scholarly journals Growth of bifidobacteria in mammalian milk

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Š. Ročková ◽  
V. Rada ◽  
J. Havlík ◽  
R. Švejstil ◽  
E. Vlková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Intestinal Bacteria ◽  
Bifidobacterium Bifidum ◽  
Microbial Colonization ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Good Growth ◽  
Animal Milk ◽  
Species Specific

Microbial colonization of the mammalian intestine begins at birth, when from a sterile state a newborn infant is exposed to an external environment rich in various bacterial species. An important group of intestinal bacteria comprises bifidobacteria. Bifidobacteria represent major intestinal microbiota during the breast-feeding period. Animal milk contains all crucial nutrients for babies’ intestinal microflora. The aim of our work was to test the influence of different mammalian milk on the growth of bifidobacteria. The growth of seven strains of bifidobacteria in human milk, the colostrum of swine, cow’s milk, sheep’s milk, and rabbit’s milk was tested. Good growth accompanied by the production of lactic acid was observed not only in human milk, but also in the other kinds of milk in all three strains of Bifidobacterium bifidum of different origin. Human milk selectively supported the production of lactic acid of human bifidobacterial isolates, especially the Bifidobacterium bifidum species. The promotion of bifidobacteria by milk is species-specific. Human milk contains a key factor for the growth of specific species or strains of human-origin bifidobacteria compared to other kinds of milk. In contrast, some components (maybe lysozyme) of human milk inhibited the growth of Bifidobacterium animalis. Animal-origin strains of bifidobacteria were not able to significantly grow even in milk of animal origin, with the exception of B. animalis subsp. lactis 1,2, which slightly grew in sheep’s milk.

Multilocus sequence typing of bifidobacterial strains from infant’s faeces and human milk: are bifidobacteria being sustainably shared during breastfeeding?

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 563-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Makino ◽  
R. Martin ◽  
E. Ishikawa ◽  
A. Gawad ◽  
H. Kubota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Milk ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Bifidobacterium Longum ◽  
Intestinal Bacteria ◽  
Bifidobacterium Bifidum ◽  
Maternal Milk ◽  
Faecal Samples ◽  
Mother's Milk ◽  
Mother’S Milk

Bifidobacteria are considered to be one of the most important beneficial intestinal bacteria for infants, contributing to the priming of the mucosal immune system. These microbes can also be detected in mother’s milk, suggesting a potential role of human milk in the colonisation of infant’s gut. However, little is known about the timing of bacteria appearance in human milk, and whether human milk is the first source of inoculation. Here, we investigated whether specific strains are shared sustainably between maternal milk and infant’s gut. Faecal samples and human milk were collected from 102 healthy mother-infant pairs (infant’s faeces: meconium, 7, 30 days of age; mother’s milk: once before delivery, colostrum, 7, 30 days after delivery). Bifidobacterial strains were isolated from these samples, and were discriminated by means of multilocus sequencing typing. No bifidobacteria were detected from human milk collected before delivery, or colostrum. Strains were isolated only from human milk samples obtained 7 days after birth or later. On the other hand, bifidobacterial strains were obtained from infant’s faeces throughout the study period, sometimes as early as the first day of life (meconium). We have found that bifidobacterial species belonging to Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum could be identified as monophyletic between infant’s faeces and their mother’s milk. These strains were confirmed to be sustainably shared between maternal milk and infant’s gut. Moreover, monophyletic strains were isolated at the same time point or earlier from infant’s faeces than from human milk, and none were isolated earlier from human milk than from infant’s faeces. Although it remains unclear whether human milk is the first source of microbes for infants, our results confirm that human milk is a reservoir of bifidobacteria, and specific strains are shared between infant’s intestine and human milk during breastfeeding.

