changes in leucorrhoea, itching, and vulvo-vaginal erythema/edema as well as a decrease in all the Amsel criteria were recorded. The oral consumption of SYNBIO® demonstrated enhanced benefits for vaginal health.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin Off of the University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, A. Doria Street 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin Off of the University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin Off of the University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, A. Doria Street 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin Off of the University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, A. Doria Street 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin Off of the University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin Off of the University of Catania, Santa Sofia Street 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Romeo A, Bonaccorso A, Carbone C, Lupo G, Daniela Anfuso C, Giurdanella G, Caggia C, Randazzo C, Russo N, Romano GL, Bucolo C, Rizzo M, Tosi G, Thomas Duskey J, Ruozi B, Pignatello R, Musumeci T. Melatonin loaded hybrid nanomedicine: DoE approach, optimization and in vitro study on diabetic retinopathy model. Int J Pharm 2022; 627:122195. [PMID: 36115466 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Melatonin (MEL) is a pleiotropic neurohormone of increasing interest as a neuroprotective agent in ocular diseases. Improving the mucoadhesiveness is a proposed strategy to increase the bioavailability of topical formulations. Herein, the design and optimization of MEL-loaded lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (mel-LPHNs) using Design of Experiment (DoE) was performed. LPHNs consisted of PLGA-PEG polymer nanoparticles coated with a cationic lipid-shell. The optimized nanomedicine showed suitable size for ophthalmic administration (189.4 nm; PDI 0.260) with a positive surface charge (+39.8 mV), high encapsulation efficiency (79.8 %), suitable pH and osmolarity values, good mucoadhesive properties and a controlled release profile. Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy confirmed the encapsulation of melatonin in the systems and the interaction between lipids and polymer matrix. Biological evaluation in an in vitro model of diabetic retinopathy demonstrated enhanced neuroprotective and antioxidant activities of mel-LPHNs, compared to melatonin aqueous solution at the same concentration (0.1 and 1 μM). A modified Draize test was performed to assess the ocular tolerability of the formulation showing no signs of irritation. To the best our knowledge, this study reported for the first time the development of mel-LPHNs, a novel and safe hybrid platform suitable for the topical management of retinal diseases.
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- Alessia Romeo
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy; Department of Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy; Department of Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- NANO-i, Research Centre for Ocular Nanotechnology, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy; Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- NANO-i, Research Centre for Ocular Nanotechnology, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy; Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 97, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Nanotech Lab, Te.Far.T.I., University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, Modena 41125, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Nanotech Lab, Te.Far.T.I., University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, Modena 41125, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Nanotech Lab, Te.Far.T.I., University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, Modena 41125, Italy.
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy; NANO-i, Research Centre for Ocular Nanotechnology, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy; NANO-i, Research Centre for Ocular Nanotechnology, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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Foti P, Occhipinti PS, Romeo FV, Timpanaro N, Musumeci T, Randazzo CL, Caggia C. Phenols recovered from olive mill wastewater as natural booster to fortify blood orange juice. Food Chem 2022; 393:133428. [PMID: 35696952 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
In the present study, a tangential membrane filtration system was applied to recover phenols from olive mill wastewater. The obtained concentrates were characterised for physico-chemical traits, antioxidant activity and antimicrobial effects. Results indicated that the highest concentration of hydroxytyrosol (7203.7 mg/L) was detected in the concentrate obtained by reverse osmosis, which also showed the highest antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Moreover, the same concentrate was added, at different ratio, up to 4:250 v/v, into a commercial blood orange juice. The fortified juice with the addition of the concentrate, up to 2:250 v/v ratio, did not show off-flavour and off-odour compared to the control. Furthermore, after 60 days of refrigerated storage, the fortified juice exhibited a hydroxytyrosol content still complying with the daily intake recommended by EFSA health claim. The obtained results can be industrially useful in producing orange juice added with a natural antioxidant concentrate as a 'clean label' ingredient.
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- Paola Foti
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy.
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Sciences and Health, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 64, 6, 95125 Catania, Italy; CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products. University of Catania, viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products. University of Catania, viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123 Catania, Italy; CERNUT, Interdepartmental Research Centre in Nutraceuticals and Health Products. University of Catania, viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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Pino A, Mazza T, Matthews MAH, Castellana S, Caggia C, Randazzo CL, Gelbfish GA. Antimicrobial activity of bovine lactoferrin against Gardnerella species clinical isolates. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1000822. [DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1000822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gardnerella species play a key role in the development and recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), a common imbalance of the vaginal microbiota. Because of the high rates of BV recurrence reported after treatment with standard of care antibiotics, as well as the emergence of antibiotic-resistant BV, the development of alternative treatment approaches is needed. Bovine lactoferrin, a well studied iron-binding glycoprotein with selective antimicrobial activity, may ameliorate vaginal dysbiosis either alone or in combination with antibiotics. The present study evaluated the antimicrobial resistance/susceptibility profile of seventy-one presumptive G. vaginalis clinical isolates to metronidazole and clindamycin. In addition, the in vitro antimicrobial activity of Metrodora Therapeutics bovine Lactoferrin (MTbLF) against the tested clinical isolates, both alone and in combination with metronidazole and clindamycin, was in depth evaluated using defined-iron culture conditions. All 71 presumptive G. vaginalis clinical isolates exhibited resistance to metronidazole, with MIC values greater than 256 μg/ml. Different susceptibility profiles were detected for clindamycin. In detail, the vast majority of the tested strains (45%), exhibiting MIC lower than 2 μg/ml, were considered sensitive; 18 strains (25%) with MIC higher or equal to 8 μg/ml, were classified as resistant, whereas the remaining 21 (30%) were classified as intermediate. MTbLF was tested in culture medium at different concentrations (32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1, and 0.5 mg/ml) showing ability to inhibit the growth of the tested presumptive G. vaginalis clinical isolates, including those metronidazole-resistant, in a dose-dependent and not in a strain-dependent manner. MTbLF, at concentrations ranging from 32 to 8 mg/ml, exerted a statistically different antimicrobial activity compared with lower concentrations (4, 2, 1, and 0.5 mg/ml). A synergistic effect between MTbLF (8 and 4 mg/ml) and clindamycin was revealed for all the tested strains. When tested in the absence of other sources of iron, MTbLF did not support the growth of the tested presumptive G. vaginalis clinical isolates. Bovine lactoferrin may be a potential candidate to treat Gardnerella species infection.
