Beta-lactoglobulin (β-LG) is considered to be the major allergenic protein in milk. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) possess a protein hydrolysis system that holds great promise for hydrolyzing β-LG and ...reducing its allergenicity. Therefore, this study aimed to screen LAB with β-LG hydrolysis activity from Yunnan traditional fermented foods. The results showed that Pediococcus pentosaceus C1001, Pediococcus acidilactici E1601–1, and Lactobacillus paracasei E1601–2, could effectively hydrolyze β-LG and further reduce its sensitization (more than 40%). All 3 lactic acid bacteria hydrolyzed β-LG allergenic fragments V41–K60 and L149–I162. Moreover, they encode a variety of genes related to proteolysis, such as aminopeptidase pepC and pepN, proline peptidase pepIP and endopeptidase pepO, and L. paracasei E1601–2 contains extracellular protease coding gene prtP. And they encode a variety of genes associated with hydrolyzed proteins. The 3 strains screened in this study can be used to develop hypoallergenic dairy products.
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This study aimed to analyze the dynamics of biomass growth, lactic acid production, and glucose consumption for three microorganisms; Weissella cibaria IBUN 090–03684, Lactobacillus pantarum IBUN ...090–03774, and Lactobacillus pantarum IBUN 04139 by using an extended logistic model. The microorganisms were cultivated in a 1 L bioreactor with pH control by using MRS medium at 37 ∘C for 24 h at 100 rpm. Weissella cibaria IBUN 090–03684 exhibited the highest product yield (1.26 gg−1), followed by Lactobacillus plantarum IBUN 04139 (0.96 gg−1), and Lactobacillus plantarum IBUN 090–03774 (0.90 gg−1), respectively. The results indicate that Weissella cibaria IBUN 090–03684 holds significant potential for large-scale lactic acid production. Furthermore, the reported modeling strategy fits well with experimental data for the three microorganisms evaluated.
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•The logistics function is a good option for estimating kinetic parameters.•W. cibaria IBUN 090–03684 is a good option for large scale lactic acid production.•Lb. plantarum IBUN 04139 has the highest lactic acid production rate.•PLA from microbial lactic acid production can replace the plastic packaging.
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•The presence of pathogens was confirmed in some varieties of AMC.•Particular steps used during cheesemaking contribute to assuring the safety of AMC.•Native LAB isolated from AMC ...showed antibacterial activity against pathogens.•Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, and Streptococcus genera compose mainly the microbiota of AMC.•AMC represents an important source of native LAB with approaches within human health.
This review aims to provide an overview of artisanal Mexican cheeses microbiota focused on microbiological quality and safety, as well as native Lactic acid Bacteria (LAB) diversity. For the search, key words of artisanal Mexican cheeses varieties was carried out through several online databases and original articles were screened and data about populations of indicator microorganisms, presence of pathogens, and native LAB identified were extracted. Several artisanal Mexican cheeses exceeded the permissible limit established in Mexican regulation (NOM-243-SSA1-2010) for indicator microorganisms, as well as in some types of cheese, the presence of pathogens was confirmed. However, other varieties of artisanal Mexican cheeses possess unique physicochemical characteristics, and during their manufacturing particular steps are used that contribute to ensuring their quality and safety. Additionally, strains able to control the growth of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria are part of the microbiota of some artisanal Mexican cheeses. About native LAB diversity, it is composed by species of Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Streptococcus, Leuconostoc, Weisella, Lactococcus, Pediococus, Aerococus, Carnobacterium, Tetragenococus, among others genera. Otherwise, artisanal Mexican cheeses represent an important source of specific LAB with several approaches within human health because they showed potential for the development of functional foods, nutraceutical, and bioprotective cultures.
