一株具有谷胱甘肽合成能力的乳酸乳球菌的分离与初步研究

基于gshB基因同源性分析设计引物,从采集的菜园地土壤中分离到1株具有谷胱甘肽(GSH)合成能力的乳酸乳球菌菌株CCSYU10100。测定了该菌株的16S rDNA序列并根据16S rDNA序列构建了系统发育树,结果显示该菌株与乳酸乳球菌乳脂亚种在进化关系上的地位最近。电镜分析表明,菌株CCSYU10100与乳酸乳球菌的形态特征基本一致。因此认为菌株CCSYU10100属于乳酸乳球菌乳脂亚种,命名为乳酸乳球菌乳脂亚种CCSYU10100。HPLC法鉴定出该菌株胞内除GSH外,还存在半胱氨酸-甘氨酸。乳酸乳球菌CCSYU10100的部分gshB基因与假单胞菌属的gshB基因高度同源,这是gshB基因在乳酸乳球菌中、甚至是革兰氏阳性菌中的首次发现。     

葡萄藤叶青贮中乳酸菌的分离与鉴定

为了筛选出性状优良的乳酸菌菌株,本试验以实验室纯培养方式从葡萄藤叶自然发酵的青贮中分离鉴定乳酸菌。经过菌落形态、细胞形态、生理生化鉴定和16S r DNA基因序列以及系统发育树的分析,从葡萄藤叶青贮中分离出5株乳酸菌,其中菌株P-1. 2和P-2. 2为戊糖乳杆菌(Lactobacillus pentosus),菌株P-1. 7为戊糖片球菌(Pediococcus pentosaceus),菌株P-2. 1为粪肠球菌(Enterococcus faecium),菌株P-2. 3为短乳杆菌(Lactobacillus brevis)。测定产酸速率和生长速率,发现菌株P-2. 1的产酸能力和生长性能最好。     

新疆额尔齐斯河流域冷水鱼肠道耐低温乳酸菌的分离筛选及其遗传差异

[目的]从新疆阿勒泰地区额尔齐斯河流域冷水鱼肠道中分离耐低温的乳酸菌,挖掘乳酸菌的物种和遗传多样性,为低温乳酸菌生物技术研发提供优良菌种.[方法]利用MRS、Elliker两种不同培养基从9种冷水鱼肠道中,分离筛选出耐低温菌,测定细菌最适生长温度并进行常规生理生化实验.根据16S rRNA基因序列初步确定耐低温菌的系统进化地位,并采用BOX、(GTG)5、ERIC三种不同的引物进行rep-PCR,对16S rRNA基因高度同源性的菌株进一步区分.[结果]分离得到78株耐冷菌,最终确定有24株为耐低温乳酸菌,菌株的最适生长温度在15-24℃之间.系统发育分析结果表明:24株耐低温乳酸菌隶属于6个属,其中肉杆菌属(Carnobacterium)3株,乳球菌属(Lactococcus)9株,肠球菌属(Enterococcus)7株,环丝菌属(Brochothrix)1株,魏斯氏菌属(Weissella)2株,链球菌属(Streptococcus)2株.指纹图谱聚类分析树状图显示乳球菌属(Lactococcus)和肠球菌属(Enterococcus)存在种及菌株水平上的遗传差异,前者包括4个种,后者2个种.[结论]新疆额尔齐斯河流域冷水鱼肠道中分离的耐低温乳酸菌以球菌为主,没分离到常见的乳杆菌,需进一步完善分离培养的方法,深入挖掘和研究其物种多样性和遗传多样性.     

多项分类方法鉴定西藏地区藏灵菇中的乳酸球菌

【目的】采用多项分类法对16株分离自藏灵菇中的乳酸球菌进行准确鉴定。【方法】首先应用传统的生理生化试验,之后采用16S-23S rRNA间区序列多态性分析和变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)进行了鉴定,最后,通过16S rRNA基因序列分析进行验证。【结果】将16株菌株初步鉴定为3个菌群:片球菌群、乳球菌群和肠球菌群,进一步鉴定为14株耐久肠球菌,1株乳酸片球菌,1株乳酸乳球菌乳酸亚种,16S rRNA基因序列分析验证的结果与前3种试验方法的结果相一致。【结论】试验结果表明传统的生理生化鉴定和16S-23S rRNA间区序列多态性分析和变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)相结合的多项分类方法有利于乳酸球菌种间的准确鉴定。     

