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Abriouel H, Caballero Gómez N, Manetsberger J, Benomar N. Dual effects of a bacteriocin-producing Lactiplantibacillus pentosus CF-6HA, isolated from fermented aloreña table olives, as potential probiotic and antimicrobial agent. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28408. [PMID: 38560111 PMCID: PMC10981101 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28408] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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The probiotic potential of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus CF-6HA isolated from traditionally fermented Aloreña table olives was analyzed in vitro and in silico. Results obtained suggested that this strain can be catalogued as "talented" bacterium exhibiting bacteriocin production with antimicrobial activity against human/animal and plant pathogens, such as Pseudomonas syringae and Verticillium dahliae. The robustness, safety and probiotic potential of L. pentosus CF-6HA was confirmed by in silico analysis. In addition, a plethora of coding genes for defense and adaptability to different life styles besides functional properties were identified. In this sense, defense mechanisms of L. pentosus CF-6HA consist of 17 ISI elements, 98 transposases and 13 temperate phage regions as well as a CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)/cas system. Moreover, the functionality of this strain was confirmed by the presence of genes coding for secondary metabolites, exopolysaccharides and other bioactive molecules. Finally, we demonstrated the ability of L. pentosus CF-6HA to biotransform selenite to nanoparticles (SeNPs) highlighting its potential role in selenium bioremediation to be exploited in foods, agriculture and the environment; but also for the bio-enrichment of fermented foods with selenium.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de La Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de La Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de La Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de La Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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Manetsberger J, Caballero Gómez N, Benomar N, Christie G, Abriouel H. Antimicrobial profile of the culturable olive sporobiota and its potential as a source of biocontrol agents for major phytopathogens in olive agriculture. Pest Manag Sci 2024; 80:724-733. [PMID: 37774135 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7803] [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: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The phytopathogens Xylella fastidiosa and Verticillium dahliae present an unparalleled threat to olive agriculture. However, there is no efficient field treatment available today for either pest. Spore-forming bacteria (i.e., the sporobiota) are known for their extraordinary resistance properties and antimicrobial activity. The aim of this study was thus to identify potential novel sustainable spore-forming biocontrol agents derived from the culturable olive microbiome, termed the sporobiota, in general and in particular against X. fastidiosa and V. dahliae. RESULTS We demonstrate the wide-ranging antimicrobial profile of 415 isolates from the culturable olive sporobiota towards human and plant pathogens. We further identified five candidates with antagonistic activity against X. fastidiosa and V. dahliae. These belong to the Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus and Peribacillus simplex clade. The activity was related to the species and their relative origin (soil versus leaf endophytic). It is of particular interest that two of these candidates are already naturally present at the site of disease-development that is, plant interior. We further confirmed the presence of lipopeptide genes potentially associated with the reported bioactivity. CONCLUSIONS The study provides insights into how members of the olive sporobiota may support the olive plant to ward off detrimental pathogens. It further yields five promising candidates for the development of eco-friendly, multi-active biocontrol agents in olive agriculture. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Julia Manetsberger
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Manetsberger J, Lavilla Lerma L, Pestaña Blanco MD, Martínez Nogueras R, Caballero Gómez N, Benomar N. Metagenomic insights into microbial contamination in critical healthcare environments and the efficacy of a novel "HLE" disinfectant. Infect Dis Health 2023; 28:282-289. [PMID: 37558566 DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2023.07.002] [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: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bacterial contamination on inanimate clinical surfaces is directly linked to severe health problems, especially those caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens. Here, we evaluated the microbial burden in these environments and tested the efficacy of a novel HLE disinfectant solution. METHODS Microbial contamination of healthcare surfaces [Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Long Period Hospitalization Room (LPHR) and Otolaryngology Consultation (OC)] and the efficacy of HLE disinfectant solution were determined analyzing the viable counts on general and selective media, and also by molecular studies focused on metagenomic and specific qPCR. RESULTS Different contamination loads were detected with LPHR showing the highest contamination. Treatment with the HLE disinfectant solution curbed the spread of well-adapted pathogens on touched surfaces (ICU, LPHR and OC). Metagenomic analysis of microbial diversity of the Patient Table (most contaminated surface in LPHR) revealed the presence of mainly A. johnsonii and P. putida. Furthermore, functional annotation of toxin, virulence and antibiotic resistance sequences showed a high diversity of Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas spp. In this context, specific qPCR analysis confirmed the efficacy of HLE disinfectant solution against the most prevalent and critical pathogens Pseudomonas sp. and Acinetobacter sp. achieving their complete eradication. CONCLUSION Given the persistence of detrimental resistant pathogens, the application of HLE disinfection solution could be a highly beneficial and effective option -used either alone or in combination-for infection prevention and control with the aim to eliminate microbial pathogens and their genes from contaminated contact-surfaces and thus limit the spread to humans and other ecological niches.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentals, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain.
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentals, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentals, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentals, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentals, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Manetsberger J, Caballero Gómez N, Soria-Rodríguez C, Benomar N, Abriouel H. Simply Versatile: The Use of Peribacillus simplex in Sustainable Agriculture. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2540. [PMID: 37894197 PMCID: PMC10608964 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102540] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Peribacillus simplex is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium derived from a vast range of different origins. Notably, it is part of the plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterial community of many crops. Although members of the Bacillaceae family have been widely used in agriculture, P. simplex has, so far, remained in the shadow of its more famous relatives, e.g., Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus thuringiensis. Recent studies have, however, started to uncover the bacterium's highly promising and versatile properties, in particular in agricultural and environmental applications. Hence, here, we review the plant-growth-promoting features of P. simplex, as well as its biocontrol activity against a variety of detrimental plant pests in different crops. We further highlight the bacterium's potential as a bioremediation agent for environmental contaminants, such as metals, pesticide residues, or (crude) oil. Finally, we examine the recent developments in the European regulatory landscape to facilitate the use of microorganisms in plant protection products. Undoubtedly, further studies on P. simplex will reveal additional benefits for agricultural and environmentally friendly applications.
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- Julia Manetsberger
- Area of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Area of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Area of Public International Law and International Relations, Department of Public and European Common Law, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Area of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Area of Microbiology, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Caballero Gómez N, Manetsberger J, Benomar N, Abriouel H. Novel combination of nanoparticles and metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor/antimicrobial-based formulation to combat antibiotic resistant Enterococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. strains. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 248:125982. [PMID: 37499723 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125982] [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: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Nanotechnology presents an innovative strategy to combat the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistance genes throughout different ecosystems. To address this challenge, nanoparticles (silver, gold, zinc and copper) alone or in combination with metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor/antimicrobial-based formulation (EDTA/HLE) showed antimicrobial activity against antibiotic resistant Enterococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. strains. Furthermore, the observed synergistic effect was detected notably for silver, zinc or copper nanoparticles with EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) and silver nanoparticles with HLE against planktonic Enterococcus sp. strains, or gold nanoparticles+EDTA or HLE against Pseudomonas sp. Regarding activity against bacterial biofilms, zinc nanoparticles combined with either of the reagents caused strong inhibition of developing biofilms of antibiotic resistant Enterococcus sp. Pseudomonas sp. strains, while preformed biofilms were mainly inhibited by silver nanoparticles+reagent. Microscopic analyses confirmed that the antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles was caused by adsorption to the bacterial cell surface, and further enhanced by chelating agents. Hence, we can conclude that nanoparticles+EDTA or HLE could represent a good alternative to limit the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the food chain and the environment.