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Fusieger A, da Silva RR, de Jesus Silva SR, Honorato JA, Teixeira CG, Souza LV, Magalhães INS, da Silva Costa NA, Walter A, Nero LA, Caggia C, de Carvalho AF. Inhibitory activity of an emulsifying salt polyphosphate (JOHA HBS®) used in processed cheese: An in vitro analysis of its antibacterial potential. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Can Karaca A, Nickerson M, Caggia C, Randazzo CL, Balange AK, Carrillo C, Gallego M, Sharifi-Rad J, Kamiloglu S, Capanoglu E. Nutritional and Functional Properties of Novel Protein Sources. Food Reviews International 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2022.2067174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Asli Can Karaca
- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin off of Univesity of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin off of Univesity of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Technology, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries EducationDepartment of Post-Harvest, Mumbai, India
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- Bromatología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de BurgosÁrea de Nutrición y , Burgos, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
- Science and Technology Application and Research Center (BITUAM), Bursa Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Nicosia FD, Puglisi I, Pino A, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Plant Milk-Clotting Enzymes for Cheesemaking. Foods 2022; 11:foods11060871. [PMID: 35327293 PMCID: PMC8949083 DOI: 10.3390/foods11060871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The reduced availability and the increasing prices of calf rennet, coupled to the growing global demand of cheese has led, worldwide, to explore alternative clotting enzymes, capable to replace traditional rennet, during the cheesemaking. In addition, religious factors and others related to the vegetarianism of some consumers, have led to alternative rennet substitutes. Nowadays, several plant-derived milk-clotting enzymes are available for cheesemaking technology. Many efforts have also been made to compare their effects on rheological and sensory properties of cheese to those arising from animal rennet. However, vegetable clotting enzymes are still partially suitable for cheesemaking, due to excessive proteolytic activity, which contribute to bitter flavor development. This review provides a literature overview of the most used vegetable clotting enzymes in cheese technology, classified according to their protease class. Finally, clotting and proteolytic activities are discussed in relation to their application on the different cheesemaking products.
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- Fabrizio Domenico Nicosia
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna, Spin-off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna, Spin-off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (F.D.N.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna, Spin-off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Pino A, Benkaddour B, Inturri R, Amico P, Vaccaro SC, Russo N, Vaccalluzzo A, Agolino G, Caggia C, Miloud H, Randazzo CL. Characterization of Bifidobacterium asteroides Isolates. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10030655. [PMID: 35336230 PMCID: PMC8950671 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10030655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bifidobacteria have long been recognized as bacteria with probiotic and therapeutic features. The aim of this work is to characterize the Bifidobacterium asteroides BA15 and BA17 strains, isolated from honeybee gut, to evaluate its safety for human use. An in-depth assessment was carried out on safety properties (antibiotic resistance profiling, β-hemolytic, DNase and gelatinase activities and virulence factor presence) and other properties (antimicrobial activity, auto-aggregation, co-aggregation and hydrophobicity). Based on phenotypic and genotypic characterization, both strains satisfied all the safety requirements. More specifically, genome analysis showed the absence of genes encoding for glycopeptide (vanA, vanB, vanC-1, vanC-2, vanD, vanE, vanG), resistance to tetracycline (tetM, tetL and tetO) and virulence genes (asa1, gelE, cylA, esp, hyl).
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (A.V.); (G.A.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin-Off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, University of Oran1, Oran 31000, Algeria; (B.B.); (H.M.)
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Department of R&D, Local Noto Unit, Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A., 96017 Noto, Italy; (P.A.); (S.C.V.)
- Correspondence: (R.I.); (C.L.R.)
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- Department of R&D, Local Noto Unit, Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A., 96017 Noto, Italy; (P.A.); (S.C.V.)
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- Department of R&D, Local Noto Unit, Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A., 96017 Noto, Italy; (P.A.); (S.C.V.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (A.V.); (G.A.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin-Off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (A.V.); (G.A.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (A.V.); (G.A.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (A.V.); (G.A.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin-Off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, University of Oran1, Oran 31000, Algeria; (B.B.); (H.M.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (A.V.); (G.A.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna S.r.l., Spin-Off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence: (R.I.); (C.L.R.)
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Vaccalluzzo A, Celano G, Pino A, Calabrese FM, Foti P, Caggia C, Randazzo C. Metagenetic and Volatilomic Approaches to Elucidate the Effect of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Starter Cultures on Sicilian Table Olives. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:771636. [PMID: 35281313 PMCID: PMC8914321 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.771636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of selected Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains on both microbiota composition and volatile organic compound profile of Sicilian table olives. Two mixed cultures, named O1 and O2, were set up for pilot-plan scale fermentations at 5% of NaCl. Uninoculated table olives at 5 and 8% (C5 and C8) of salt were used as control. The fermentation process was monitored until 80 days through a dual approach, which included both classical microbiological and 16S amplicon-based sequencing and volatilomics analyses. Compared with control samples (C5 and C8), experimental samples, inoculated with starter cultures (O1 and O2), exhibited a faster acidification with a more pronounced drop in pH. Metagenetics data revealed significant differences of microbiota composition among samples, highlighting the dominance of lactobacilli in both experimental samples; a high occurrence of Enterobacter genus only in control samples with 5% of NaCl; and the presence of Bacteroides, Faecalibacterium, Klebsiella, and Raoultella genera only in control samples with 8% of NaCl. Furthermore, microbiota composition dynamics, through the fermentation process, significantly affected the volatile organic compounds of the final products, whereas no compounds involved in off-odors metabolites were detected in all samples investigated. In conclusion, the addition of the proposed starter cultures and the use of low concentrations of sodium chloride positively affected the microbiota and volatile organic compounds, ensuring the microbiological safety and the pleasant flavors of the final product.
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- Amanda Vaccalluzzo
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- *Correspondence: Cinzia Randazzo,
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Pino A, Russo N, Solieri L, Sola L, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Microbial Consortia Involved in Traditional Sicilian Sourdough: Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast Populations. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10020283. [PMID: 35208738 PMCID: PMC8875953 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10020283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Sourdough is one of the oldest starters traditionally used for making baked goods, offering several advantages to the sensory, rheology, and shelf life of final products. The present study investigated, for the first time, the microbiota of spontaneously fermented Maiorca dough samples collected from bakeries located in Sicily (Italy). Four sourdough samples (M1, M2, M3, and M4), were produced using Triticum vulgare Host. var. albidum Koern (Maiorca grain) were subjected to LAB and yeasts isolation and identification at the species level. The in-depth characterization of the lactobacilli population revealed that Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Levilactobacillus brevis unquestionably dominated the Maiorca sourdough ecosystem. Concerning the yeasts community, high species diversity was found. Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Wickerhamomyces anomalus were the most frequently isolated species. In addition, Torulaspora delbrueckii, Pichia kluyveri, Candida boidinii, and Candida diddensiae were also detected. Investigations on both pro-technological and functional traits of the isolated strains could lead to the selection of starters for the production of baked goods.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (L.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy; (L.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.P.); (N.R.); (C.C.)
