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Evaluation of lactic acid bacteria from kefir, molasses and olive brine as possible probiotics based on physiological properties

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A combination of eight strains comprising ofLactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium andLeuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.mesenteroides isolated from molasses, olives, beer and kefir were studied for growth at low pH and ox-bile resistance. pH neutralised cell-free supernatants from 24-h-old cultures inhibited the growth ofEnterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus sakei, Lactococcus lactis subsp.lactis, Listeria innocua andListeria ivanovii subsp.ivanovii. Good growth was recorded in MRS broth supplemented with 0.3% (w/v) ox-bile.Lactobacillus plantarum ST28MS and ST26MS,Enterococcus faecium ST311LD andLeuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.mesenteroides ST33LD grew well in the presence of 0.6% (w/v) ox-bile. All eight strains grew well in MRS broth, adjusted to pH 7.0. Good growth ofEnterococcus faecium ST311LD,Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.mesenteroides ST33LD andLactobacillus plantarum 423 was recorded in MRS broth with an initial pH of 4.0. Auto cell-aggregation ranged from 74.3% forLactobacillus plantarum ST23LD to 95.4% forLactobacillus plantarum ST28MS. Different levels of co-aggregation were recorded between the eight strains andEnterococcus faecium HKLHS,Lactobacillus sakei DSM 20017,Lactococcus lactis subsp.lactis HV219,Listeria innocua LMG 13568 and UWC N27, andListeria ivanovii subsp.ivanovii ATCC 19119. Growth of the eight strains was inhibited by several antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicaments containing ibuprofen, hydrochlorothiaziden and thioridazine hydrochlorid. Sodium diclofenac inhibited the growth ofLactobacillus plantarum ST8KF and ST341LD,Enterococcus faecium ST311LD andLeuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.mesenteroides ST33LD. Dimenhydrinate inhibited the growth of onlyLactobacillus plantarum ST8KF. Adherence to Caco-2 cells ranged from 8.0 to 1.3%. All eight strains contain theMub, MapA andEF-Tu genes, as determined by amplification with gene-specific primers.

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Todorov, S.D., Dicks, L.M.T. Evaluation of lactic acid bacteria from kefir, molasses and olive brine as possible probiotics based on physiological properties. Ann. Microbiol. 58, 661–670 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03175572

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