蒙古戈壁地区自然发酵乳中乳酸菌的分离鉴定

从采集自蒙古国戈壁地区的6份自然发酵乳中分离到14株乳酸菌,经过形态特征,生理生化特性,糖发酵试验和乳酸旋光性的测定,鉴定结果:乳酸球菌5株,包括Lactococcus lactissubsp.cremoris 1株,Pedio-coccus.(后缩写为Ped.).urinaeequi3株,Pediococcus.pentosaceus1株;乳杆菌9株,包括Lactobacillus.(后缩写为L.)helveticus8株,Lactobacillus.delbrueckii.subsp.bulgaricus1株。蒙古国戈壁地区自然发酵乳中的优势菌为Lactobacillus.helveticus,其次为Pediococcus.urinaeequi。     

猪源乳酸菌的分离、鉴定及其生物学特性

【目的】将分离自猪肠道粘膜、食糜和粪便的乳酸菌,通过产乳酸能力、生长性能、耐酸和耐胆盐性能及抑菌能力评价,筛选适应养猪生产的潜在益生特性的菌株。【方法】共分离获得155株乳酸菌纯菌株,从中筛选出4株产酸能力较强的乳酸菌,结合生理生化试验及细菌16S rRNA测序鉴定其种属,评价候选乳酸菌的生长情况、耐酸、耐胆盐及抑菌特性。【结果】综合变色时间(8 h)、pH值(3.9)和乳酸含量(100 mmol/L),筛选出4株(L45、L47、L63和L79)候选菌株,经鉴定依次为罗伊氏乳杆菌、植物乳杆菌、约氏乳杆菌和粪肠球菌。该4株乳酸菌均可在体外快速生长;L47和L79能够耐受pH 2.5的酸性环境,L47能够耐受0.5%胆盐环境;各乳酸菌上清液与指示菌共培养,发现对E coli K88和沙门氏菌均产生了抑制作用,其中L47上清液对指示菌的抑制作用较强。【结论】L47具有较好的产酸性能与生长性能、可耐受猪胃酸和肠道胆盐环境,对E.coli K88和沙门氏菌具有较好的抑制作用,说明该乳酸菌具有潜在的益生特性。     

内蒙古地区传统制作奶豆腐和乌日莫中乳酸菌多样性及分布特征

【背景】传统制作奶豆腐和酸性奶油(乌日莫)是内蒙古农牧地区最喜爱的食品,蕴含着十分丰富的乳酸菌资源,亟待开发利用。【目的】通过解析内蒙古农牧地区传统自制奶豆腐和乌日莫样品中乳酸菌多样性及分布特征,为优良菌株选育与利用提供资源和理论基础。【方法】采用稀释涂布法分离纯化乳酸菌,测定菌株16S rRNA基因序列鉴定种属关系,阐明乳酸菌系统发育、遗传分化及菌群结构。【结果】传统自制样品中共分离得到乳酸菌81株,主要归属于乳酸片球菌(Pediococcus acidilactici)、戊糖片球菌(Pediococcus pentosaceus)、短乳杆菌(Lactobacillus brevis)、瑞士乳杆菌(Lactobacillus helveticus)、副干酪乳杆菌(Lactobacillus paracasei)、食二酸乳杆菌(Lactobacillus diolivorans)、奥塔基乳杆菌(Lactobacillus otakiensis)、植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)、开菲尔乳杆菌(Lactobacillus kefir)、乳酸乳球菌(Lactoc...     

蒙古国地区酸乳中乳酸菌的鉴定及耐酸菌株筛选

本研究对采集自蒙古国地区牧民家庭中17份发酵乳样品中的乳杆菌进行了分离、鉴定、生物学特性和耐酸性研究。共分离出45株乳杆菌。通过形态观察、生理生化试验、糖发酵试验及16S rDNA序列分析等研究将这些菌株鉴定为Lactobacillum fermentum(L. fermentum)31 株, L. helveticus 12株, L. plantarum 1株 和L. casei 1株, 所以认为L. fermentum是蒙古国地区传统酸乳中的优势菌群。经pH 为3.0 的人工胃液耐受性试验复筛后发现, 存活率在80%以上的仅1株, IMAU20085的存活率高达81.44%。菌株的分离鉴定以及高耐酸性菌株的筛选, 对我国益生菌资源的保藏和开发有重要的意义, 对我国未来益生菌的开发具有重要价值。     