- ProBioEtna srl, Spin-off of University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Stamilla A, Ruiz-Ruiz S, Artacho A, Pons J, Messina A, Lucia Randazzo C, Caggia C, Lanza M, Moya A. Analysis of the Microbial Intestinal Tract in Broiler Chickens during the Rearing Period. Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:biology10090942. [PMID: 34571819 PMCID: PMC8469170 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gut microbiota contributes to animal health. However, identifying which microorganisms or associated functions are involved remains, still, difficult to assess. In the present study, the microbiota of healthy broiler chickens, under controlled diet and farm conditions, was investigated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing in four intestine segments and at four ages. In detail, 210 Ross-308 male chickens were raised according to the EU guidelines and fed on a commercial diet. The duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and caecum microbiota were analyzed at 11, 24, 35, and 46 days of life. Although the microbial composition was revealed as homogeneous 11 days after chicks hatched, it was found to be similar in the proximal intestine segments and different in ileum and caecum, where almost the same genera and species were detected with different relative abundances. Although changes during the later growth stage were revealed, each genus remained relatively unchanged. Lactobacillus mostly colonized the upper tract of the intestine, whereas the Escherichia/Shigella genus the ileum. Clostridium and Bacteroides genera were predominant in the caecum, where the highest richness of bacterial taxa was observed. We also analyze and discuss the predicted role of the microbiota for each intestine segment and its potential involvement in nutrient digestion and absorption.
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- Alessandro Stamilla
- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.S.); (C.L.R.); (C.C.); (M.L.)
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- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO), 46020 València, Spain; (A.A.); (J.P.)
- Correspondence: (S.R.-R.); (A.M.)
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- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO), 46020 València, Spain; (A.A.); (J.P.)
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- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO), 46020 València, Spain; (A.A.); (J.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.S.); (C.L.R.); (C.C.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.S.); (C.L.R.); (C.C.); (M.L.)
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.S.); (C.L.R.); (C.C.); (M.L.)
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- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO), 46020 València, Spain; (A.A.); (J.P.)
- Instituto de Biología Integrativa de Sistemas (I2Sysbio), Universitat de València and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 46980 València, Spain
- Correspondence: (S.R.-R.); (A.M.)
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Bonaccorso A, Russo N, Romeo A, Carbone C, Grimaudo MA, Alvarez-Lorenzo C, Randazzo C, Musumeci T, Caggia C. Correction to: Coating Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG in Alginate Systems: an Emerging Strategy Towards Improved Viability in Orange Juice. AAPS PharmSciTech 2021; 22:166. [PMID: 34075513 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-021-02023-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Pino A, Liotta L, Caggia C, Chiofalo V, De Nardo F, Zumbo A, Todaro A, Randazzo CL. Effect of seasonality on physico-chemical and microbiological properties of nicastrese milk and artisanal cheese. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2021; 368:6287572. [PMID: 34048553 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Nicastrese is an indigenous Italian goat breed reared in the Calabria region under semi-extensive practices. From January to June, the milk yield of 400 multiparous Nicastrese goats was evaluated. In addition, tank milk and ripened cheese samples were subjected to physico-chemical and microbiological analyses with the aim to assess the effect of the seasonality on quality parameters. The volatile organic compounds profile of the ripened Nicastrese cheese samples was evaluated. Results showed that the seasonality had a significant effect on milk fat, lactose, urea, citric acid contents and acidity. Microbiological analysis of tank milk samples revealed variability among the different microbial groups investigated except for Escherichia coli. In addition, faecal coliforms and Listeria spp. were never detected. Regarding 60 days ripened cheese samples, almost all microbial groups showed a significant decrease during the analysed period, with the exception of Enterobacteria. It is interesting to note that Escherichia coli and Listeria spp. were not detected in any cheese sample investigated, confirming the cheese safety. Overall, volatile organic compounds, detected on cheese samples, decreased trough the investigated period and this behavior could be related to the feeding quality and to the milk's goat nutritional components.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy
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- Associazione Italiana Razze Autoctone a Rischio di Estinzione, Lamezia Terme, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
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Bonaccorso A, Russo N, Romeo A, Carbone C, Grimaudo MA, Alvarez-Lorenzo C, Randazzo C, Musumeci T, Caggia C. Coating Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG in Alginate Systems: an Emerging Strategy Towards Improved Viability in Orange Juice. AAPS PharmSciTech 2021; 22:123. [PMID: 33821421 PMCID: PMC8021512 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-021-01996-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Fruit juices are successfully proposed as suitable probiotic vehicles, but researchers' efforts should be developed to avoid effects of bacteria overgrowing on sensory and nutritional cues of final products and to preserve viability of probiotic bacteria during storage. In the present study, encapsulation of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG strain in alginate systems was performed through ionotropic gelation technology. The alginate systems were optimized by using Box-Behnken Design to investigate the influence of three independent variables at three different levels: particle mean size and polydispersity index. The optimized probiotic-loaded alginate particles were added to orange juice samples. The viability of the probiotic strain, both as free and microencapsulated, was evaluated in orange juice stored at 5°C for 35 days. Morphology and size of probiotic-loaded alginate particles were found suitable for incorporation into juice. TEM analysis revealed that unloaded systems were clustered as nanoparticles (CL_NP), while the loaded sample appeared as a coated system (Coated_LGG). Microbiological evaluation revealed that the encapsulation assured the survival of Coated_LGG, with a reduction of less than 1-unit log in cellular density after 35 days of refrigerated storage in orange juice. Results indicated that the encapsulated bacteria did not affect the macroscopic properties neither the microbiological characteristic of orange juice; thus, it can be proposed as functional food.