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Resistance to antibiotics is escalating and threatening humans and animals worldwide. Different countries have legislated or promoted the ban of antibiotics as growth promoters in livestock and ...aquaculture to reduce this phenomenon. Therefore, to improve animal growth and reproduction performance and to control multiple bacterial infections, there is a potential to use probiotics as non-antibiotic growth promoters. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) offer various advantages as potential probiotics and can be considered as alternatives to antibiotics during food-animal production. LAB are safe microorganisms with abilities to produce different inhibitory compounds such as bacteriocins, organic acids as lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, diacetyl, and carbon dioxide. LAB can inhibit harmful microorganisms with their arsenal, or through competitive exclusion mechanism based on competition for binding sites and nutrients. LAB endowed with specific enzymatic functions (amylase, protease…) can improve nutrients acquisition as well as animal immune system stimulation. This review aimed at underlining the benefits and inputs from LAB as potential alternatives to antibiotics in poultry, pigs, ruminants, and aquaculture production.
Fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) are a recently discovered group, consisting of a few
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species. Because of their unique characteristics, including poor growth on glucose and preference of ...oxygen, they are regarded as "unconventional" lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Their unusual growth characteristics are due to an incomplete gene encoding a bifunctional alcohol/acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (
). This results in the imbalance of NAD/NADH and the requirement of additional electron acceptors to metabolize glucose. Oxygen, fructose, and pyruvate are used as electron acceptors. FLAB have significantly fewer genes for carbohydrate metabolism than other LAB, especially due to the lack of complete phosphotransferase system (PTS) transporters. They have been isolated from fructose-rich environments, including flowers, fruits, fermented fruits, and the guts of insects that feed on plants rich in fructose, and are separated into two groups on the basis of their habitats. One group is associated with flowers, grapes, wines, and insects, and the second group is associated with ripe fruits and fruit fermentations. Species associated with insects may play a role in the health of their host and are regarded as suitable vectors for paratransgenesis in honey bees. Besides their impact on insect health, FLAB may be promising candidates for the promotion of human health. Further studies are required to explore their beneficial properties in animals and humans and their applications in the food industry.
The present research was focused on probiotic characterization of lactic acid bacteria from fermented foods and beverage of Ladakh. Twenty five lactic acid bacteria were examined in vitro for ...potential probiotic properties based on their low pH tolerance, bile-salt resistance, lysozyme tolerance, cholesterol removal, hydrophobicity, autoaggragation, production of antimicrobial substances, exopolysaccharide production, β-galactosidase activity and haemolytic activity. The outcome of these studied parameters was used as input data for a principal component analysis (PCA) to select the most promising isolate and ten most potential probiotic isolates were identified through 16S rDNA sequencing. On the basis of PCA, isolate 84 (Lactobacillus plantarum KJ722784) showed similar trend to Lactobacillus casei Shirota used as reference strain in terms of probiotic properties. Fermented milk sample inoculated with L. plantarum KJ722784 exhibited decrease in viable count during storage at 4 °C on day 28. However, the survival count is greater than 7 log CFU/ml which is higher than the requirement of 6 log CFU/ml to exhibit health benefit.
•LAB from fermented foods and beverage of Ladakh, India were characterized.•Principal component analysis (PCA) used to select the most promising isolate.•Isolates 29, 55, 72 and 84 were the most promising probiotic candidates.
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Kimchi, a traditional Korean food made by the fermentation of vegetables, has become popular globally because of its organoleptic, beneficial, and nutritional properties. Spontaneous kimchi ...fermentation in unsterilized raw materials leads to the growth of various lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which results in variations in the taste and sensory qualities of kimchi products and difficulties in the standardized industrial production of kimchi. Raw materials, kimchi varieties, ingredients, and fermentation conditions have significant effects on the microbial communities and fermentative characteristics of kimchi during fermentation. Heterofermentative LAB belonging to the genera Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Weissella are likely to be key players in kimchi fermentation and have been subjected to genomic and functional studies to gain a better understanding of the fermentation process and beneficial effects of kimchi. The use of starter cultures has been considered for the industrial production of high quality, standardized kimchi. Here, we review the composition and biochemistry of kimchi microflora communities, functional and genomic studies of kimchi LAB, and perspectives for industrial kimchi production.
