| Title: | An in vitro study of Lactobacillus plantarum strains for the presence of plantaricin genes and their potential control of the table olive microbiota |
| Author(s): | Doulgeraki AI; Paraskevopoulos N; Nychas GJ; Panagou EZ; |
| Address: | "Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece. adoulgeraki@aua.gr" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10482-012-9864-2 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1572-9699 (Electronic) 0003-6072 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Sixteen Lactobacillus plantarum strains, isolated from fermented table olives, were studied for the presence and expression of genes involved in the production of bacteriocins, pheromones and other peptides. The presence of 13 genes that belong to pln locus was monitored, while for the study of gene expression, producer strains were cultured in growth medium with variant salinity (0, 4, 6, and 8 % NaCl) and pH (3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 6.4). The effect of producer strain on the growth of indicator microorganisms was evaluated using a well diffusion assay. In parallel, Real-Time PCR was employed to monitor the genetic expression of plnE/F and plnJ/K genes for strains that revealed the highest antimicrobial activity. The well diffusion assay showed that the growth of Lactobacillus pentosus was inhibited by six L. plantarum strains when cultured on control medium (0 % NaCl, pH 6.4). Moreover, when the same growth medium was supplemented with 4 and 6 % NaCl, the growth of L. pentosus was inhibited by three and two L. plantarum strains, respectively. Growth of L. pentosus was favoured when L. plantarum strains were cultured on a growth medium with lowered pH (3.5, 4.0, and 4.5). No inhibition of pathogens was observed, but in a few cases, inhibition of Aureobasidium pullulans was detected. The Real-Time PCR assay revealed that the expression of genes was dependent on producer strains and growth phase, whereas inhibition of indicator strains was enhanced in earlier stages of the growth curve in the presence of NaCl, although similar counts were obtained" |
| Keywords: | Ascomycota/*drug effects Bacteriocins/*genetics/*metabolism Gene Expression Profiling Lactobacillus plantarum/drug effects/*genetics/*metabolism Olea/*microbiology Peptides/genetics Pheromones/genetics Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; |
| Notes: | "MedlineDoulgeraki, Agapi I Paraskevopoulos, Nikolaos Nychas, George John E Panagou, Efstathios Z eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2012/12/12 Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2013 Apr; 103(4):821-32. doi: 10.1007/s10482-012-9864-2. Epub 2012 Dec 9" |