Isolation and molecular identification of lactic acid bacteria and Bifidobacterium spp. from faeces of the blue-fronted Amazon parrot in Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Allegretti ◽  
L. Revolledo ◽  
C.S. Astolfi-Ferreira ◽  
J.L. Chacón ◽  
L.M. Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Habitat Management ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Bifidobacterium Bifidum ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Lactobacillus Species ◽  
Faecal Microbiota ◽  
Lactobacillus Coryniformis

In Brazil, the blue-fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) is a common pet. The faecal microbiota of these birds include a wide variety of bacterial species, the majority of which belong to the Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria (LAB) clade. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the diversity and abundance of LAB and Bifidobacterium spp. in the cloacae between wild and captive birds and to select, identify and characterise LAB for consideration as a parrot probiotic. Cloacal swabs were collected from 26 wild and 26 captive birds. Bacterial DNA was extracted, and the 16S rRNA genes were amplified. The numbers of PCR-positive Enterococcus, Pediococcus, and Lactobacillus species isolated from wild and captive birds were significantly different (P<0.05). Enterococcus was the most frequently isolated genus, followed by Pediococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus and Bifidobacterium. Enterococcus faecium, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus coryniformis, Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis and Bifidobacterium bifidum were the most frequently isolated species from all birds. This study increases our understanding of the faecal microbiota, and may help to improve the nutrition and habitat management of captive and wild parrots. The bacterial population identified in the faecal microbiota of clinically healthy wild and captive parrots can serve as a database to analyse variations in the gut microbiota of pathogen-infected parrots and to develop probiotics specific to these genera.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Tetracycline Resistance and Determination of the Tentative Microbiological Cutoff Values in Lactic Acid Bacterial Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 2128
Author(s):  
Qingqing Ma ◽  
Zhangming Pei ◽  
Zhifeng Fang ◽  
Hongchao Wang ◽  
Jinlin Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance Genes ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Tetracycline Resistance Genes ◽  
Cutoff Values ◽  
Species Specific

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are widely used as probiotics in the food industry owing to their beneficial effects on human health. However, numerous antibiotic resistance genes have been found in LAB strains, especially tetracycline resistance genes. Notably, the potential transferability of these genes poses safety risks. To comprehensively evaluate tetracycline resistance in LAB, we determined the tetracycline susceptibility patterns of 478 LAB strains belonging to four genera and eight species. By comparing phenotypes with genotypes based on genome-wide annotations, five tetracycline resistance genes, tet(M), tet(W/N/W), tet(L), tet(S), and tet(45), were detected in LAB. Multiple LAB strains without tetracycline resistance genes were found to be resistant to tetracycline at the currently recommended cutoff values. Thus, based on the minimum inhibitory concentrations of tetracycline for these LAB strains, the species-specific microbiological cutoff values for Lactobacillus (para)gasseri, Lactobacillus johnsonii, and Lactobacillus crispatus to tetracycline were first developed using the Turnidge, Kronvall, and eyeball methods. The cutoff values for Lactiplantibacillus plantarum were re-established and could be used to better distinguish susceptible strains from strains with acquired resistance. Finally, we verified that these five genes play a role in tetracycline resistance and found that tet(M) and tet(W/N/W) are the most widely distributed tetracycline resistance genes in LAB.

Galacto- and Fructo-oligosaccharides Utilized for Growth by Cocultures of Bifidobacterial Species Characteristic of the Infant Gut

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Sims ◽  
GW Tannock
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Bifidobacterium Longum ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Bifidobacterium Bifidum ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Potential Growth ◽  
Human Infants ◽  
Infant Diet ◽  
Growth Substrates

Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology. Bifidobacterial species are common inhabitants of the gut of human infants during the period when milk is a major component of the diet. Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum subspecies longum, and B. longum subspecies infantis have been detected frequently in infant feces, but B. longum subsp. infantis may be disadvantaged numerically in the gut of infants in westernized countries. This may be due to the different durations of breast milk feeding in different countries. Supplementation of the infant diet or replacement of breast milk using formula feeds is common in Western countries. Formula milks often contain galacto- and/or fructo-oligosaccharides (GOS and FOS, respectively) as additives to augment the concentration of oligosaccharides in ruminant milks, but the ability of B. longum subsp. infantis to utilize these potential growth substrates when they are in competition with other bifidobacterial species is unknown. We compared the growth and oligosaccharide utilization of GOS and FOS by bifidobacterial species in pure culture and coculture. Short-chain GOS and FOS (degrees of polymerization [DP] 2 and 3) were favored growth substrates for strains of B. bifidum and B. longum subsp. longum, whereas both B. breve and B. longum subsp. infantis had the ability to utilize both short- and longer-chain GOS and FOS (DP 2 to 6). B. breve was nevertheless numerically dominant over B. longum subsp. infantis in cocultures. This was probably related to the slower use of GOS of DP 3 by B. longum subsp. infantis, indicating that the kinetics of substrate utilization is an important ecological factor in the assemblage of gut communities.IMPORTANCE The kinds of bacteria that form the collection of microbes (the microbiota) in the gut of human infants may influence health and well-being. Knowledge of how the composition of the infant diet influences the assemblage of the bacterial collection is therefore important because dietary interventions may offer opportunities to alter the microbiota with the aim of improving health. Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis is a well-known bacterial species, but under modern child-rearing conditions it may be disadvantaged in the gut. Modern formula milks often contain particular oligosaccharide additives that are generally considered to support bifidobacterial growth. However, studies of the ability of various bifidobacterial species to grow together in the presence of these oligosaccharides have not been conducted. These kinds of studies are essential for developing concepts of microbial ecology related to the influence of human nutrition on the development of the gut microbiota.