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- Natacha Caballero Gómez
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
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Abriouel H, Manetsberger J, Caballero Gómez N, Benomar N. Corrigendum: In silico genomic analysis of the potential probiotic Lactiplantibacillus pentosus CF2-10N reveals promising beneficial effects with health promoting properties. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1242095. [PMID: 37455740 PMCID: PMC10338835 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1242095] [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: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.989824.].
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Alonso García E, Benomar N, Lavilla Lerma L, de la Fuente Ordoñez JJ, Knapp CW, Abriouel H. Changes in resistome profile of potential probiotic Lactiplantibacillus pentosus in response to edible oil adaptation. Food Microbiol 2023; 109:104148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2022.104148] [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] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Manetsberger J, Caballero Gómez N, Benomar N, Christie G, Abriouel H. Characterization of the Culturable Sporobiota of Spanish Olive Groves and Its Tolerance toward Environmental Challenges. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0401322. [PMID: 36719235 PMCID: PMC10100736 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04013-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Olive agriculture presents an integral economic and social pillar of the Mediterranean region with 95% of the world's olive tree population concentrated in this area. A diverse ecosystem consisting of fungi, archaea, viruses, protozoa, and microbial communities-the soil microbiome-plays a central role in maintaining healthy soils while keeping up productivity. Spore-forming organisms (i.e., the sporobiota) have been identified as one of the predominant communities of the soil microbiome and are known for the wide variety of antimicrobial properties and extraordinary resistance. Hence, the aim of this work was to determine the culturable sporobiota of Spanish olive orchards and characterize its phenotypic properties toward common environmental challenges. A collection of 417 heat-resistant bacteria were isolated from five Spanish olive orchards. This collective was termed the "olive sporobiota." Rep-PCR clustering of representative isolates revealed that they all belonged to the group of Bacillus spp., or closely related species, showing a great variety of species and strains. Representative isolates showed susceptibility to common antibiotics, as well as good resistance to heavy metal exposure, with an order of metal tolerance determined as iron > copper > nickel > manganese > zinc > cadmium. Finally, we showed that the application of mineral fertilizer can in several cases enhance bacterial growth and thus potentially increase the relative proportion of the sporobiota in the olive grove ecosystem. In summary, the identification of the culturable olive sporobiota increases our understanding of the microbial diversity in Spanish olive groves, while tolerance and resistance profiles provide important insights into the phenotypic characteristics of the microbial community. IMPORTANCE Microbial communities are a key component of healthy soils. Spore-forming microorganisms represent a large fraction of this community-termed the "sporobiota"-and play a central role in creating a conducive environment for plant growth and food production. In addition, given their unique features, such as extraordinary stability and antimicrobial properties, members of the sporobiota present interesting candidates for biotechnological applications, such as sustainable plant protection products or in a clinical setting. For this, however, more information is needed on the spore-forming community of agricultural installations, ultimately promoting a transition toward a more sustainable agriculture.
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- Julia Manetsberger
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Manetsberger J, Caballero Gómez N, Benomar N. In silico genomic analysis of the potential probiotic Lactiplantibacillus pentosus CF2-10N reveals promising beneficial effects with health promoting properties. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:989824. [PMID: 36406402 PMCID: PMC9670130 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.989824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Lactiplantibacillus pentosus CF2-10 N, isolated from brines of naturally fermented Aloreña green table olives, exhibited high probiotic potential. High throughput sequencing and annotation of genome sequences underline the potential of L. pentosus CF2-10 N as excellent probiotic candidate of vegetable origin. In a previous study we could show the probiotic potential of CF2-10 N in vitro, while in this study in silico analysis of its genome revealed new insights into its safety and functionality. Our findings highlight the microorganism's ecological flexibility and adaptability to a broad range of environmental niches, food matrices and the gastrointestinal tract. These features are shared by both phylogenetically very close L. pentosus strains (CF2-10 N and MP-10) isolated from the same ecological niche with respect to their genome size (≅ 3.6 Mbp), the presence of plasmids (4-5) and several other properties. Nonetheless, additional and unique features are reported in the present study for L. pentosus CF2-10 N. Notably, the safety of L. pentosus CF2-10 N was shown by the absence of virulence determinants and the determination of acquired antibiotic resistance genes, i.e., resistome, which is mostly represented by efflux-pump resistance genes responsible for the intrinsic resistance. On the other hand, defense mechanisms of L. pentosus CF2-10 N include eight prophage regions and a CRISPR/cas system (CRISPR-I and CRISPR-II) as acquired immune system against mobile elements. Finally, the probiotic potential of this strain was further demonstrated by the presence of genes coding for proteins involved in adhesion, exopolysaccharide biosynthesis, tolerance to low pH and bile salts, immunomodulation, and vitamin and enzyme production. Taken together these results, we propose the use of L. pentosus CF2-10 N as a potential and promising probiotic candidate able to colonize several niches and adapt to different lifestyles. The strain can provide attractive functional and probiotic features necessary for its application as starter culture and probiotic.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Caballero Gómez N, Manetsberger J, Benomar N, Castillo Gutiérrez S, Abriouel H. Antibacterial and antibiofilm effects of essential oil components, EDTA and HLE disinfectant solution on Enterococcus, Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus sp. multiresistant strains isolated along the meat production chain. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1014169. [PMID: 36299714 PMCID: PMC9589356 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1014169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The spread of multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria and resistance genes along the food chain and the environment has become a global, but silent pandemic. To face this challenge, it is of outmost importance to develop efficient strategies to reduce potential contamination by these agents. In the present study, 30 strains of Enterococcus sp., Staphylococcus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. isolated from various surfaces throughout the meat production chain in a goat and lamb slaughterhouse were characterized as MDR bacteria harboring several antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). The antimicrobial efficacy of natural essential oil components “EOCs” (carvacrol “CA,” cinnamaldehyde “CIN,” eugenol “EU,” geraniol “GE,” limonene “LI” and thymol “TH”), HLE disinfectant solution (3–6% H2O2; 2.2–4.4% lactic acid and 12.5–25 mM EDTA in water) and EDTA was tested against these MDR bacteria. Results showed that Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) were compound and strain dependent. In addition, the synergistic effect of these antimicrobials was evaluated at 1/2 MIC. Here our study showed particularly promising results regarding the inhibitory effect at sub-inhibitory concentrations, which were confirmed by the analysis of bacterial growth dynamics over 72 h. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of EOCs, HLE disinfectant solution and EDTA or their combinations was studied in developing and established biofilms of MDR bacteria obtaining variable results depending on the morphological structure of the tested strain and the phenolic character of the EOCs. Importantly, the combination of EOCs with HLE or EDTA showed particularly positive results given the effective inhibition of biofilm formation. Moreover, the synergistic combinations of EU and HLE/EDTA, TH, CA, GE, LI or CIN + EDTA/HLE caused log reductions in established biofilms of several strains (1–6 log10 CFU) depending on the species and the combination used, with Pseudomonas sp. strains being the most susceptible. Given these results, we propose novel antimicrobial formulations based on the combination of sub-inhibitory concentrations of EOCs and HLE or EDTA as a highly promising alternative to currently used approaches. This novel strategy notably shows great potential to efficiently decrease the emergence and spread of MDR bacteria and ARGs in the food chain and the environment, thus supporting the decrease of resistomes and pathogenesis in clinical and industrial areas while preserving the antibiotic therapeutic action.
