Prophage-mediated modulation of interaction of Streptococcus thermophilus J34 with human intestinal epithelial cells and its competition against human pathogens

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Guigas ◽  
K. Faulhaber ◽  
D. Duerbeck ◽  
H. Neve ◽  
K.J. Heller

The human intestinal microbiota plays an important role in human health. While adhesion to gastrointestinal mucosa is a prerequisite for colonisation, inhibition of adhesion is a property which may prevent or reduce infections by food borne pathogens. Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus represent the two lactic bacteria constituting the yoghurt culture. These starter cultures have been claimed to be probiotic. In our study we compared two S. thermophilus strains (i.e. lysogenic strain J34 and corresponding non-lysogenic [prophage-cured] strain J34-6), with respect to (1) their in vitro adhesion properties to HT29 cells and (2) their cell surface hydrophobicities. Effects of the two strains on inhibition of adhesion of the pathogens Listeria monocytogenes Scott A, Staphylococcus aureus 6732 and Salmonella enteritidis S489 were studied in vitro with HT29 cell cultures. Lysogenic strain J34 was shown to be considerably more effective than the non-lysogenic derivative strain J34-6.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikola Popović ◽  
Emilija Brdarić ◽  
Jelena Đokić ◽  
Miroslav Dinić ◽  
Katarina Veljović ◽  
...  

Yogurt is a traditional fermented dairy product, prepared with starter cultures containing Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus that has gained widespread consumer acceptance as a healthy food. It is widely accepted that yogurt cultures have been recognized as probiotics, due to their beneficial effects on human health. In this study, we have characterized technological and health-promoting properties of autochthonous strains S. thermophilus BGKMJ1-36 and L. bulgaricus BGVLJ1-21 isolated from artisanal sour milk and yogurt, respectively, in order to be used as functional yogurt starter cultures. Both BGKMJ1-36 and BGVLJ1-21 strains have the ability to form curd after five hours at 42 °C, hydrolyze αs1-, β-, and κ- casein, and to show antimicrobial activity toward Listeria monocytogenes. The strain BGKMJ1-36 produces exopolysaccharides important for rheological properties of the yogurt. The colonies of BGKMJ1-36 and BGVLJ1-21 strains that successfully survived transit of the yogurt through simulated gastrointestinal tract conditions have been tested for adhesion to intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells. The results reveal that both strains adhere to Caco-2 cells and significantly upregulate the expression of autophagy-, tight junction proteins-, and anti-microbial peptides-related genes. Hence, both strains may be interesting for use as a novel functional starter culture for production of added-value yogurt with health-promoting properties.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Farhana Fazilah ◽  
Nurmelissa Hanani Hamidon ◽  
Arbakariya B. Ariff ◽  
Mohd Ezuan Khayat ◽  
Helmi Wasoh ◽  
...  

There has been an explosion of probiotic incorporated based product. However, many reports indicated that most of the probiotics have failed to survive in high quantity, which has limited their effectiveness in most functional foods. Thus, to overcome this problem, microencapsulation is considered to be a promising process. In this study, Lactococcus lactis Gh1 was encapsulated via spray-drying with gum Arabic together with Synsepalum dulcificum or commonly known as miracle fruit. It was observed that after spray-drying, high viability (~109 CFU/mL) powders containing L. lactis in combination with S. dulcificum were developed, which was then formulated into yogurt. The tolerance of encapsulated bacterial cells in simulated gastric juice at pH 1.5 was tested in an in-vitro model and the result showed that after 2 h, cell viability remained high at 1.11 × 106 CFU/mL. Incubation of encapsulated cells in the presence of 0.6% (w/v) bile salts showed it was able to survive (~104 CFU/mL) after 2 h. Microencapsulated L. lactis retained a higher viability, at ~107 CFU/mL, when incorporated into yogurt compared to non-microencapsulated cells ~105 CFU/mL. The fortification of microencapsulated and non-microencapsulated L. lactis in yogurts influenced the viable cell counts of yogurt starter cultures, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subs. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.


