scholarly journals In Vitro Studies of the Probiotic Properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Akamu – A Nigerian Weaning Food

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Onuorah Samuel ◽  
Okafor Mavis ◽  
Odibo Frederick
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guesh Mulaw ◽  
Tesfaye Sisay Tessema ◽  
Diriba Muleta ◽  
Anteneh Tesfaye

Probiotics 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 evaluate in vitro probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from traditional Ethiopian fermented Teff injera dough, Ergo, and Kocho products. A total of 90 LAB were isolated, of which 4 (4.44%) isolates showed 45.35–97.11% and 38.40–90.49% survival rates 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 food-borne test pathogenic bacteria to varying degrees. All acid-and-bile-tolerant isolates displayed varying sensitivity to different antibiotics. The in vitro adherence 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 to Lactobacillus species were identified to the strain level using 16S rDNA gene sequence comparisons and, namely, were Lactobacillus plantarum strain CIP 103151, Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. tolerans strain NBRC 15906, Lactobacillus paracasei strain NBRC 15889, and Lactobacillus plantarum strain JCM 1149. The four Lactobacillus strains were found to be potentially useful to produce probiotic products.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guesh Mulaw ◽  
Tesfaye Sisay ◽  
Diriba Muleta ◽  
Anteneh Tesfaye

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.


2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 1893-1903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Tongjie Liu ◽  
Minjie Zhao ◽  
Hao Zhong ◽  
Wenxin Luo ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dawlal ◽  
C. Brabet ◽  
M.S. Thantsha ◽  
E.M. Buys

Maize, which contributes to a large portion of the African diet and serves as the base substrate for many fermented cereal products, has been reported to be contaminated with fumonisins. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro ability of predominant lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in African traditional fermented maize based foods (ogi and mahewu) to bind fumonisin B1 (FB1) and B2 (FB2), as well as the stability of the complex at different pH and temperatures, in particular observed during ogi fermentation and under its storage conditions (time, temperature). The percentage of bound fumonisins was calculated after analysing the level of fumonisins not bound to LAB after a certain incubation time, by HPLC. The results revealed the ability of all tested LAB strains to bind both fumonisins, with binding efficiencies varying between strains and higher for FB2. Binding of fumonisins increased with a decrease in pH from 6 to 4 (observed during the ogi fermentation process) and from 4 to 2 (acidic pH in the stomach), and an increase in temperature (from 30 to 37 °C). The percentage of FB1 and FB2 bound to LAB at pH 4 decreased after 6 days of storage at 30 °C for all LAB strains, except for Lactobacillus plantarum (R1096) for which it increased. Lactobacillus species (L. plantarum and Lactobacillus delbrueckii) were the most efficient in binding FB1 and FB2, whereas Pediococcus sp. was less efficient. Therefore, the Lactobacillus strains tested in this study can be recommended as potential starter cultures for African traditional fermented maize based foods having detoxifying and probiotic properties.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-275
Author(s):  
Soibam Ngasotter ◽  
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David Waikhom ◽  
Sanjeev Sharma ◽  
Maibam Malemngamba Meitei ◽  
...  

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are widely used in the food industry due to their probiotic properties and fermentation activities. Traditional fermented fish products are dominated by a diverse variety of lactic acid bacteria with significant probiotic characteristics. Several in vitro and in vivo studies on lactic acid bacteria from fermented fish products have confirmed LAB strains to possess characteristics to be considered as probiotics that contribute to positive health benefits to the host and are generally regarded as safe (GRAS). This paper presents a review of the characteristics of the LAB strain that is considered as a probiotic. It also presents an overview of the probiotics mechanism of action and specifically highlights the LAB species with potential probiotic characteristics isolated from traditional fermented fish products.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Tokatlı ◽  
Gökşen Gülgör ◽  
Simel Bağder Elmacı ◽  
Nurdan Arslankoz İşleyen ◽  
Filiz Özçelik

The suitable properties of potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains (preselected among 153 strains on the basis of their potential technological properties) isolated from traditional Çubuk pickles were examinedin vitro. For this purpose, these strains (21Lactobacillus plantarum, 11Pediococcus ethanolidurans,and 7Lactobacillus brevis) were tested for the ability to survive at pH 2.5, resistance to bile salts, viability in the presence of pepsin-pancreatin, ability to deconjugate bile salts, cholesterol assimilation, and surface hydrophobicity properties. Most of the properties tested could be assumed to be strain-dependent. However,L. plantarumandL. brevisspecies were found to possess desirable probiotic properties to a greater extent compared toP. ethanolidurans. In contrast toP. ethanoliduransstrains, the testedL. plantarumandL. brevisstrains exhibited bile salt tolerance, albeit to different extent. All tested strains showed less resistance to intestinal conditions than gastric juice environment. Based on the survival under gastrointestinal conditions, 22 of the 39 strains were selected for further characterization. The eight strains having the highest cholesterol assimilation and surface hydrophobicity ratios could be taken as promising probiotic candidates for furtherin vivostudies, because of the strongest variations found among the tested strains with regard to these properties.


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