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- Natacha Caballero Gómez
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
- *Correspondence: Hikmate Abriouel,
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Alonso García E, de la Fuente Ordoñez JJ, Lavilla Lerma L, Estudillo-Martínez MD, Castillo-Gutiérrez S, Benomar N, Knapp CW, Abriouel H. Transcriptomic Profile and Probiotic Properties of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus Pre-adapted to Edible Oils. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:747043. [PMID: 34721347 PMCID: PMC8553220 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.747043] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In this study, we determined whether pre-adapting Lactiplantibacillus pentosus strains, isolated from Aloreña green table olives, to vegetable-based edible oils improved their robustness and functionality; this may have great importance on their stress response during fermentation, storage, and digestion. Pre-adapting the strains to the corresponding oils significantly increased their probiotic functionality (e.g., auto-aggregation, co-aggregation with pathogens, and mucin adhesion), although results depended on the strain and the oil used for pre-adaptation. As such, we selected olive-adapted (TO) L. pentosus AP2-16, which exhibited improved functionality, and subjected it to transcriptomic profiling with the aim to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in the adaptation and the increased functionality. Global transcriptomic analysis of oil-adapted (olive or almond) and non-adapted (control) L. pentosus AP2-16 realized that 3,259 genes were expressed, with 2,779 mapped to the reference database. Comparative transcriptomic analysis showed that 125 genes (olive vs. control) and 108 genes (olive vs. almond) became significantly differentially expressed. TO L. pentosus AP2-16 responded by rerouting its metabolic pathways to balance energy production and storage, cell growth and survivability, host interactions (glycoconjugates), and other physiological features. As such, the pre-adaptation of lactobacilli with olive oil switches their transcriptional network to regulate robustness and functionality, possibly representing a novel approach toward the design and manufacture of probiotic products with improved stability and functionality.
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- Esther Alonso García
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability and Public Health, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Campos Calero G, Caballero Gómez N, Lavilla Lerma L, Benomar N, Knapp CW, Abriouel H. In silico mapping of microbial communities and stress responses in a porcine slaughterhouse and pork products through its production chain, and the efficacy of HLE disinfectant. Food Res Int 2020; 136:109486. [PMID: 32846568 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The use of shotgun metagenomic sequencing to understand ecological-level spread of microbes and their genes has provided new insights for the prevention, surveillance and control of microbial contaminants in the slaughterhouse environment. Here, microbial samples were collected from products and surrounding areas though a porcine slaughter process; shotgun metagenomic DNA-sequencing of these samples revealed a high community diversity within the porcine slaughterhouse and pork products, in zones originating from animal arrival through to the sale zones. Bacteria were more prevalent in the first zones, such as arrival- and anesthesia-zones, and DNA viruses were prevalent in the scorching-and-whip zone, animal products and sale zone. Data revealed the dominance of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria phyla followed by Actinobacteria, with a clear shift in the relative abundance of lactic acid bacteria (mainly Lactobacillus sp.) from early slaughtering steps to Proteobacteria and then to viruses suggesting site-specific community compositions occur in the slaughterhouse. Porcine-type-C oncovirus was the main virus found in slaughterhouse, which causes malignant diseases in animals and humans. As such, to guarantee food safety in a slaughterhouse, a better decipher of ecology and adaptation strategies of microbes becomes crucial. Analysis of functional genes further revealed high abundance of diverse genes associated with stress, especially in early zones (animal and environmental surfaces of arrival zone with 57,710 and 40,806 genes, respectively); SOS responsive genes represented the most prevalent, possibly associated with genomic changes responsible of biofilm formation, stringent response, heat shock, antimicrobial production and antibiotic response. The presence of several antibiotic resistance genes suggests horizontal gene transfer, thus increasing the likelihood for resistance selection in human pathogens. These findings are of great concern, with the suggestion to focus control measures and establish good disinfection strategies to avoid gene spread and microbial contaminants (bacteria and viruses) from the animal surface into the food chain and environment, which was achieved by applying HLE disinfectant after washing with detergent.
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- Guillermo Campos Calero
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Tofalo R, Fusco V, Böhnlein C, Kabisch J, Logrieco AF, Habermann D, Cho GS, Benomar N, Abriouel H, Schmidt-Heydt M, Neve H, Bockelmann W, Franz CMAP. The life and times of yeasts in traditional food fermentations. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2019; 60:3103-3132. [PMID: 31656083 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1677553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Yeasts are eukaryotic microorganisms which have a long history in the biotechnology of food production, as they have been used since centuries in bread-making or in the production of alcoholic beverages such as wines or beers. Relative to this importance, a lot of research has been devoted to the study of yeasts involved in making these important products. The role of yeasts in other fermentations in association with other microorganisms - mainly lactic acid bacteria - has been relatively less studied, and often it is not clear if yeasts occurring in such fermentations are contaminants with no role in the fermentation, spoilage microorganisms or whether they actually serve a technological or functional purpose. Some knowledge is available for yeasts used as starter cultures in fermented raw sausages or in the production of acid curd cheeses. This review aimed to summarize the current knowledge on the taxonomy, the presence and potential functional or technological roles of yeasts in traditional fermented plant, dairy, fish and meat fermentations.
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- Rosanna Tofalo
- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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Abriouel H, Pérez Montoro B, de la Fuente Ordoñez JJ, Lavilla Lerma L, Knapp CW, Benomar N. New insights into the role of plasmids from probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10 in Aloreña table olive brine fermentation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:10938. [PMID: 31358838 PMCID: PMC6662855 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47384-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In silico analysis of Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10 plasmids (pLPE-1 to pLPE-5) suggests that plasmid-borne genes mediate the persistence of lactobacilli during olive fermentation and enhance their probiotic properties and their competitiveness in several ecological niches. The role of plasmids in the probiotic activities of L. pentosus MP-10 was investigated by plasmid-curing process which showed that plasmids contribute in increased metal tolerance and the biosequestration of several metals such as iron, aluminium, cobalt, copper, zinc, cadmium and mercury. Statistically significant differences in mucin adhesion were detected between the uncured and the cured L. pentosus MP-10, which possibly relied on a serine-rich adhesin (sraP) gene detected on the pLPE-2 plasmid. However, plasmid curing did not affect their tolerance to gastro-intestinal conditions, neither their growth ability under pre-determined conditions, nor auto-aggregation and pathogen co-aggregation were changed among the cured and uncured L. pentosus MP-10. These findings suggest that L. pentosus MP-10 plasmids play an important role in gastro-intestinal protection due to their attachment to mucin and, thus, preventing several diseases. Furthermore, L. pentosus MP-10 could be used as a bioquencher of metals in the gut, reducing the amount of these potentially toxic elements in humans and animals, food matrices, and environmental bioremediation.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain.