2020 ◽  
pp. 28-39
Author(s):  
Oniovosa Leonard Adamu- Governor ◽  
Peter Nwabueze Okolie ◽  
Emmanuel Mmmaduabuchi Ikegwu ◽  
Ifedinma Henrietta Obeten ◽  
Christiana Oluwatoyin Abiona ◽  
...  

Yoghurt remains a fermented milk of choice globally but its desirability is limited by quality attributes and syneresis. In this study, the effect of using exopolysaccharide (EPS) producing starter cultures and EPS on the quality attribute of yoghurt produced from cow milk was examined. Two starter cultures of EPS-producing LAB were used singly and in combination in three treatments portions (YEPSLa, Lactobacillus acidophilus yoghurt; YEPSLs, Leuconostoc suionicum; YEPSLa + YEPSLs, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Leuconostoc suionicum); Yxg, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus to produced yoghurt while reference yoghurt (RY) was obtained from the market and refrigerated stored at 4oC. Sensory, proximate composition, textural, rheological properties and whey separation were carried out after 1 and 28 days only, while physicochemical and microbiological were analyzed after 1, 7, 14 and 28 days. No significant difference (p ˂0.05) between RY (8.60 ± 0.60), (7.21±0.10) and YEPSLa + YEPSLs (8.54 ± 0.71), (7.25 ± 0.21) in overall acceptability for day 1 and 28. Moisture (82.45 ± 0.12 - 81.31 ± 0.06%), fat (3.46 ± 0.01 - 3.42 ± 0.03%) and carbohydrate (13.05 ± 0.11 to 12.51 ± 0.10%) contents decreased while total solids (17.57 ± 0.12 - 17.97 ± 0.12%), ash (0.56 ± 0.02 - 0.57 ± 0.02%) and protein (3.74 ± 0.01 - 4.30%) contents increased respectively across the yoghurts. The result showed that the highest cohesiveness and syneresis was observed in YEPSLa + YEPSLs (27.52 ± 0.63) and commercial yoghurt (29.10 ± 0.31), the lowest in Yxg (16.71 ± 0.21) and YEPSLa + YEPSLs (21.50 ± 0.51). The highest viscosity was observed in YEPSLa + YEPSLs across the rotation speeds.  The pH and titratable acid ranged (4.28 – 4.50; 0.90 – 1.41) while the total bacteria colony count (5.5×108 – 11.0×108cfu/ml) during 28 days storage period. Overall, EPS produced by EPS-producing LAB both In-vitro and In-vivo improve texture, mouthfeel, viscosity and reduce syneresis in yoghurt. Combine cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Leuconostoc suionicum and their EPSs competed favourably with conventional starter, and other stabilizing agents in cow milk yoghurt.


1996 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid B. Ghoddusi ◽  
Richard K. Robinson

SummarySome media available for the isolation and enumeration of starter cultures employed for the manufacture of cheese, yogurt and bio-yogurt were examined. Reddy's medium or a modification of Elliker's medium was found to be most satisfactory forLactococcusspp., while trypticase phytone yeast (TPY) agar with a mixture of antibiotics proved suitable for the discrete enumeration ofBifidobacteriumspp. The inclusion of Prussian blue (PB) in reinforced clostridial medium or tryptone proteose peptone yeast extract (TPPY) agar gave excellent differential counts for the starter bacteria in yogurt even when the culture was imbalanced, while TPPY (PB) agar allowed the visible separation of all four of the organisms that might be found in a typical bio-yogurt, namelyLactobacillus delbrueckiisubsp.bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophilus, a,Bifidobacteriumsp. andLb. acidophilus. It was noted that variation among different strains of any given species could change the expected reactions, so for quality control purposes the suggested media may need to be modified to cope with the specific cultures in use.