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Caggia C, Palmeri R, Russo N, Timpone R, Randazzo CL, Todaro A, Barbagallo S. Employ of Citrus By-product as Fat Replacer Ingredient for Bakery Confectionery Products. Front Nutr 2020; 7:46. [PMID: 32373622 PMCID: PMC7179755 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Citrus fruits processing is one of the foremost industrial activities in Sicily and the main residual by-product consists in peels and seeds (known as “pastazzo”). Traditionally this by-product has been used for different purposes, and only most recently, it has been described as source of a wide range of healthy bioactive compounds and dietary fibers. In the present work, a debittered food grade orange fiber (DOF), extracted from orange juice by-product, was experimentally obtained and tested as fat-replacer at different percentages (30, 50, and 70%) in bakery confectionery products (brioches). The DOF showed high total fiber content, low water activity and a high water binding capacity. The obtained bakery products were characterized for nutritional, technological and microbiological parameters through storage at room temperature. Results highlighted that the addition of DOF results in final products with increased moisture content, mainly after 1 day of storage, and good textural proprieties. Furthermore, the fat-replacing strategy, at different levels of DOF, resulted in final products with, besides a constant content of carbohydrates, showed lowered fat content, increased content of dietary fiber and protein. In particular, the 50% fat replacement allowed to obtain brioches with improved technological properties and with desirable microbiological traits, mostly within the first 24 h from production and up to 5 days of storage.
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- Cinzia Caggia
- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- SAAF - Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Biondi L, Randazzo CL, Russo N, Pino A, Natalello A, Van Hoorde K, Caggia C. Dietary Supplementation of Tannin-Extracts to Lambs: Effects on Meat Fatty Acids Composition and Stability and on Microbial Characteristics. Foods 2019; 8:E469. [PMID: 31658772 PMCID: PMC6836261 DOI: 10.3390/foods8100469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Two extracts derived from plant material rich in hydrolysable (Tara, T; Caesalpinia spinosa) or condensed (Mimosa, M; Acacia mearnsii) tannins were added to lamb's diet and their effects on meat quality and on microbial population were evaluated; a diet without tannins represented the Control (C). Meat pH, vitamin E, intramuscular fat content and muscle fatty acid composition were determined. Oxidative stability and microbiological analyses were performed on meat samples after 0, 4 and 7 days of refrigerated storage. Psychrotrophic bacteria were identified through MALDI-TOF MS analysis. Regarding meat fatty acids, Tara treatment decreased the percentage of monounsaturated fatty acids. The counts of all microbial groups were similar among dietary treatments at day 0, while a significant reduction of microbial loads was observed in T-group at day 7. Pseudomonas fluorescens group count was significantly affected by T extract supplementation. The MALDI-TOF MS identification revealed the dominance of Pseudomonas fragi species in all samples while Pseudomonas lundensis, Brochothrix thermosphacta and Candida famata were revealed only in control ones. In conclusions, the tannin extract supplementation is a promising dietary strategy to preserve lamb meat quality.
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- Luisa Biondi
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Service Foodborne Pathogens, Sciensano, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Biotechnology, Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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Pino A, Russo N, Van Hoorde K, De Angelis M, Sferrazzo G, Randazzo CL, Caggia C. Piacentinu Ennese PDO Cheese as Reservoir of Promising Probiotic Bacteria. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E254. [PMID: 31408976 PMCID: PMC6723934 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7080254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Piacentinu Ennese is a protected designation of origin (PDO) cheese produced in the surrounding area of Enna (Sicily, Italy), using raw ewe's milk without the addition of any starter cultures. In the present study, the Lactobacillus population of Piacentinu Ennese PDO cheese was in vitro screened in order to select promising probiotic strains to be further used in humans. One hundred and sixty-nine lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from 90 days ripened cheeses and identified by Rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting, using the (GTG)5-primer, and by MALDI-TOF MS. One hundred and thirteen (113) isolates belonging to QPS-list species were characterized for both safety and functional properties. All tested isolates were considered safe because none showed either gelatinase, DNase, mucinase, or hemolytic activity. Tolerance to lysozyme, bile salts, and acidic conditions, along with ability to survive under simulated gastrointestinal digestion, were observed. In addition, based on antimicrobial activity against pathogens, cell surface characteristics, Caco-2 adhesion abilities, and anti-inflammatory potential, it was possible to confirm the strain-dependent functional aptitude, suggesting that Piacentinu Ennese PDO cheese may be considered a precious source of probiotic candidates.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Laboratory of Brewing Science and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70121 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Sorrenti V, Randazzo CL, Caggia C, Ballistreri G, Romeo FV, Fabroni S, Timpanaro N, Raffaele M, Vanella L. Beneficial Effects of Pomegranate Peel Extract and Probiotics on Pre-adipocyte Differentiation. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:660. [PMID: 31001233 PMCID: PMC6456667 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The beneficial effects of pomegranate are due to the ellagitannins and anthocyanins content, which are protective toward a wide variety of diseases including inflammatory diseases. Many investigators have reported that pomegranate waste (peel and seeds) extracts, made from waste product of industrial processing, show free radical scavenger and a potent antioxidant capacity. Pomegranate extracts (PEs) were also reported to possess noteworty antibacterial, antiviral, hypolipidemic, and anti-inflammatory bioactivities thanks to the polyphenolic compounds content, which includes punicalagins, gallic acid, and ellagic acid derivatives. The focus of the present manuscript was to study the prebiotic potentiality of a PE, soluble in water, and characterized through HPLC-PDA-ESI/MS n for its phenolic content. Moreover, since it has been reported that pomegranate extracts decreased the level of lipids in the blood and that a number of probiotic strains have been shown to affect adipogenesis in cell culture, this study was also performed to test the in vitro effects of PE and probiotic L. rhamnosus GG ATCC 53103 strain (LGG) on 3T3-L1 cell line. PE and probiotics substantially reduced the triglyceride content and intracellular lipid increase, compared to the control group. However, the combination treatment of PE and LGG filtered spent broth (SB) was the most effective in reducing triglyceride content and intracellular lipid accumulation. The mRNA expression levels of the main transcriptional factors implicated in adipocyte differentiation were substantially lower in 3T3-L1 cells treated with PE and LGG filtered SB. These results evidenced that a synergistic effect of probiotics and polyphenols contained in PE may affect in vitro adipogenesis and may contribute in development of new nutraceutical/probiotic-based remedies to prevent and to treat obesity.