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Centre of Water, Environment, Sustainability and Public Health; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Alonso García E, Pérez Montoro B, Benomar N, Castillo-Gutiérrez S, Estudillo-Martínez MD, Knapp CW, Abriouel H. New insights into the molecular effects and probiotic properties of Lactobacillus pentosus pre-adapted to edible oils. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2019.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Campos Calero G, Caballero Gómez N, Benomar N, Pérez Montoro B, Knapp CW, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Deciphering Resistome and Virulome Diversity in a Porcine Slaughterhouse and Pork Products Through Its Production Chain. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2099. [PMID: 30258416 PMCID: PMC6144875 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We aimed to better understand resistome and virulome patterns on animal and process-area surfaces through a pig slaughterhouse to track possible contamination within the food production chain. Culture-dependent methods revealed high levels of microbial contamination, corresponding to mesophilic and pathogenic bacteria on both the animal and process-area surfaces mainly in the anesthesia (AA and AS) zone followed by “scorching and whip” (FA and FS) zone and also in the end products. To evaluate the potential risk of antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants, shotgun metagenomic DNA-sequencing of isolates from selected areas/products uncovered a high diversity and richness of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs): 55–62 genes in the anesthesia area (AA and AS) and 35–40 in “animal-arrival zone” (MA and MS). The “scorching and whip” (FA and FS) area, however, exhibited lowered abundance of ARGs (1–6), indicating that the scalding and depilating process (an intermediate zone between “anesthesia” and “scorching and whip”) significantly decreased bacterial load by 1–3 log10 but also diminished the resistome. The high prevalence of antibiotic-inactivating enzyme genes in the “animal-arrival zone” (60–65%) and “anesthesia” area (56%) were mainly represented by those for aminoglycoside (46–51%) and lincosamide (14–19%) resistance, which did not reflect selective pressures by antibiotics most commonly used in pig therapy—tetracyclines and beta-lactams. Contrary to ARGs, greater number of virulence resistance genes were detected after evisceration in some products such as kidney, which reflected the poor hygienic practices. More than 19 general virulence features—mainly adherence, secretion system, chemotaxis and motility, invasion and motility were detected in some products. However, immune evasion determinants were detected in almost all samples analyzed from the beginning of the process, with highest amounts found from the anesthesia area. We conclude that there are two main sources of contamination in a pig slaughterhouse: the microorganisms carried on the animals’ hide, and those from the evisceration step. As such, focussing control measures, e.g., enhanced disinfection procedures, on these contamination-source areas may reduce risks to food safety and consumer health, since the antibiotic and virulence determinants may spread to end products and the environment; further, ARG and virulence traits can exacerbate pathogen treatments.
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- Guillermo Campos Calero
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability & Public Health, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Lavilla Lerma L, Pérez Montoro B, Alonso E, Knapp CW, Caballero Gómez N, Gálvez A, Benomar N. Efficacy of "HLE"-a multidrug efflux-pump inhibitor-as a disinfectant against surface bacteria. Environ Res 2018; 165:133-139. [PMID: 29704774 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We evaluated the efficacy of a new disinfectant product, HLE, to inhibit multiple species of planktonic and biofilm bacterial cultures. The HLE disinfectant comprised of EDTA, lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide, and our data indicated that the disinfectant had effective antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity even at low concentrations (0.15% to 0.4% HLE, v/v). Furthermore, the HLE disinfectant destabilized biofilm structures eradicated them due to the synergistic effect of EDTA and both antimicrobials (lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide), as revealed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Additionally, sub-inhibitory concentrations of HLE disinfectant, with EDTA as an efflux pump inhibitor, inhibited the expression of multidrug EfrAB, NorE and MexCD efflux pumps in both planktonic and biofilm cultures. This could provide an alternative way to disinfect surfaces to avoid spreading multi-drug resistant strains in the food chain and the environment by decreasing efflux pump expression and consequently reducing the antibiotic selective pressure caused by systemic antibiotics and disinfectant use.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, Edif. B3, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, Edif. B3, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, Edif. B3, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, Edif. B3, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Centre for Water, Environment, Sustainability, and Public Health; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, Edif. B3, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, Edif. B3, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, Edif. B3, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Pérez Montoro B, Benomar N, Caballero Gómez N, Ennahar S, Horvatovich P, Knapp CW, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Proteomic analysis of Lactobacillus pentosus for the identification of potential markers involved in acid resistance and their influence on other probiotic features. Food Microbiol 2018; 72:31-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pérez Montoro B, Benomar N, Caballero Gómez N, Ennahar S, Horvatovich P, Knapp CW, Alonso E, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Proteomic analysis of Lactobacillus pentosus for the identification of potential markers of adhesion and other probiotic features. Food Res Int 2018; 111:58-66. [PMID: 30007721 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2018.04.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We analyzed the adhesion capacity to mucus of 31 Lactobacillus pentosus strains isolated from naturally fermented Aloreña green table olives using an immobilized mucin model. On the basis of their adhesive capacity to mucin, three phenotypes were selected for cell-wall protein proteomic analysis to pinpoint proteins involved in the adhesion process: the highly adhesive L. pentosus CF1-43 N (73.49% of adhesion ability), the moderately adhesive L. pentosus CF1-37 N (49.56% of adhesion ability) and the poorly adhesive L. pentosus CF2-20P (32.79% of adhesion ability). The results revealed four moonlighting proteins over-produced in the highly adhesive L. pentosus CF1-43 N, which were under/not produced in the other two L. pentosus strains (CF1-37 N and CF2-20P). These proteins were involved in glycolytic pathway (phosphoglycerate mutase and glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase), stress response (small heat shock protein) and transcription (transcription elongation factor GreA). Furthermore, the relative fold change in gene expression analysis showed significant up-regulation of the genes coding for these four moonlighting proteins in the highly adhesive L. pentosus CF1-43 N versus the poorly adhesive L. pentosus CF2-20P and also in response to mucin for 20 h which clearly indicate the significant role of these genes in the adhesion capacity of L. pentosus. Thus, these proteins could be used as biomarkers for mucus adhesion in L. pentosus. On the other hand, mucin exposure induced other probiotic effects in L. pentosus strains, enhancing their co-aggregation ability with pathogens and possible inactivation.
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- Beatriz Pérez Montoro
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén 23071, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén 23071, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén 23071, Spain
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- Equipe de Chimie Analytique des Molécules Bio-Actives, UMR 7178, IPHC-DSA, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch-Graffenstaden 67400, France
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Centre for Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén 23071, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén 23071, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén 23071, Spain.
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Hidalgo M, Prieto I, Abriouel H, Villarejo AB, Ramírez-Sánchez M, Cobo A, Benomar N, Gálvez A, Martínez-Cañamero M. Changes in Gut Microbiota Linked to a Reduction in Systolic Blood Pressure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Fed an Extra Virgin Olive Oil-Enriched Diet. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 2018; 73:1-6. [PMID: 29230708 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-017-0650-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Fat type in diet is responsible for specific changes in gut microbiota (GM). Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) has been shown to be beneficial for blood pressure and to produce effects on GM. To analyze the cause-effect relationship between intestinal microbial changes and blood pressure, we studied the effect of EVOO on fecal microbiota and systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). SHR were fed either an enriched EVOO diet or a standard diet for a period of 12 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, the microbial profiles in the feces were studied in both groups by using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Real-time PCR was used to quantify the selected bacterial groups. The results demonstrated significant differences when using Lactobacillus (p<0.05), clostridia XIV (p<0.01) and universal (p<0.05) primers. A significant (r=-0.475; p=0.04) inverse correlation between the abundance of clostridia XIV and SBP, which depends on the type of diet, was also observed. Finally, the results suggested an increase in the microbial diversity of the feces of the animals fed the EVOO diet. These results strongly connect the pattern of GM in SHR fed a diet enriched with EVOO to the lower levels of SBP observed in these animals at the end of the feeding period.