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Biogenic amines (BAs) are molecules, which can be present in foods and, due to their toxicity, can cause adverse effects on the consumers. BAs are generally produced by microbial decarboxylation of ...amino acids in food products. The most significant BAs occurring in foods are histamine, tyramine, putrescine, cadaverine, tryptamine, 2-phenylethylamine, spermine, spermidine, and agmatine. The importance of preventing the excessive accumulation of BAs in foods is related to their impact on human health and food quality. Quality criteria in connection with the presence of BAs in food and food products are necessary from a toxicological point of view. This is particularly important in fermented foods in which the massive microbial proliferation required for obtaining specific products is often relater with BAs accumulation. In this review, up-to-date information and recent discoveries about technological factors affecting BA content in foods are reviewed. Specifically, BA forming-microorganism and decarboxylation activity, genetic and metabolic organization of decarboxylases, risk associated to BAs (histamine, tyramine toxicity, and other BAs), environmental factors influencing BA formation (temperature, salt concentration, and pH). In addition, the technological factors for controlling BA production (use of starter culture, technological additives, effects of packaging, other non-thermal treatments, metabolizing BA by microorganisms, effects of pressure treatments on BA formation and antimicrobial substances) are addressed.
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus is a species extensively studied and employed in food production for its widely recognized probiotic properties. This study aimed to enhance understanding of this species ...by characterizing a diverse range of strains sourced from international collections or isolated from various origins, such as dairy products, sourdoughs, wine or must, and human bodily excreta. Initially, 60 Lbs. rhamnosus strains underwent genotypic characterization utilizing Rep-PCR, RAPD, and Sau-PCR techniques to evaluate their genetic relationships and eliminate clones. Subsequently, a phenotypic characterization was conducted to assess strain resistance to different stressors such as pH, NaCl, and ethanol. Furthermore, particular attention was given to food safety aspects concerning the potential use of these strains as food starters and/or probiotics. This included investigating antibiotic resistance profiles, antimicrobial capabilities, biogenic amines production, presence of genes associated with ethyl carbamate production, and the occurrence of technologically relevant enzymes such as monoamine oxidase and diamine oxidase. The analyses revealed significant genetic variability among strains, with limited correlation to their sources of isolation. Additionally, strain-specific phenotypic traits were observed, emphasizing the importance of thorough strain characterization for food applications.
•High genetic diversity observed among Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus strains.•Three strains particularly sensitive to antibiotics, also to vancomycin.•85 % of the strains exhibited α or β haemolysis.•18 out of 60 strains displayed mono-copper oxidase (MCO) activity.•Strain-specific traits emphasize the need for characterization and tailored selection.
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Sukmawati S, Ratna R, Sipriyadi, Yunita M. 2023. Characterization and molecular identification of bacteria from mackerel bekasam in Sorong City, Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: ...4967-4977. Bekasam is traditional food type produced by traditional fermented fish. Microbes that grow through fermentation play an important role in forming the product’s aroma, texture, and overall quality. The study aimed to determine the biochemical characteristic of bacteria from mackerel (Scomberomorus sp.) bekasam in Sorong City and identify bacteria at the molecular level. This research was a descriptive study, which described the results of the characterization of bacteria from fermented mackerel fish and the results of molecular identification to the species level through the PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) technique. Then, the DNA sequences were further analyzed using the agarose gel electrophoretic separation method to visualize the bacterial DNA profile. The biochemical characterization of bacterial isolates from mackerel showed that all isolates were negative indole, and eight isolates were positive in reducing nitrate. In comparison, four isolates were negative in reducing nitrate, then all isolates had proteolytic activity except the FST 3.1 and FST 3.2 isolates. Eleven isolates were positive in hydrolyzing fat, and one isolate could not hydrolyze fat. According to the DNA patterns seen in electrophoresis and alignment of the 16 sRNA gene sequences, several types of bacteria had been identified as Bacillus paramycoides strain 2883 FST 1.1, Bacillus paramycoides strain 3665 FST 2.1, Bacillus mobilis strain ICA-144 FST 3.1, Bacillus cereus strain ATCC 14579 FNT 1.1, Bacillus mobilis strain ICA-144 FNT 2.1, and Bacillus cereus strain ATCC 14579 FNT 3.1.