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- Valeria Sorrenti
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Sezione di Biochimica, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente - Di3A, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente - Di3A, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, Acireale, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, Acireale, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, Acireale, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) - Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, Acireale, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Sezione di Biochimica, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Sezione di Biochimica, Università di Catania, Catania, Italy
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Russo N, Marzo A, Randazzo C, Caggia C, Toscano A, Cirelli GL. Constructed wetlands combined with disinfection systems for removal of urban wastewater contaminants. Sci Total Environ 2019; 656:558-566. [PMID: 30529960 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The removal efficiency of an urban wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to obtain an effluent suitable for agriculture reuse was evaluated in a one-year period, taking into account the Italian wastewater limits and the recent European proposal for the minimum requirements water quality for agricultural irrigation. The secondary effluent of WWTP was treated by three full-scale horizontal sub-surface flow (H-SSF) constructed wetlands (CWs), working in parallel, planted with different macrophytes species, and combined with a UV device and a lagooning system running in series. The H-SSF CW system effectively reduced physico-chemical pollutants and its efficiency was steady over the investigation period, while, Escherichia coli densities always exceed the Italian limits required for wastewater reuse in agriculture. The UV system significantly reduced the microbiological indicators, eliminating E. coli, in compliance with the Italian regulation, and somatic coliphages, although a variable efficacy against total coliforms and enterococci, especially in winter season, was achieved. Although the lagooning unit provides a high removal of the main microbial groups, it did not reduce physico-chemical parameters. Even if the overall performance target, for the whole treatment chain, met the recent log10 reduction (≥5.0), required by the European Commission, the persistence of enterococci, especially in winter season, poses a matter of concern for public health, for the potential risk to serve as a genetic reservoir of transferable antibiotic-resistance.
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- Nunziatina Russo
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Center for the Conservation and Management of Nature and Agroecosystems (CUTGANA), University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Viale Giuseppe Fanin 50, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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The vaginal microbiota of healthy women is dominated by lactobacilli, which exerts important health-promoting effects to the host. In the present study, 261 lactobacilli isolated from vagina of healthy women were screened for their potential probiotic characteristics. Safety features (haemolytic activity, antibiotic susceptibility, bile salt hydrolase activity) and functional properties (resistance to low pH and bile salts, lysozyme tolerance, gastrointestinal survival, antagonistic activity against pathogens, hydrophobicity, auto-aggregation, and co-aggregation abilities, hydrogen peroxide production, biofilm formation, exopolysaccharide production, adhesion capacity to both normal human vagina epithelial cells and Caco-2 epithelial cells, and lactic acid production) were in depth evaluated. Seven strains, identified as Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus helveticus and Lactobacillus salivarius fulfilled the criteria described above. Therefore, the vaginal ecosystem represents a suitable source of probiotic candidates that could be used in new functional formulates for both gastrointestinal and vaginal eubiosis.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Gynecological Clinic, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Gynecological Clinic, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Pino A, Vaccalluzzo A, Solieri L, Romeo FV, Todaro A, Caggia C, Arroyo-López FN, Bautista-Gallego J, Randazzo CL. Effect of Sequential Inoculum of Beta-Glucosidase Positive and Probiotic Strains on Brine Fermentation to Obtain Low Salt Sicilian Table Olives. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:174. [PMID: 30800110 PMCID: PMC6376858 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the present study, the β-glucosidase positive strain Lactobacillus plantarum F3. 3 was used as starter during the fermentation of Sicilian table olives (Nocellara Etnea cultivar) at two different salt concentrations (5 and 8%), in order to accelerate the debittering process. The latter was monitored through the increase of hydroxytyrosol compound. In addition, the potential probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei N24 strain was added after 60 days of fermentation. Un-inoculated brine samples at 5 and 8% of salt were used as control. The fermentation was monitored till 120 days through physico-chemical and microbiological analyses. In addition, volatile organic compounds and sensorial analyses were performed during the process and at the end of the fermentation, respectively. Lactic acid bacteria and yeasts were, in depth, studied by molecular methods and the occurrence of the potential probiotic N24 strain in the final products was determined. Results highlighted that inoculated brines exhibited a higher acidification and debittering rate than control ones. In addition, inoculated brines at 5% of salt exhibited higher polyphenols (hydoxytyrosol, tyrosol, and verbascoside) content compared to samples at 8% of NaCl, suggesting a stronger oleuropeinolytic activity of the starter at low salt concentration. Lactobacilli and yeasts dominated during the fermentation process, with the highest occurrence of L. plantarum and Wickerhamomyces anomalus, respectively. Moreover, the potential probiotic L. paracasei N24 strain was able to survive in the final product. Hence, the sequential inoculum of beta-glucosidase positive and potential probiotic strains could be proposed as a suitable technology to produce low salt Sicilian table olives.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, Acireale, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Liotta L, Randazzo CL, Russo N, Zumbo A, Di Rosa AR, Caggia C, Chiofalo V. Effect of Molasses and Dried Orange Pulp as Sheep Dietary Supplementation on Physico-Chemical, Microbiological and Fatty Acid Profile of Comisana Ewe's Milk and Cheese. Front Nutr 2019; 6:1. [PMID: 30805342 PMCID: PMC6370666 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The use of agro-industrial by-products for ruminant feed represents both an economical and environmental convenient way for reducing waste discharge and waste management costs for food industries. Large amounts of waste from citrus processing industries are available in Sicily, Italy. In the present study, the effect of dried citrus pulp as sheep dietary supplementation was evaluated on physico-chemical, microbiological and fatty acid composition of resulting milk and cheese. Pelleted feed integrated with molasses and blond orange pulp, replacing cane molasses, beet pulp and part of the maize and sunflower in ration, were administrated to ewes as an experimental treatment The experiment involved sixty Comisana breed sheep divided into two groups and two feeding trials (experimental and control). Ewe's milk and cheese samples were collected from January to April and analyzed for physico-chemical, microbiological and fatty acid profile composition. Results suggested that both the experimental milk and cheese were different from the controls. In particular, an increase of experimental milk yield and fat content were registered whilst the cheese samples exhibited a significant decrease of pH values and an increase in fat and protein contents. In addition, an increase of conjugated linoleic acids as well as of the oxidative stability were observed indicating the beneficial effect of dietary supplementation. Furthermore, among the main microbial groups, the experimental and control samples, no differences were detected. However, with the exception of streptococci, which was found higher in experimental cheeses, and staphylococci, which was significantly reduced by experimental feed. Moreover, the application of culture-independent methods highlighted the dominance of Lactobacillus rhamnosus/casei group in the experimental cheese, suggesting a driving role of the dietary supplementation in the cheese microbiota composition. The present study demonstrated that the inclusion of citrus by-products in the diet of small dairy ruminants is a promising feeding, which could positively affect milk composition and cheese manufacture.