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- Marina Hidalgo
- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Microbiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Physiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Microbiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Physiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Physiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Microbiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Microbiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Microbiology, University of Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Pérez Montoro B, Casado Muñoz MDC, Knapp CW, Gálvez A, Benomar N. In silico genomic insights into aspects of food safety and defense mechanisms of a potentially probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10 isolated from brines of naturally fermented Aloreña green table olives. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176801. [PMID: 28651019 PMCID: PMC5484467 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10, isolated from brines of naturally fermented Aloreña green table olives, exhibited high probiotic potential. The genome sequence of L. pentosus MP-10 is currently considered the largest genome among lactobacilli, highlighting the microorganism's ecological flexibility and adaptability. Here, we analyzed the complete genome sequence for the presence of acquired antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants to understand their defense mechanisms and explore its putative safety in food. The annotated genome sequence revealed evidence of diverse mobile genetic elements, such as prophages, transposases and transposons involved in their adaptation to brine-associated niches. In-silico analysis of L. pentosus MP-10 genome sequence identified a CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)/cas (CRISPR-associated protein genes) as an immune system against foreign genetic elements, which consisted of six arrays (4-12 repeats) and eleven predicted cas genes [CRISPR1 and CRISPR2 consisted of 3 (Type II-C) and 8 (Type I) genes] with high similarity to L. pentosus KCA1. Bioinformatic analyses revealed L. pentosus MP-10 to be absent of acquired antibiotic resistance genes, and most resistance genes were related to efflux mechanisms; no virulence determinants were found in the genome. This suggests that L. pentosus MP-10 could be considered safe and with high-adaptation potential, which could facilitate its application as a starter culture and probiotic in food preparations.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Pérez Montoro B, Casimiro-Soriguer CS, Pérez Pulido AJ, Knapp CW, Caballero Gómez N, Castillo-Gutiérrez S, Estudillo-Martínez MD, Gálvez A, Benomar N. Insight into Potential Probiotic Markers Predicted in Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10 Genome Sequence. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:891. [PMID: 28588563 PMCID: PMC5439011 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [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: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10 is a potential probiotic lactic acid bacterium originally isolated from naturally fermented Aloreña green table olives. The entire genome sequence was annotated to in silico analyze the molecular mechanisms involved in the adaptation of L. pentosus MP-10 to the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT), such as carbohydrate metabolism (related with prebiotic utilization) and the proteins involved in bacteria-host interactions. We predicted an arsenal of genes coding for carbohydrate-modifying enzymes to modify oligo- and polysaccharides, such as glycoside hydrolases, glycoside transferases, and isomerases, and other enzymes involved in complex carbohydrate metabolism especially starch, raffinose, and levan. These enzymes represent key indicators of the bacteria's adaptation to the GIT environment, since they involve the metabolism and assimilation of complex carbohydrates not digested by human enzymes. We also detected key probiotic ligands (surface proteins, excreted or secreted proteins) involved in the adhesion to host cells such as adhesion to mucus, epithelial cells or extracellular matrix, and plasma components; also, moonlighting proteins or multifunctional proteins were found that could be involved in adhesion to epithelial cells and/or extracellular matrix proteins and also affect host immunomodulation. In silico analysis of the genome sequence of L. pentosus MP-10 is an important initial step to screen for genes encoding for proteins that may provide probiotic features, and thus provides one new routes for screening and studying this potentially probiotic bacterium.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilla, Spain
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of StrathclydeGlasgow, United Kingdom
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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Casado Muñoz MDC, Benomar N, Lavilla Lerma L, Knapp CW, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Biocide tolerance, phenotypic and molecular response of lactic acid bacteria isolated from naturally-fermented Aloreña table to different physico-chemical stresses. Food Microbiol 2016; 60:1-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2016.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Montoro BP, Benomar N, Lavilla Lerma L, Castillo Gutiérrez S, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Fermented Aloreña Table Olives as a Source of Potential Probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus Strains. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1583. [PMID: 27774088 PMCID: PMC5054007 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A collection of 31 Lactobacillus pentosus strains isolated from naturally fermented Aloreña green table olives were screened in depth in the present study for their probiotic potential. Several strains could be considered promising probiotic candidates since they showed good growth capacity and survival under simulated gastro-intestinal conditions (acidic pH of 1.5, up to 4% of bile salts and 5 mM of nitrate), good ability to auto-aggregate which may facilitate their adhesion to host cells as multiple aggregates and the subsequent displacement of pathogens. Moreover, co-aggregation of lactobacilli with pathogenic bacteria was shown with Listeria innocua, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella Enteritidis as good defense strategy against gut and food pathogens. Furthermore, they exhibited adherence to intestinal and vaginal cell lines, such property could be reinforced by their capacity of biofilm formation which is also important in food matrices such as the olive surface. Their antagonistic activity against pathogenic bacteria by means of acids and plantaricins, and also their different functional properties may determine their efficacy not only in the gastro-intestinal tract but also in food matrices. Besides their ability to ferment several prebiotics, the new evidence in the present study was their capacity to ferment lactose which reinforces their use in different food matrices including dairy as a dietary adjunct to improve lactose digestibility. Lactobacillus pentosus CF2-10N was selected to have the best probiotic profile being of great interest in further studies. In conclusion, spontaneous fermented Aloreña table olives are considered a natural source of potential probiotic L. pentosus to be included as adjunct functional cultures in different fermented foods.
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- Beatriz Pérez Montoro
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de JaénJaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Pérez Montoro B, Casado Muñoz MDC, Lavilla Lerma L, Hidalgo Pestaña M, Caballero Gómez N, Franz CMAP, Gálvez A, Benomar N. Complete Genome Sequence of a Potential Probiotic, Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10, Isolated from Fermented Aloreña Table Olives. Genome Announc 2016; 4:e00854-16. [PMID: 27634988 PMCID: PMC5026428 DOI: 10.1128/genomea.00854-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report here a 3,698,214-bp complete genome sequence of a potential probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus strain, MP-10, isolated from brines of naturally fermented Aloreña green table olives; it is considered the largest sequenced genome among lactobacilli to date. The annotated genome sequence revealed the presence of 3,558 open reading frames (ORFs) and 87 structural RNAs.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Universite de Strasbourg, Faculte de Pharmacie, Illkirch Eq. Chimie Analytique MBA, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Kiel, Germany
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Oguntoyinbo FA, Fusco V, Cho GS, Kabisch J, Neve H, Bockelmann W, Huch M, Frommherz L, Trierweiler B, Becker B, Benomar N, Gálvez A, Abriouel H, Holzapfel WH, Franz CMAP. Produce from Africa's Gardens: Potential for Leafy Vegetable and Fruit Fermentations. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:981. [PMID: 27458430 PMCID: PMC4932199 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A rich variety of indigenous fruits and vegetables grow in Africa, which contribute to the nutrition and health of Africa's populations. Fruits and vegetables have high moisture and are thus inherently prone to accelerated spoilage. Food fermentation still plays a major role in combating food spoilage and foodborne diseases that are prevalent in many of Africa's resource disadvantaged regions. Lactic acid fermentation is probably the oldest and best-accepted food processing method among the African people, and is largely a home-based process. Fermentation of leafy vegetables and fruits is, however, underutilized in Africa, although such fermented products could contribute toward improving nutrition and food security in this continent, where many are still malnourished and suffer from hidden hunger. Fermentation of leafy vegetables and fruits may not only improve safety and prolong shelf life, but may also enhance the availability of some trace minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants. Cassava, cow-peas, amaranth, African nightshade, and spider plant leaves have a potential for fermentation, as do various fruits for the production of vinegars or fruit beers and wines. What is needed to accelerate efforts for production of fermented leaves and vegetables is the development of fermentation protocols, training of personnel and scale-up of production methods. Furthermore, suitable starter cultures need to be developed and produced to guarantee the success of the fermentations.