一株抗G- 菌和酵母菌的乳酸乳球菌的分离鉴定与抗菌活性

以G+ 菌金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)作为指示菌, 通过抑菌筛选法从生牛奶中初筛得到具有抑菌活性的14株细菌菌株, 然后通过个体形态与培养特征观测、部分生理生化反应、G + C mol%测定、16S rDNA序列比对分析、PCR扩增特异性N-乙酰胞壁酸水解酶基因和序列对比分析等鉴定, 确定其中的一株具有较高抑菌活性的分离株为乳酸乳球菌乳酸亚种(Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis)菌株, 命名为MB191。对多种G+ 细菌、G- 细菌、酵母菌和丝状真菌的对峙培养抗性测定结果表明, MB191除对供试G+ 细菌具有较高的抑菌活性以外, 还对丁香假单胞菌(Pseudomonas syringae)、荧光假单胞菌(P. fluorescens)等G- 细菌和汉逊德巴利酵母(Debaryomyces hansenii)等具有明显的抑菌活性。乳酸乳球菌的这一特性目前尚未见文献报道。     

广西传统发酵米粉中乳酸菌的分离鉴定

对广西传统米粉发酵液中的乳酸菌进行分离筛选,获得6株纯培养优势菌株。通过形态学鉴定及16S rDNA序列分析,结果表明其中4株乳酸菌属于戊糖片球菌(Pediococcus pentosaceus),另外2株鉴定为植物乳杆菌(Lactobacillus plantarum)。这2种乳酸菌均为对人类及动物安全的益生菌,该结果将为传统发酵米粉中有益微生物资源的挖掘和利用奠定基础。     

Ubiquity and diversity of multidrug resistance genes in Lactococcus lactis strains isolated between 1936 and 1995

The presence and the nucleotide sequence of four multidrug resistance genes, lmrA, lmrP, lmrC, and lmrD, were investigated in 13 strains of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis, four strains of Lactococcus lactis ssp. cremoris, two strains of Lactococcus plantarum, and two strains of Lactococcus raffinolactis. Multidrug resistance genes were present in all L. lactis isolates tested. However, none of them could be detected in the strains belonging to the species L. raffinolactis and L. plantarum, suggesting a different set of multidrug resistance genes in these species. The analysis of the four deduced amino acid sequences established two different variants depending on the subspecies of L. lactis. Either lmrA, or lmrP, or both were found naturally disrupted in five strains, while full-length lmrD was present in all strains.     

Partial characterization of bacteriocins produced by human Lactococcus lactis and Pediococccus acidilactici isolates

AIMS: The aim of this study was to isolate bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from human intestine. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 111 LAB were isolated from human adult stool and screened for their bacteriocin production. Neutralized cell-free supernatants from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis MM19 and Pediococcus acidilactici MM33 showed antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobials in the supernatant from a culture of L. lactis inhibited Enterococcus faecium, various species of Lactobacillus and Staphylococcus aureus; while those in the supernatant from a culture of P. acidilactici inhibited Enterococcus spp., some lactobacilli and various serotypes of Listeria monocytogenes. The antimicrobial metabolites were heat-stable and were active over a pH range of 2-10. The antimicrobial activities of the supernatants of both bacteria were inhibited by many proteases but not by catalase. The plate overlay assay allowed an approximation of size between 3.5 and 6 kDa for both antimicrobial substances. CONCLUSIONS: As the antagonistic factor(s) produced by L. lactis MM19 and P. acidilactici MM33 were sensitive to proteolytic enzymes, it could be hypothesized that bacteriocins were involved in the inhibitory activities. Inhibition spectrum and biochemical analysis showed that these bacteria produced two distinct bacteriocins. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: We are the first to isolate bacteriocin-producing strains of Pediococcus and Lactococcus from human intestine. These strains might be useful for control of enteric pathogens.     

Production and separation of dipeptidyl peptidase IV from Lactococcus lactis: scale up for industrial production

Lactococcus lactis spp. lactis and Lactococcus lactis spp. cremoris are widely used in the manufacture of fermented milk. These strains were compared for production of Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP IV) enzyme in terms of enzyme activity, specific growth rates and productivity. Lactococcus lactis spp. lactis was produced in 3?L bioreactor and scaled up to 30 and 150?L stirred tank bioreactors, and the enzyme activities were found as 110, 110 and 122?mU?mL(-1), respectively. After 8?h of production, separation steps were performed. While purification fold was 127 and yield was 2.69?%, the molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated as 68?kDa. Partially purified enzyme was enteric coated with capsules and a 95.5?% of DPP IV enzyme passed into the artificial intestine. Results show that production of DPP IV enzyme by Lactococcus lactis spp. lactis strain in submerged culture is comparable with the productions by commercial strains, mostly Aspergillus, in solid state fermentations based on productivity.     

Cloning, sequencing, and expression of the pyruvate carboxylase gene in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis C2

A functional pyc gene was isolated from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis C2 and was found to complement a Pyc defect in L. lactis KB4. The deduced lactococcal Pyc protein was highly homologous to Pyc sequences of other bacteria. The pyc gene was also detected in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris and L. lactis subsp. lactis bv. diacetylactis strains.     