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- Luigi Liotta
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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Russo N, Pino A, Toscano A, Cirelli GL, Caggia C, Arioli S, Randazzo CL. Occurrence, diversity, and persistence of antibiotic resistant enterococci in full-scale constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater in Sicily. Bioresour Technol 2019; 274:468-478. [PMID: 30553958 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Enterococci isolated from different sites of an urban wastewater treatment plant (consisting of three horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands) were investigated. One-hundred-thirty isolates were identified at species level and tested for resistance to eleven antibiotics, by microdilution method, and their clonal relatedness was established by SmaI-PFGE analysis. Results highlighted the persistence of enterococcal population in all effluents and the dominance of E. faecium species. A high incidence of antibiotic resistance against erythromycin, chloramphenicol, rifampicin and ampicillin was observed, with 120 strains (93%) showing a multi-drug-resistance. Numerous pulso-types with a unique pattern were detected indicating a high diversity within enterococcal population. The recurrence of some pulso-types in different effluents was disclosed and, within the same pulso-types, different resistance patterns were observed. Comparing the MIC values of strains from inlet and outlet, different trends were observed, highlighting a certain variability among constructed wetlands in affecting the antibiotic resistance among enterococcal population.
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- Nunziatina Russo
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Viale Giuseppe Fanin 50, Bologna 40127, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy.
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- Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Science (DeFENS), University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania 95123, Italy
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Russo N, Caggia C, Pino A, Coque TM, Arioli S, Randazzo CL. Enterococcus spp. in Ragusano PDO and Pecorino Siciliano cheese types: A snapshot of their antibiotic resistance distribution. Food Chem Toxicol 2018; 120:277-286. [PMID: 30009890 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the present study, 110 enterococci were isolated from two Sicilian cheese types, Ragusano PDO and Pecorino Siciliano. Isolates, firstly identified by MALDI-TOF/MS and a multiplex PCR assay, were tested for susceptibility to the most relevant clinical antibiotics. Clonal relationships among isolates were evaluated by pulsed-field-gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis and the presence of vanA and vanB genes, in vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE), was investigated. Overall, E. faecalis, E. durans (35% for each species) and E. faecium (28%) were the major identified species. Different occurrence between cheese types was revealed. Most isolates from Ragusano PDO cheese were identified as E. durans (46%) and/or E. faecalis (43%), while E. faecium (605) was mainly detected in Pecorino Siciliano cheese. High incidence of resistance (97% of total strains) was detected for rifampicin, erythromycin and ampicillin. Moreover, 83 isolates (75%) exhibited multidrug-resistant phenotypes and the one VRE (vanB) isolate was identified as E. durans. PFGE analysis clustered isolates into 22 genotypes and the presence of the same PFGE types, for both E. durans and E. faecalis, in the two cheese types, suggest the link between enterococci and geographical area of production. Results of present study raise concerns about possible role of dairy enterococci as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance.
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- Nunziatina Russo
- Dipartimento di Agricoltura Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Istituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBER ESP), Madrid, Spain; Unidad de Resistencia a Antibióticos y Virulencia Bacteriana asociada al Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Science (DeFENS), University of Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy
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Pino A, De Angelis M, Todaro A, Van Hoorde K, Randazzo CL, Caggia C. Fermentation of Nocellara Etnea Table Olives by Functional Starter Cultures at Different Low Salt Concentrations. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1125. [PMID: 29922251 PMCID: PMC5996112 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nocellara Etnea is one of the main Sicilian cultivars traditionally used to produce both olive oil and naturally fermented table olives. In the present study, the effect of different salt concentrations on physico-chemical, microbiological, sensorial, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) formation was evaluated in order to obtain functional Nocellara Etnea table olives. The experimental design consisted of 8 treatments as follow: fermentations at 4, 5, 6, and 8% of salt with (E1-E4 samples) and without (C1-C4 samples) the addition of starters. All the trials were carried out at room temperature (18 ± 2°C) and monitored for an overall period of 120 d. In addition, the persistence of the potential probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei N24 at the end of the process was investigated. Microbiological data revealed the dominance of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), starting from the 7th d of fermentation, and the reduction of yeasts and enterobacteria in the final product inoculated with starters. VOCs profile highlighted a high amount of aldehydes at the beginning of fermentation, which significantly decreased through the process and a concomitant increase of alcohols, acids, esters, and phenols. In particular, esters showed an occurrence percentage higher in experimental samples rather than in control ones, contributing to more pleasant flavors. Moreover, acetic acid, ethanol, and phenols, which often generate off-flavors, were negatively correlated with mesophilic bacteria and LAB. It is interesting to note that salt content did not affect the performances of starter cultures and slightly influenced the metabolome of table olives. Sensory data demonstrated significant differences among samples registering the highest overall acceptability in the experimental sample at 5% of NaCl. The persistence of the L. paracasei N24 strain in experimental samples, at the end of the process, revealed its promising perspectives as starter culture for the production of functional table olives with reduced salt content.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Brewing and Biochemistry, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Pino A, Liotta L, Randazzo CL, Todaro A, Mazzaglia A, De Nardo F, Chiofalo V, Caggia C. Polyphasic approach to study physico-chemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics of artisanal Nicastrese goat's cheese. Food Microbiol 2017; 70:143-154. [PMID: 29173621 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nicastrese goat's cheese is produced in the South of Italy under traditional procedures, from raw goat milk without any starter cultures addition. Samples from milk to ripened cheese provided by 4 different farms were subjected to a polyphasic approach to study their physico-chemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics. In addition, volatile organic compounds formation in the final products was studied. Overall, gross composition and microbiological data revealed a significant variability among samples, which was confirmed by both the volatile organic compounds generated in the final products and by the sensorial data. Conventional technique allowed us to identify 720 isolates, mainly belonging to Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus brevis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and Enterococcus faecalis. Culture-independent methods revealed shifts in the microbial community structure, with an increase in biodiversity of metabolically active bacterial species, from milk to cheese samples. Analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) allowed the identification of 36 compounds; free fatty acids and ketones represented the main detected, followed by alcohols and esters. Moreover, statistical analysis was performed in order to correlate VOCs to bacterial species. Data showed that ester compounds as well as alcohol and aldehydes were positively correlated to NSLAB, indicating that the occurrence of L. casei, L. plantarum and L. brevis species is relevant for the VOCs formation in the final product.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy
