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Strain-specific probiotics properties of Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis isolates from Brazilian food products

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Ramos, Cíntia Lacerda, Thorsen, Line, Schwan, Rosane Freitas, Jespersen, Lene·2013·Food Microbiology

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A total of 234 LAB isolates from Brazilian food products were initially screened for their ability to survive at pH 2.0. Fifty one of the isolates survived and were selected. They were characterized by phenotypic methods, rep-PCR and identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Lactobacillus fermentum (34 isolates), Lactobacillus plantarum (10) and Lactobacillus brevis (7). Based on being either highly tolerant to bile, showing an ability for auto-aggregation and/or hydrophobic properties, one L. fermentum (CH58), three L. plantarum (CH3, CH41 and SAU96) and two L. brevis (SAU105 and FFC199) were selected. The highest co-aggregation ability with Escherichia coli was observed to L. plantarum CH41. L. brevis SAU105 and FFC199 and L. fermentum CH58 exhibited antagonistic activity towards the pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. L. plantarum CH3 and CH41 and L. brevis FFC199 showed adhesion ability to Caco-2 cells (1.6, 1.1 and 0.9%, respectively) similar to the commercial probiotic, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (1.5%). They were able to increase the transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) of Caco-2 cells over 24 h (p < 0.05). The present work showed that the probiotic characteristics were strain-specific and that the isolates L. plantarum CH3 and CH41 (cocoa) and L. brevis FFC199 (cauim) exhibited potential probiotics properties.

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Authors
Ramos, C. L., Thorsen, L., Schwan, R. F., & Jespersen, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • Universidade Federal de Lavras (BR)
Corresponding author
Schwan, Rosane Freitas
Venue
Food Microbiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
36
Issue
1
Pages
22-29
ISSN
0740-0020 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2120272249
Cited by
360
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
19.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Food Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Copenhagen
  • CNPq
  • CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Infant Nutrition and Health
Keywords
probiotics, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus brevis, lactic acid bacteria, bile tolerance, acid resistance, self-aggregation, hydrophobicity, antagonistic activity, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, transepithelial electrical resistance, Theobroma cacao
MeSH terms
Bacterial Adhesion, Brazil, Food Microbiology, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Intestines, Species Specificity, Caco-2 Cells, Probiotics, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Microbial Viability, Levilactobacillus brevis, Limosilactobacillus fermentum

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