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- Folarin A. Oguntoyinbo
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, LagosNigeria
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, KielGermany
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy, BariItaly
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, KielGermany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, KielGermany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, KielGermany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, KielGermany
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, KarlsruheGermany
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, KarlsruheGermany
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, KarlsruheGermany
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, KarlsruheGermany
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, JaénSpain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, JaénSpain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, JaénSpain
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- Advanced Green Energy and Environment Institute, Handong Global University, PohangSouth Korea
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Casado Muñoz MDC, Benomar N, Ennahar S, Horvatovich P, Lavilla Lerma L, Knapp CW, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Comparative proteomic analysis of a potentially probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus MP-10 for the identification of key proteins involved in antibiotic resistance and biocide tolerance. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 222:8-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2015] [Revised: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Abriouel H, Lerma LL, Casado Muñoz MDC, Montoro BP, Kabisch J, Pichner R, Cho GS, Neve H, Fusco V, Franz CMAP, Gálvez A, Benomar N. The controversial nature of the Weissella genus: technological and functional aspects versus whole genome analysis-based pathogenic potential for their application in food and health. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1197. [PMID: 26579103 PMCID: PMC4621295 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [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: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Despite the use of several Weissella (W.) strains for biotechnological and probiotic purposes, certain species of this genus were found to act as opportunistic pathogens, while strains of W. ceti were recognized to be pathogenic for farmed rainbow trout. Herein, we investigated the pathogenic potential of weissellas based on in silico analyses of the 13 whole genome sequences available to date in the NCBI database. Our screening allowed us to find several virulence determinants such as collagen adhesins, aggregation substances, mucus-binding proteins, and hemolysins in some species. Moreover, we detected several antibiotic resistance-encoding genes, whose presence could increase the potential pathogenicity of some strains, but should not be regarded as an excluding trait for beneficial weissellas, as long as these genes are not present on mobile genetic elements. Thus, selection of weissellas intended to be used as starters or for biotechnological or probiotic purposes should be investigated regarding their safety aspects on a strain to strain basis, preferably also by genome sequencing, since nucleotide sequence heterogeneity in virulence and antibiotic resistance genes makes PCR-based screening unreliable for safety assessments. In this sense, the application of W. confusa and W. cibaria strains as starter cultures or as probiotics should be approached with caution, by carefully selecting strains that lack pathogenic potential.
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén , Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén , Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén , Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén , Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Max Rubner-Institut , Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Max Rubner-Institut , Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Max Rubner-Institut , Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Max Rubner-Institut , Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council of Italy , Bari, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Max Rubner-Institut , Kiel, Germany
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén , Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén , Jaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Casado Muñoz MDC, Lavilla Lerma L, Pérez Montoro B, Bockelmann W, Pichner R, Kabisch J, Cho GS, Franz CMAP, Gálvez A, Benomar N. New insights in antibiotic resistance of Lactobacillus species from fermented foods. Food Res Int 2015; 78:465-481. [PMID: 28433315 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2015.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Hikmate Abriouel
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain.
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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- Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Hochschule Fulda, University of Applied Sciences, Department of Nutritional, Food and Consumer Sciences, Leipziger Straße 123, 36037 Fulda, Germany
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- Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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Lavilla Lerma L, Benomar N, Casado Muñoz MDC, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Correlation between antibiotic and biocide resistance in mesophilic and psychrotrophic Pseudomonas spp. isolated from slaughterhouse surfaces throughout meat chain production. Food Microbiol 2015; 51:33-44. [PMID: 26187825 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2015.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate biocide susceptibility in mesophilic and psychrotrophic pseudomonads isolated from surfaces of a goat and lamb slaughterhouse, which was representative of the region. To determine biocide resistance in pseudomonads, we determined for the first time the epidemiological cut-off values (ECOFFs) of benzalkonium, cetrimide, chlorhexidine, hexachlorophene, P3 oxonia, polyhexamethylene guanidine hydrochloride (PHMG), topax 66 and triclosan being generally very similar in different Pseudomonas spp. with some exceptions. Thus, resistance of pseudomonads was mainly shown to triclosan, and in lesser extent to cetrimide and benzalkonium chloride depending on the species, however they were highly susceptible to industrial formulations of biocides. By means of statistical analysis, positive correlations between antibiotics, biocides and both antimicrobials in pseudomonads were detected suggesting a co- or cross resistance between different antimicrobials in goat and lamb slaughterhouse environment. Cross-resistance between biocides and antibiotics in pseudomonads were especially detected between PHMG or triclosan and different antibiotics depending on the biocide and the population type. Thus, the use of those biocides as disinfectant in slaughterhouse zones must be carefully evaluated because of the selection pressure effect of antimicrobials on the emergence of resistant bacteria which could be spread to the consumer. It is noteworthy that specific industrial formulations such as topax 66 and oxonia P3 showed few correlations with antibiotics (none or 1-2 antibiotics) which should be taken into consideration for disinfection practices in goat and lamb slaughterhouse.
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- Leyre Lavilla Lerma
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Lavilla Lerma L, Benomar N, Knapp CW, Correa Galeote D, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Diversity, distribution and quantification of antibiotic resistance genes in goat and lamb slaughterhouse surfaces and meat products. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114252. [PMID: 25479100 PMCID: PMC4257697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The distribution and quantification of tetracycline, sulfonamide and beta-lactam resistance genes were assessed in slaughterhouse zones throughout meat chain production and the meat products; this study represents the first to report quantitatively monitor antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in goat and lamb slaughterhouse using a culture independent approach, since most studies focused on individual bacterial species and their specific resistance types. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) revealed a high prevalence of tetracycline resistance genes tetA and tetB in almost all slaughterhouse zones. Sulfonamide resistance genes were largely distributed, while beta-lactam resistance genes were less predominant. Statistical analysis revealed that resistant bacteria, in most cases, were spread by the same route in almost all slaughterhouse zones, except for tetB, blaCTX and blaTEM genes, which occurred in few zones as isolated ‘hot spots.’ The sum of all analyzed ARG indicated that slaughterhouse surfaces and end products act as reservoirs of ARG, mainly tet genes, which were more prevalent in slaughtering room (SR), cutting room (CR) and commercial meat products (MP). Resistance gene patterns suggest they were disseminated throughout slaughterhouse zones being also detected in commercial meat products, with significant correlations between different sampling zones/end products and total resistance in SR, CR and white room (WR) zones, and also refrigerator 4 (F4) and MP were observed. Strategically controlling key zones in slaughterhouse (SR, CR and WR) by adequate disinfection methods could strategically reduce the risks of ARG transmission and minimize the issues of food safety and environment contamination.