scholarly journals Isolation of lactic acid bacteria from swine milk and characterization of potential probiotic strains with antagonistic effects against swine-associated gastrointestinal pathogens

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 514-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Rayén Quilodrán-Vega ◽  
Julio Villena ◽  
José Valdebenito ◽  
María José Salas ◽  
Cristian Parra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Salmonella Enterica ◽  
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli ◽  
Salmonella Infection ◽  
Antagonistic Effects ◽  
Gastrointestinal Pathogens

Probiotics are usually isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals. The search of probiotics in human milk is a recent field of research, as the existence of the human milk microbiome was discovered only about a decade ago. To our knowledge, no reports regarding the potential probiotic effect of bacteria from swine milk have been published. In this work, we isolated several lactic acid bacteria from swine milk and evaluated them for them potential as probiotics. Among the isolated strains, Lactobacillus curvatus TUCO-5E showed antagonistic effects against swine-associated gastrointestinal pathogens. TUCO-5E was able to reduce the growth of enterotoxigenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains as well as pathogenic salmonella. In vitro exclusion and displacement assays in intestinal epithelial cells showed a remarkable antagonistic effect for L. curvatus TUCO-5E against Salmonella sp. strain TUCO-I7 and Salmonella enterica ATCC 13096. Moreover, by using a mouse model of Salmonella infection, we were able to demonstrate that preventative administration of L. curvatus TUCO-5E for 5 consecutive days was capable of decreasing the number of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in the liver and spleen of treated mice, compared with the controls, and prevented dissemination of the pathogen to the blood stream. Therefore, we have demonstrated here that swine milk is an interesting source of beneficial bacteria. In addition, the results of this work suggest that L. curvatus TUCO-5E is a good candidate to study in vivo the protective effect of probiotics against intestinal infection and damage induced by Salmonella infection in the porcine host.

scholarly journals Phylogenetic Diversity and Molecular Detection of Bacteria in Gull Feces

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (13) ◽  
pp. 3969-3976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingrang Lu ◽  
Jorge W. Santo Domingo ◽  
Regina Lamendella ◽  
Thomas Edge ◽  
Stephen Hill
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Phylogenetic Diversity ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Fecal Dna ◽  
Environmental Waters ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Gut Microbial Community

ABSTRACT In spite of increasing public health concerns about the potential risks associated with swimming in waters contaminated with waterfowl feces, little is known about the composition of the gut microbial community of aquatic birds. To address this, a gull 16S rRNA gene clone library was developed and analyzed to determine the identities of fecal bacteria. Analysis of 282 16S rRNA gene clones demonstrated that the gull gut bacterial community is mostly composed of populations closely related to Bacilli (37%), Clostridia (17%), Gammaproteobacteria (11%), and Bacteriodetes (1%). Interestingly, a considerable number of sequences (i.e., 26%) were closely related to Catellicoccus marimammalium, a gram-positive, catalase-negative bacterium. To determine the occurrence of C. marimammalium in waterfowl, species-specific 16S rRNA gene PCR and real-time assays were developed and used to test fecal DNA extracts from different bird (n = 13) and mammal (n = 26) species. The results showed that both assays were specific to gull fecal DNA and that C. marimammalium was present in gull fecal samples collected from the five locations in North America (California, Georgia, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Toronto, Canada) tested. Additionally, 48 DNA extracts from waters collected from six sites in southern California, Great Lakes in Michigan, Lake Erie in Ohio, and Lake Ontario in Canada presumed to be impacted with gull feces were positive by the C. marimammalium assay. Due to the widespread presence of this species in gulls and environmental waters contaminated with gull feces, targeting this bacterial species might be useful for detecting gull fecal contamination in waterfowl-impacted waters.

Physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory characteristics of probiotic Bulgarian yoghurts obtained by ultrafiltration of goat’s milk

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariya Dushkova ◽  
Siyka Kodinova ◽  
Zapryana Denkova ◽  
Velichka Yanakieva ◽  
Nikolay Dimitrov Menkov
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Lactobacillus Acidophilus ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Bifidobacterium Bifidum ◽  
Sensory Characteristics ◽  
Viable Cells ◽  
Goat’S Milk ◽  
Goat's Milk

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the microbiological (number of viable lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria), physicochemical (dry matter, protein and fat contents, titratable acidity, and pH), and sensory characteristics (appearance of coagulum, taste and aroma, structure at cutting, color, and consistency at shattering) of probiotic Bulgarian yoghurts obtained by ultrafiltration of goat’s milk. These yoghurts were obtained using volume reduction ratios of 2 and 3 with the probiotic starters MZ2f, MZ2f + Bifidobacterium bifidum BB – 87, and MZ2f + Lactobacillus acidophilus LAB – 8. The increase in the level of the concentration by ultrafiltration led to an increase in the dry matter, protein and fat contents of the yoghurts, in the number of lactic acid bacteria and titratable acidity, and to a decrease in the pH. The twofold concentration by ultrafiltration resulted in a higher number of lactic acid bacteria in comparison with yoghurts made without ultrafiltration, and with better sensory characteristics compared to yoghurts without and with threefold ultrafiltration. The higher number of viable cells and better sensory characteristics were obtained for yoghurts with MZ2f + Bifidobacterium bifidum BB – 87 and MZ2f + Lactobacillus acidophilus LAB – 8 in comparison with MZ2f alone.

scholarly journals Effect of Fat on Protein Estimation in Milk and Its Correlation with Lactose in Different Milk Types: A Small-Scale Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sweekruthi A. Shetty ◽  
Melissa F. Young ◽  
Sunita Taneja ◽  
Kannan Rangiah
Keyword(s):  
Sample Preparation ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Cow Milk ◽  
Selected Reaction Monitoring ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Protein Estimation ◽  
Animal Milk ◽  
Fat Removal

Background: Estimation of macronutrients like protein and lactose is important to assess the quality of milk. To estimate these two macronutrients, ten raw milk samples obtained from each group of different animals (cow, goat, buffalo), ten pasteurized cow milk and ten human milk samples were analysed. Methods: Bicinchoninic acid (BCA) method was used to estimate protein from different milk samples. Four different sample preparation protocols were compared to check the effect of fat on BCA based protein estimation: dilution (D), fat removal-protein precipitation (FR and PP), fat removal-dilution (FR and D) and dilution-fat removal (D and FR). For lactose quantification, ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-selected reaction monitoring (UHPLC-MS/SRM) method was developed and validated using 13C6 lactose as internal standard (ISTD).Result: Among these four different protocols, D and FR method showed consistent data for total protein content in animal milk (cow-3.16%, goat-3.21%, buffalo-3.81%, pasteurized-2.98%) and FR and PP showed consistent data in human milk samples (1.2%). Though BCA method is simple to use, proper sample preparation protocol has to be applied prior to protein estimation to avoid the interference due to fat or lactose. In case of lactose, inter-day validation showed the accuracy ranging from 97.13 to 100.54%, coefficient of variation varying between 0.1 to 1.53%, correlation R2=0.999. Lactose is in the range of 4.1 to 4.8% in animal milk and 6.6% in human milk samples. The internal ratio of lactose/protein (1.28 to 1.55 in animal milk and 5.33 in human milk) will be useful to differentiate human milk from animal milk type and to assess the milk quality.

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