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Probiotic characteristics of Lactobacillus strains isolated from cheese and their antibacterial properties against gastrointestinal tract pathogens

  • 2020-12
  • Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 27(12)
    • Xiao Zhang
    • Galal Ali Esmail
    • Abdulaziz Fahad Alzeer
    • M. Valan Arasu
    • P. Vijayaraghavan
    • Ki Choon Choi
    • N. Abdullah Al-Dhabi

Abstract

In the present study, four Lactobacillus strains from the cheese were analyzed for its probiotic potential against enteropathogenic bacteria. The probiotic properties of the selected strains were also analyzed and the selected bacterial strains showed high tolerance in bile salts and organic acid. The strain L. plantarum LP049 showed maximum survival rate (92 ± 4.2% and 93.3 ± 2%) after 3 h of treatment at 0.25% (w/v) bile salts and 0.25% (w/v) organic acid concentrations. The ability of the Lactobacillus strains to adhere to human epithelial cells (HT-29 cell lines) was evaluated and L. plantarum LP049 showed maximum adhesion property (19.2 ± 1.1%) than other tested strains. The Lactobacillus strains produced lactic acid at various concentrations. Compared with other strains, maximum level of lactic acid (3.1 g/L), hydrogen peroxide (4.31 mM) and bacteriocin (31 AU/mg) was detected in LB049. The inhibitory activity of culture supernatant against various bacterial pathogens was observed. The zone of inhibition ranged between 6 ± 2 mm and 23 ± 2 mm. The cell free extract showed activity against, Escherichia coli (ATCC 10536), Salmonella enteritidis (ATCC 13076), Shigella flexneri (ATCC 29903), and Enterococcus faecium (ATCC 8459). Consequently, L. plantarum LP049 may be considered as a potential candidate for the production of novel bioactive metabolites for therapeutic and bio-protective applications.

Keywords: Antibacterial; Bacterocin; Cheese; Enteropathogens; Lactobacillus.

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