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- Leyre Lavilla Lerma
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Microbiología del Suelo y Sistemas Simbióticos, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Agencia CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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Franz CM, Huch M, Mathara JM, Abriouel H, Benomar N, Reid G, Galvez A, Holzapfel WH. African fermented foods and probiotics. Int J Food Microbiol 2014; 190:84-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hidalgo M, Prieto I, Abriouel H, Cobo A, Benomar N, Gálvez A, Martínez-Cañamero M. Effect of virgin and refined olive oil consumption on gut microbiota. Comparison to butter. Food Res Int 2014; 64:553-559. [PMID: 30011688 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 04/27/2014] [Revised: 07/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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There is increasing evidence of the health benefits of olive oil consumption in the diet. Some authors have studied the effect of high fat/high calorie diets and have detected changes on the microbiota. However, these studies are mainly based on saturated fats. Here we present a study on the specific effect on gut bacterial populations of extra virgin olive oil, rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and phenolic compounds, in comparison to refined olive oil, rich in monounsaturated fatty acids but low in phenolic compounds, and to butter, rich in saturated fatty acids and cholesterol. Four groups of animals were studied: one group of mice received a standard chow diet, and the other received three high fat diets, rich in extra virgin olive oil, refined olive oil or butter. Evolution of symbiont population in feces was studied using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods. In the latter, the V3 region of 16S rDNA was amplified and separated by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; followed by sequencing of the most representative bands. Culture-dependent studies and comparison of the different DGGE profiles throughout the experiment demonstrated that different dietary fats had different effects on gut microbial composition. Butter-induced changes in the microbial counts resembled those previously described in obese individuals. Interestingly, a different behavior between extra virgin and refined olive oil was also observed, extra virgin olive oil being most different from butter. To our knowledge, no studies have analyzed gut microbiota depending on diets with different fatty acid saturations including different types of olive oil. This may offer new data supporting the benefits for health of extra virgin olive oil, so important in the Mediterranean diet.
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- M Hidalgo
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Fisiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Jaén, Spain.
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Lavilla Lerma L, Benomar N, Valenzuela AS, Casado Muñoz MDC, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Role of EfrAB efflux pump in biocide tolerance and antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from traditional fermented foods and the effect of EDTA as EfrAB inhibitor. Food Microbiol 2014; 44:249-57. [PMID: 25084670 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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: 01/12/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from various traditional fermented foods of both animal and vegetable origins have shown multidrug resistance to several antibiotics and tolerance to biocides. Reduced susceptibility was intra and inter-species dependent and was due to specific and unspecific mechanisms such as efflux pumps. EfrAB, a heterodimeric ABC transporter efflux pump, was detected in 100% of multidrug resistant (MDR) E. faecalis strains and only in 12% of MDR E. faecium strains. EfrAB expression was induced by half of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of gentamicin, streptomycin and chloramphenicol. However, expression of efrA and efrB genes was highly dependent on the strain tested and on the antimicrobial used. Our results indicated that 3 mM EDTA highly reduced the MICs of almost all drugs tested. Nevertheless, the higher reductions (>8 folds) were obtained with gentamicin, streptomycin, chlorhexidine and triclosan. Reductions of MICs were correlated with down-regulation of EfrAB expression (10-140 folds) in all three MDR enterococci strains. This is the first report describing the role of EfrAB in the efflux of antibiotics and biocides which reflect also the importance of EfrAB in multidrug resistance in enterococci. EDTA used at low concentration as food preservative could be one of the best choices to prevent spread of multidrug resistant enterococci throughout food chain by decreasing EfrAB expression. EfrAB could be an attractive target not only in enterococci present in food matrix but also those causing infections as well by using EDTA as therapeutic agent in combination with low doses of antibiotics.
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- Leyre Lavilla Lerma
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Abriouel H, Benomar N, Gálvez A, Pérez Pulido R. Preservation of Manzanilla Aloreña cracked green table olives by high hydrostatic pressure treatments singly or in combination with natural antimicrobials. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Casado Muñoz MDC, Benomar N, Lerma LL, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Antibiotic resistance of Lactobacillus pentosus and Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides isolated from naturally-fermented Aloreña table olives throughout fermentation process. Int J Food Microbiol 2013; 172:110-8. [PMID: 24370969 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/24/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance of Lactobacillus pentosus (n=59) and Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides (n=13) isolated from Aloreña green table olives (which are naturally-fermented olives from Málaga, Spain) to 15 antibiotics was evaluated. Most Lb. pentosus (95%) and all Lc. pseudomesenteroides were resistant to at least three antibiotics. Principal component analysis determined that the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in LAB throughout the fermentation process was highly dependent on the fermenter where the fermentation took place. All Lb. pentosus and Lc. pseudomesenteroides strains were highly sensitive to amoxicillin and ampicillin (MIC≤2 μg/ml), and also to chloramphenicol (MIC≤4 μg/ml), gentamicin and erythromycin (MIC≤16 μg/ml). However, they were phenotypically resistant to streptomycin (83-100%, MIC>256 μg/ml), vancomycin and teicoplanin (70-100%, MIC>128 μg/ml), trimethoprim (76% of Lb. pentosus and 15% of Lc. pseudomesenteroides, MIC>128 μg/ml), trimethoprim/sulfomethoxazol (71-100%, MIC>4-64 μg/ml) and cefuroxime (44% of Lb. pentosus and 85% of Lc. pseudomesenteroides, MIC>32-128 μg/ml). Lb. pentosus was susceptible to tetracycline and clindamycin, while 46% of Lc. pseudomesenteroides strains were resistant to these antibiotics. Only Lb. pentosus strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin (70%, MIC>4-64 μg/ml), although no mutations in the quinolone resistance determining regions of the genes encoding GyrA and ParC were found, thus indicating an intrinsic resistance. Similarly, no genes encoding possible transferable resistance determinants for the observed phenotypic resistance were detected by PCR. In some cases, a bimodal distribution of MICs was observed for some antibiotics to which both LAB species exhibited resistance. Nevertheless, such resistances resulted from an intrinsic mechanism, non-transferable or non-acquired resistance determinants which may in part be due to chromosomally encoded efflux pumps (NorA, MepA and MdeA). Results of the present study demonstrate that all Lb. pentosus and Lc. pseudomesenteroides strains lack transferable resistance-related genes (cat, bla, blaZ, ermA, ermB, ermC, msrA/B, ereA, ereB, mphA, mefA, tet(M), tet(O), tet(S), tet(W), tet(L), tet(K), aad(E), aac(6')-Ie-aph(2')-Ia, aph(2')-Ib, aph(2')-Ic, aph(2')-Id, aph(3')-IIIa, ant(4')-Ia, dfrA, dfrD, vanA, vanB, vanC and vanE) and should therefore, according to Qualified Presumption of Safety criteria, be considered safe for future application as starter cultures or as probiotics.