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- Italian Rare Breed Association (RARE), Lamezia Terme, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy
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Randazzo CL, Todaro A, Pino A, Pitino I, Corona O, Caggia C. Microbiota and metabolome during controlled and spontaneous fermentation of Nocellara Etnea table olives. Food Microbiol 2017; 65:136-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Pino A, Van Hoorde K, Pitino I, Russo N, Carpino S, Caggia C, Randazzo CL. Survival of potential probiotic lactobacilli used as adjunct cultures on Pecorino Siciliano cheese ripening and passage through the gastrointestinal tract of healthy volunteers. Int J Food Microbiol 2017; 252:42-52. [PMID: 28458191 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In the present study, two lactobacilli strains, Lactobacillus rhamnosus H25 and Lactobacillus paracasei N24, used as adjunct cultures, were evaluated for their heat resistance both with and without prior heat adaptation and for their survival, at industrial scale, during the production and ripening of the Pecorino Siciliano cheese. In addition, the viability and persistence of the lactobacilli strains after passage through the gastrointestinal tract of healthy volunteers were evaluated by using rep-PCR analysis of viable cells. Both strains exhibited good heat resistance and survival throughout cheese production and ripening, and positively influenced the physico-chemical, the microbiological and the sensorial characteristics of the final product. In addition, the molecular typing of the lactobacilli isolates, retrieved from fecal samples of healthy volunteers during and after 15 days of the experimental cheese administration, revealed a high survival of the strains, highlighting their persistence during passage into the GI tract. In conclusion, this study proposes the two adjunct cultures as potential probiotic candidate deliverable by cheese.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Santa Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Brewing and Biochemistry, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Santa Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Santa Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- CoRFiLaC, Regione Siciliana, S.P. 25 Km 5 Ragusa Mare, 97100 Ragusa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Santa Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Santa Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Pino A, Giunta G, Randazzo CL, Caruso S, Caggia C, Cianci A. Bacterial biota of women with bacterial vaginosis treated with lactoferrin: an open prospective randomized trial. Microb Ecol Health Dis 2017; 28:1357417. [PMID: 28959181 PMCID: PMC5614382 DOI: 10.1080/16512235.2017.1357417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Background: Bacterial vaginosis is the most frequent condition associated to the vaginal microbiota imbalance, affecting about the 40-50% of women in the world. Even if antibiotics are effcetive for bacterial vaginosis treatment a long-term recurrence rates, higher than 70%, is recorded. Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein with bacteriostatic and bactericidal properties. It owns the ability to protect the host against infection, by binding and regulating the iron needed for the bacterial proliferation. Objective: The present study was an open prospective randomized trial (registration no. SHI-EVE-2014.01) aimed at characterizing the bacterial biota of women affected by bacterial vaginosis (BV) and assessing the effects of two different lactoferrin concentrations (100 mg and 200 mg vaginal pessaries) on the composition and dynamics of the vaginal bacterial biota. Design: Sixty women with BV were recruited and randomized into two groups to receive lactoferrin pessaries for 10 days. Clinical evaluation was based on Amsel criteria and Nugent scores. Culture-dependent methods and Ion Torrent PGM sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene were applied to study in depth the overall structure of the vaginal bacterial biota and its dynamics during the treatment. Results: Vaginal lactoferrin administration modified the vaginal microbiota composition in patients with BV. During treatment, both 100 mg and 200 mg lactoferrin vaginal pessaries significantly decreased the occurrence of bacteria associated with BV, such as Gardnerella, Prevotella, and Lachnospira, and increased the occurrence of Lactobacillus species. The bacterial biota balance was maintained up to 2 weeks after treatment only in women treated with 200 mg lactoferrin pessaries. Conclusions: This study indicates that lactoferrin could be proposed as an alternative therapeutic approach for BV. Our data showed, for the first time, the dominance of Lactobacillus helveticus species during and after vaginal lactoferrin treatment.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Gynecological Clinic, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Gynecological Clinic, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Gynecological Clinic, University of Catania, Policlinico Universitario, Catania, Italy
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Guarcello R, Carpino S, Gaglio R, Pino A, Rapisarda T, Caggia C, Marino G, Randazzo CL, Settanni L, Todaro M. A large factory-scale application of selected autochthonous lactic acid bacteria for PDO Pecorino Siciliano cheese production. Food Microbiol 2016; 59:66-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Carpino S, Randazzo CL, Pino A, Russo N, Rapisarda T, Belvedere G, Caggia C. Influence of PDO Ragusano cheese biofilm microbiota on flavour compounds formation. Food Microbiol 2016; 61:126-135. [PMID: 27697162 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objectives of the present study were to characterize the biofilm microbiota of 11 different farms (from A to K), producing PDO Ragusano cheese, and to investigate on its ability to generate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in milk samples inoculated with biofilm and incubated under Ragusano cheese making conditions. The biofilms were subjected to plate counting and PCR/T/DGGE analysis and the VOCs generated in incubated milk samples were evaluated through SmartNose, GC/O, and GC/MS. Streptococcus thermophilus was the dominant species both in biofilms and in incubated milks. Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Enterococcus and Leuconostoc were also identified. Low levels of Pseudomonas spp. and yeasts counts were detected, whereas coliforms, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp., were never found. SmartNose and GC/O analyses were able to differentiate incubated milk samples on the basis of the odour compounds, highlighting that samples E and F overlapped and sample C was clearly separated from the others. These results complied with those acquired by GC/MS analysis, that detected in total 20 VOCs. Principal component analysis showed positive correlations (r > 0.6; P < 0.05) between some lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and VOCs: such as Enterococcus hirae with alcohols, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus delbrueckii with aldehydes, and Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus helveticus and Lactobacillus hilgardii with ketones. This work demonstrates that biofilm represents an excellent source of LAB biodiversity, which contribute to generate VOCs during the production of PDO Ragusano cheese.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 98, 95124 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 98, 95124 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 98, 95124 Catania, Italy
