In vitro evaluation of probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from some traditionally fermented Ethiopian food products
AbstractProbiotics are live microorganisms which when consumed in large number together with a food promote the health of the consumer. The aim of this study was to evaluatein vitroprobiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from traditional Ethiopian fermentedTeff injeradough,ErgoandKochoproducts. A total of 90 LAB were isolated, of which 4 (4.44%) isolates showed 45.35-97.11% and 38.40-90.49% survival rate at pH values (2, 2.5 and 3) for 3 and 6 h in that order. The four acid tolerant isolates were found tolerant to 0.3% bile salt for 24 h with 91.37 to 97.22% rate of survival. The acid-and-bile salt tolerant LAB isolates were found inhibiting some foodborne test pathogenic bacteria to varying degrees. All acid-and-bile tolerant isolates displayed varying sensitivity to different antibiotics. Thein vitroadherence to stainless steel plates of the 4 screened probiotic LAB isolates were ranged from 32.75 to 36.30% adhesion rate. The four efficient probiotic LAB isolates that belonged toLactobacillusspecies were identified to strain level using 16S rDNA gene sequence comparisons and namely wereLactobacillus plantarumstrain CIP 103151,Lactobacillus paracaseisubsp. tolerans strain NBRC 15906,Lactobacillus paracaseistrain NBRC 15889 andLactobacillus plantarumstrain JCM 1149. The fourLactobacillusstrains were found to have potentially useful to produce probiotic products.