1996 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Lick ◽  
Martina Keller ◽  
Uli Krusch ◽  
Knut J. Heller

SummaryPlain yogurts (set type) fermented by three different starter cultures were subjected to different heat treatments (20 s at 72, 80 or 100 ·C, or 30 min at 60, 70, 80 or 100 ·C). DNA was extracted from each yogurt and analysed by agarose gel electrophoresis, by species-specific hybridization and by primer-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Obvious degradation of DNA could be observed after heating at 80 ·C for 30 min and at 100 ·C for 20 s and 30 min. Identification ofLactobacillus delbrueckiiusing a species-specific hybridization fragment could be carried out in yogurt treated at 100 ·C for 20 s or for 30 min at lower temperatures. After treatment for 30 min at 100 ·C identification by hybridization was no longer possible. However, under the same conditions identification of starter microorganisms was still possible by primer-specific PCR, and this was demonstrated as an example forStreptococcus thermophilus.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Pradel ◽  
Lucie Etienne-Mesmin ◽  
Jonathan Thévenot ◽  
Charlotte Cordonnier ◽  
Stéphanie Blanquet-Diot ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 3640-3645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziad W. Jaradat ◽  
Arun K. Bhunia

ABSTRACT Adhesion is a crucial first step in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis. In this study, we examined how the adhesion properties of serotypes correlate with their invasion efficiencies in a cell culture model (Caco-2) and in a mouse model. Adhesion characteristics of all 13 serotypes of L. monocytogenes (25 strains) were analyzed, which yielded three distinct groups (P < 0.05) with high-, medium-, and low-level-adhesion profiles. The efficiency of these strains in invading the Caco-2 cell line was analyzed, which produced two groups; however, the overall correlation (R 2) was only 0.1236. In the mouse bioassay, all selected strains, irrespective of their adhesion profiles, translocated to the liver and the spleen with almost equal frequencies that did not show any clear relationship with adhesion profiles. However, the serotypes with increased adhesion showed a slightly increased translocation to the brain (R 2 = 0.3371). Collectively, these results indicate that an in vitro adhesion profile might not be an accurate assessment of a strain's ability to invade a cultured cell line or organs or tissues in a mouse model.


2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Manhal Yousseef ◽  
Samuel Lubbers ◽  
Florence Housson ◽  
Dominique Valentin

Ten starter cultures of lactic acid bacteria were used to ferment five mixtures of milk and pea protein (0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% of pea) to select the cocktail that can lead to products similar to traditional yogurt. Product quality evaluation was performed by comparing the sensory profile of 49 formulated products with the profile of a milk fermented by commercial lactic ferments. The sensory profiles were analyzed by means of three-way ANOVAs and a principal component analysis (PCA). Substitution of cow milk protein with 40% of pea proteins reduce starter cultures effects and decrease product quality. In contrast, until 30% of pea protein, starter cultures show positive and negative effects. For example, products fermented by Streptococcus thermophilus + Lactobacillus acidophilus with 30% pea protein have positive characters like creamy and smooth, but Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus + Lactobacillus rhamnosus caused bad quality and negative characters like bitter and astringent even with 100% cow milk.


Author(s):  
Ayşe Gunes-Bayir ◽  
Mehmet Gültekin Bilgin ◽  
Duygu Guclu ◽  
Sultan Pogda ◽  
Agnes Dadak

AbstractNovel functional food products might be an easy accessible and eligible approach to help reduce the risk of severe viral infections including SARS-CoV-2. Hence a product containing probiotics, propolis and cinnamon was developed and interferences of the ingredients were characterized. Yogurts were prepared using starter cultures with propolis (0.03%) and cinnamon in various concentrations (0.3%, 1%, and 2.5%). Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus thermophilus, and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus were used as microorganisms for yogurt production. Chemical analysis revealed a decline of fat matter in the presence of propolis and/or cinnamon. Propolis had statistically significant suppressive effects on Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis as well as on Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus numbers (p < 0.05). These effects were diminished in the presence of increasing cinnamon concentrations. For Lactobacillus acidophilus a statistically significant reducing effect on the number of colonies was observed in all products investigated. Nevertheless all samples met the standard of recommended level of ≥ 106 viable cells/g of a product. Propolis showed an inverse effect on Streptococcus thermophilus by increasing its colony numbers in yogurts. The probiotic yogurt samples containing propolis (0.03%) and cinnamon (2.5%) gained the highest number of points in the sensory evaluation compared to control.


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