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Solieri L, Verspohl A, Bonciani T, Caggia C, Giudici P. Fast method for identifying inter- and intra-species Saccharomyces hybrids in extensive genetic improvement programs based on yeast breeding. J Appl Microbiol 2015; 119:149-61. [PMID: 25892524 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIMS The present work proposes a two-step molecular strategy to select inter- and intra-species Saccharomyces hybrids obtained by spore-to-spore mating, one of the most used methods for generating improved hybrids from homothallic wine yeasts. METHODS AND RESULTS As low spore viability and haplo-selfing are the main causes of failed mating, at first, we used colony screening PCR (csPCR) of discriminative gene markers to select hybrids directly on dissection plate and discard homozygous diploid colonies arisen from one auto-diploidized progenitor. Then, pre-selected candidates were submitted to recursive streaking and conventional PCR in order to discriminate between the hybrids with stable genomic background and the false-positive admixtures of progenitor cells both undergone haplo-selfing. csPCRs of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 or 2, and the subsequent digestion with diagnostic endonucleases HaeIII and RsaI, respectively, were efficient to select six new Saccharomyces cerevisiae × Saccharomyces uvarum hybrids from 64 crosses. Intragenic minisatellite regions in PIR3, HSP150, and DAN4 genes showed high inter-strain size variation detectable by cost-effective agarose gel electrophoresis and were successful to validate six new intra-species S. cerevisiae hybrids from 34 crosses. CONCLUSIONS Both protocols reduce significantly the number of massive DNA extractions, prevent misinterpretations caused by one or both progenitors undergone haplo-selfing, and can be easily implemented in yeast labs without any specific instrumentation. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study provides a method for the marker-assisted selection of several inter- and intra-species yeast hybrids in a cost-effective, rapid and reproducible manner.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Unimore Microbial Culture Collection, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Unimore Microbial Culture Collection, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Unimore Microbial Culture Collection, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Unimore Microbial Culture Collection, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Randazzo CL, Pino A, Ricciardi L, Romano C, Comito D, Arena E, Saitta S, Caggia C. Probiotic supplementation in systemic nickel allergy syndrome patients: study of its effects on lactic acid bacteria population and on clinical symptoms. J Appl Microbiol 2014; 118:202-11. [PMID: 25363062 DOI: 10.1111/jam.12685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIMS The study aimed to evaluate the effects of probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 strain supplementation in patients suffering from systemic nickel allergy syndrome, in terms of modulation of faecal LAB population linked to a reduction of GI and cutaneous symptoms and to an increase of patient's quality of life. METHODS AND RESULTS A preliminary double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study was planned and a culture-independent method based on denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis coupled to the 16S rRNA gene sequencing was applied to investigate on the dynamics of faecal LAB communities before and during a low-Ni diet, supplemented with the probiotic strain. Moreover, the severity and the frequency of GI and cutaneous reactions as well as patient's clinical condition perception (VAS scores) were estimated by statistical analysis. PCR-DGGE fingerprinting obtained using LAB-specific primers revealed significant shift in faecal community with an increase in biodiversity in patients supplemented with probiotic Lact. reuteri strain. In addition, GI reactions such as symptoms related to meals and type of stools significantly improved only in patients treated with Lact. reuteri, while severity and frequency of cutaneous symptoms (urticaria, itch and eczema) and recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) as well as VAS scores statistically decreased in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Our preliminary findings suggest that probiotic Lact. reuteri could be a useful supplementation during a low-Ni diet of patients with SNAS, to increase LAB population diversity, which could contribute to restore the intestinal homoeostasis conditions. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY To date, no information is available on probiotics application and on their effects, in terms of intestinal microbiota modulation, on patients suffering from SNAS. Therefore, the identification of dominant LAB community and the study of its shift during the probiotic supplementation could enhance the knowledge of the SNAS syndrome.
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- Department of Agri-food and Environmental Systems Management, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Randazzo C, Todaro A, Pino A, Pitino I, Corona O, Mazzaglia A, Caggia C. Giarraffa and Grossa di Spagna naturally fermented table olives: Effect of starter and probiotic cultures on chemical, microbiological and sensory traits. Food Res Int 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Randazzo CL, Pitino I, Licciardello F, Muratore G, Caggia C. Survival of Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic strains in peach jam during storage at different temperatures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0101-20612013000400009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Douillard FP, Ribbera A, Kant R, Pietilä TE, Järvinen HM, Messing M, Randazzo CL, Paulin L, Laine P, Ritari J, Caggia C, Lähteinen T, Brouns SJJ, Satokari R, von Ossowski I, Reunanen J, Palva A, de Vos WM. Comparative genomic and functional analysis of 100 Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains and their comparison with strain GG. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003683. [PMID: 23966868 PMCID: PMC3744422 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Lactobacillus rhamnosus is a lactic acid bacterium that is found in a large variety of ecological habitats, including artisanal and industrial dairy products, the oral cavity, intestinal tract or vagina. To gain insights into the genetic complexity and ecological versatility of the species L. rhamnosus, we examined the genomes and phenotypes of 100 L. rhamnosus strains isolated from diverse sources. The genomes of 100 L. rhamnosus strains were mapped onto the L. rhamnosus GG reference genome. These strains were phenotypically characterized for a wide range of metabolic, antagonistic, signalling and functional properties. Phylogenomic analysis showed multiple groupings of the species that could partly be associated with their ecological niches. We identified 17 highly variable regions that encode functions related to lifestyle, i.e. carbohydrate transport and metabolism, production of mucus-binding pili, bile salt resistance, prophages and CRISPR adaptive immunity. Integration of the phenotypic and genomic data revealed that some L. rhamnosus strains possibly resided in multiple niches, illustrating the dynamics of bacterial habitats. The present study showed two distinctive geno-phenotypes in the L. rhamnosus species. The geno-phenotype A suggests an adaptation to stable nutrient-rich niches, i.e. milk-derivative products, reflected by the alteration or loss of biological functions associated with antimicrobial activity spectrum, stress resistance, adaptability and fitness to a distinctive range of habitats. In contrast, the geno-phenotype B displays adequate traits to a variable environment, such as the intestinal tract, in terms of nutrient resources, bacterial population density and host effects. Some bacterial species are specialists and adapted to a single niche, while others are generalists and able to grow in various environmental conditions. Lactobacillus rhamnosus is a generalist and its members can often be found in different human cavities but also in various artisanal and industrial dairy products. To gain insights into the genetic complexity and ecological versatility of this species, we collected 100 L. rhamnosus strains from different niches. Genomic and functional analysis of these revealed a dichotomy within the species that reflected its adaptation to particular niches. The variable regions identified in the L. rhamnosus genome encode lifestyle traits that allowed us to demonstrate that some L. rhamnosus isolates possibly resided in multiple habitats. Our work brings valuable data on the ecological dynamics and adaptability of the species and provides a basis for a model explaining the ecology of L. rhamnosus in an anthropocentric perspective. Finally, we observed that a set of pheno-genomic markers, i.e. CRISPR oligotyping or carbohydrate metabolism, would be sufficient and among the best ways to differentiate the L. rhamnosus strains, providing a general approach to select the highest diversity in these and other bacterial species.
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- François P Douillard
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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