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- María del Carmen Casado Muñoz
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Antimicrobial resistance in enterococci is a matter of concern. A collection of 272 strains (including 107 Enterococcus faecalis and 165 Enterococcus faecium strains) isolated from meat and dairy products, seafood, vegetable foods, wildflowers, animal feces (ewe, goat, horse, mule), and hospitals were tested for sensitivity to biocides of different classes (quaternary ammonium compounds, a bisphenol, and a biguanide) and copper sulfate. Most isolates were inhibited at 25 mg of benzalkonium chloride or cetrimide per liter or at 2.5 mg of hexadecylpyridinium chloride per liter. Few isolates had MICs higher than 25 mg/liter for benzalkonium chloride (2.2%), cetrimide (0.74%), or hexadecylpyridinium chloride (0.37%), although they were all inhibited at 250 mg/liter. The population response to triclosan was very homogeneous, and most isolates (98.16%) were inhibited at 250 mg of triclosan per liter. Chlorhexidine showed the greatest variability, with MICs in a range from 2.5 to 2,500 mg/liter. Remarkably, 74.57% of isolates from clinical samples required 2,500 mg of chlorhexidine per liter for inhibition, compared to much-lower concentrations required for most isolates from other sources. Enterococci were inhibited by copper sulfate in a concentration range from 4 to 16 mM, with no bimodal distribution. However, most isolates required 12 mM (41.91%) or 16 mM (47.43%) for inhibition. The highest percentages of isolates requiring 16 mM CuSO4 were from vegetable foods, seafood, and wildflowers. The results from the present study suggest intermediate levels of copper tolerance and a low incidence of biocide tolerance in the enterococci investigated, except for chlorhexidine in clinical isolates.
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- Antonio Sánchez Valenzuela
- Á rea de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Edificio B3 Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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Sánchez Valenzuela A, Lavilla Lerma L, Benomar N, Gálvez A, Pérez Pulido R, Abriouel H. Phenotypic and Molecular Antibiotic Resistance Profile ofEnterococcus faecalisandEnterococcus faeciumIsolated from Different Traditional Fermented Foods. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2013; 10:143-9. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Antonio Sánchez Valenzuela
- Microbiology Area, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Microbiology Area, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Microbiology Area, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Microbiology Area, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Microbiology Area, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Microbiology Area, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Lavilla Lerma L, Benomar N, Gálvez A, Abriouel H. Prevalence of bacteria resistant to antibiotics and/or biocides on meat processing plant surfaces throughout meat chain production. Int J Food Microbiol 2012; 161:97-106. [PMID: 23279818 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Revised: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In order to investigate the prevalence of resistant bacteria to biocides and/or antibiotics throughout meat chain production from sacrifice till end of production line, samples from various surfaces of a goat and lamb slaughterhouse representative of the region were analyzed by the culture dependent approach. Resistant Psychrotrophs (n=255 strains), Pseudomonas sp. (n=166 strains), E. coli (n=23 strains), Staphylococcus sp. (n=17 strains) and LAB (n=82 represented mainly by Lactobacillus sp.) were isolated. Resistant psychrotrophs and pseudomonads (47 and 29%, respectively) to different antimicrobials were frequently detected in almost all areas of meat processing plant regardless the antimicrobial used, although there was a clear shift in the spectrum of other bacterial groups and for this aim such resistance was determined according to several parameters: antimicrobial tested, sampling zone and the bacterial group. Correlation of different parameters was done using a statistical tool "Principal component analysis" (PCA) which determined that quaternary ammonium compounds and hexadecylpyridinium were the most relevant biocides for resistance in Pseudomonas sp., while ciprofloxacin and hexachlorophene were more relevant for psychrotrophs, LAB, and in lesser extent Staphylococcus sp. and Escherichia coli. On the other hand, PCA of sampling zones determined that sacrifice room (SR) and cutting room (CR) considered as main source of antibiotic and/or biocide resistant bacteria showed an opposite behaviour concerning relevance of antimicrobials to determine resistance being hexadecylpyridinium, cetrimide and chlorhexidine the most relevant in CR, while hexachlorophene, oxonia 6P and PHMG the most relevant in SR. In conclusion, rotational use of the relevant biocides as disinfectants in CR and SR is recommended in an environment which is frequently disinfected.
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- Leyre Lavilla Lerma
- Área de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071-Jaén, Spain
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Abriouel H, Benomar N, Cobo A, Caballero N, Fernández Fuentes MÁ, Pérez-Pulido R, Gálvez A. Characterization of lactic acid bacteria from naturally-fermented Manzanilla Aloreña green table olives. Food Microbiol 2012; 32:308-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Revised: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Abriouel H, Benomar N, Lucas R, Gálvez A. Culture-independent study of the diversity of microbial populations in brines during fermentation of naturally-fermented Aloreña green table olives. Int J Food Microbiol 2011; 144:487-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Revised: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 11/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Valenzuela AS, Benomar N, Abriouel H, Cañamero MM, Gálvez A. Isolation and identification of Enterococcus faecium from seafoods: antimicrobial resistance and production of bacteriocin-like substances. Food Microbiol 2010; 27:955-61. [PMID: 20688238 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2009] [Revised: 05/29/2010] [Accepted: 05/31/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A collection of isolates from uncooked seafoods (molluscs, fish, and fish fillets) were identified as Enterococcus faecium species and studied in further detail. Isolates were clustered in well-defined genomic groups according to food origin after ERIC-PCR analysis. Four isolates (FR 1-2, FB 1-3-B, FB 3-1, FTA 1-2) decarboxylated lysine, ornithine, and tyrosine. Isolate FR 1-2 also decarboxylated histidine. Most isolates were sensitive to antibiotics of clinical use, but resistance was detected more frequently towards nitrofurantoin (50%), erythromycin (33.33%) or rifampicin (33.33%) to quinupristin/dalfopristin (12.5%). Resistance to beta-lactams or vancomycin was not detected. The enterococcal antigen A was the presumed virulence trait detected most frequently. None of isolates carried haemolysin/cytolysin genes. Twelve isolates produced anti-listerial activity. Among them, seven isolates also produced bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances against other enterococci, and one isolate was also able to inhibit Staphylococcus aureus. Three isolates only were active against Listeria monocytogenes, and two only were active against enterococci. One bacteriocinogenic isolate carried the enterocin A structural gene, but genes corresponding to other enterocins (EntB, EntP, EntQ, Ent1071, EntL50A/EntL50B, and Ent31) were not detected. Bacteriocin-producing enterococci lacking undesirable traits (such as antibiotic resistance or biogenic amine production) or their produced bacteriocins could be potential candidates to aid in preservation of seafoods and other food products as well.
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- Antonio Sánchez Valenzuela
- Area de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Edif. B3, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Gálvez A, Abriouel H, Benomar N, Lucas R. Microbial antagonists to food-borne pathogens and biocontrol. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2010; 21:142-8. [PMID: 20149633 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2009] [Revised: 12/30/2009] [Accepted: 01/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Application of natural antimicrobial substances (such as bacteriocins) combined with novel technologies provides new opportunities for the control of pathogenic bacteria, improving food safety and quality. Bacteriocin-activated films and/or in combination with food processing technologies (high-hydrostatic pressure, high-pressure homogenization, in-package pasteurization, food irradiation, pulsed electric fields, or pulsed light) may increase microbial inactivation and avoid food cross-contamination. Bacteriocin variants developed by genetic engineering and novel bacteriocins with broader inhibitory spectra offer new biotechnological opportunities. In-farm application of bacteriocins, bacterial protective cultures, or bacteriophages, can decrease the incidence of food-borne pathogens in livestock, animal products and fresh produce items, reducing the risks for transmission through the food chain. Biocontrol of fungi, parasitic protozoa and viruses is still a pending issue.
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- Antonio Gálvez
- Area de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
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Fellat N, Hajji L, Fellat I, Ghannam R, el Haitem N, Benomar N. [Pulmonary valve dilatation in tetralogy of Fallot]. Tunis Med 1998; 76:62-5. [PMID: 9739192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- N Fellat
- Ligue nationale de lutte contre les maladies cardio-vasculaires CHU lbn Sina-Rabat-Maroc
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