Isolation of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris from nature by colony hybridization with rRNA probes.

Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris is widely used in the manufacture of fermented milk products. Despite numerous attempts, efforts to isolate new strains by traditional plating and identification methods have not been successful. Previously, we described oligonucleotide probes for 16S rRNAs which could be used to discriminate L. lactis subsp. cremoris from related strains. These probes were used in colony hybridization experiments to screen large numbers of colonies obtained from enrichment cultures. A total of 170 strains of L. lactis were isolated from six milk samples, two colostrum samples, and one corn sample by using oligonucleotide probe 212RLa specific for the species L. lactis. Fifty-nine of these isolates also hybridized to L. lactis subsp. cremoris-specific probe 68RCa, and 26 of the strains which hybridized to the L. lactis subsp. cremoris-specific probe had the L. lactis subsp. cremoris phenotype.     

Peptide utilization by Lactococcus lactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides

To explain the competition for nitrogenous nutrients observed in mixed strain cultures of Lactococcus lactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides, the utilization of peptides as a source of essential amino acids for growth in a chemically defined medium was compared in 12 strains of dairy origin. Both species were multiple amino acid auxotrophs and harboured a large set of intracellular peptidases. Lactococcus lactis can use a wide variety of peptides up to 13 amino acid residues whereas Leuc. mesenteroides assimilated only shorter peptides containing up to seven amino acids. Growth was limited by the transport of peptides and not by their hydrolysis. The nutritional value of peptides varied with the strains and the composition of the peptides, L. lactis being advantaged over Leuc. mesenteroides.     

Comparative genome analysis of Lactococcus garvieae using a suppression subtractive hybridization library: discovery of novel DNA signatures

Lactococcus garvieae, the pathogenic species in the genus Lactococcus, is recognized as an emerging pathogen in fish, animals, and humans. Despite the widespread distribution and emerging clinical significance of L. garvieae, little is known about the genomic content of this microorganism. Suppression subtractive hybridization was performed to identify the genomic differences between L. garvieae and Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis, its closest phylogenetic neighbor, and the type species of the genus Lactococcus. Twenty-seven clones were specific to L. garvieae and were highly different from Lactococcus lactis in their nucleotide and protein sequences. Lactococcus garvieae primer sets were subsequently designed for two of these clones corresponding to a pyrH gene and a novel DNA signature for application in the specific detection of L. garvieae. The primer specificities were evaluated relative to three previously described 16S rRNA gene-targeted methods using 32 Lactococcus and closely related strains. Both newly designed primer sets were highly specific to L. garvieae and performed better than did the existing primers. Our findings may be useful for developing more stable and accurate tools for the discrimination of L. garvieae from other closely related species.     

Phenotypic variation in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis isolates derived from intestinal tracts of marine and freshwater fish

Aims:  We compared phenotypic characteristics of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis derived from different sources including the intestinal tract of marine fish and freshwater fish, and cheese starter culture.
Methods and Results:  In the phylogenetic analysis based on partial 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequences (1371 bp), freshwater fish-, marine fish- and cheese starter culture-derived strains were identical to that of L. lactis subsp. lactis previously reported. Fermentation profiles determined using the API 50 CH system were similar except for fermentation of several sugars including l -arabinose, mannitol, amygdalin, saccharose, trehalose, inulin and gluconate. The strains did have distinct levels of halotolerance: marine fish-derived strains > cheese starter-derived strain > freshwater fish-derived isolate.
Conclusions:  Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis showed extensive diversity in phenotypic adaptation to various environments. The phenotypic properties of these strains suggested that L. lactis subsp. lactis strains from fish intestine have additional functions compared with the cheese starter-derived strain that has previously described.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  The unique phenotypic traits of the fish intestinal tract-derived L. lactis subsp. lactis might make them useful as a probiotics in aquaculture, and contribute to the development of functional foods and novel food additives, since the strains derived from fish intestines might have additional functions such as antibacterial activity.     

Identification of adsorption inhibition, restriction/modification and abortive infection type phage resistance systems in Lactococcus lactis strains

98 Lactococcus lactis strains were isolated from traditional fermented milk products in Turkey tested against 60 lactococcal lytic phages to determine their resistance levels. While 82 L. lactis strains were sensitive against lactic phages at different levels, 16 L. lactis strains showed resistance to all phages tested. Types of phage resistance among 16 L. lactis strains were identified as phage adsorption inhibition in eight strains, restriction/modification in six strains and abortive infection (heat sensitive phage resistance) in two strains, using three broad-spectrum phages phi pll 98-32, phi pld 67-42 and phi pld 67-44.