scholarly journals Antagonistic Activity against Ascosphaera apis and Functional Properties of Lactobacillus kunkeei Strains

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Iorizzo ◽  
Silvia Jane Lombardi ◽  
Sonia Ganassi ◽  
Bruno Testa ◽  
Mario Ianiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Functional Properties ◽  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
Culture Cell ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Broth Culture ◽  
Ascosphaera Apis ◽  
Cell Lysate ◽  
Lactobacillus Kunkeei

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are an important group of honeybee gut microbiota. These bacteria are involved in food digestion, stimulate the immune system, and may antagonize undesirable microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract. Lactobacillus kunkeei is a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium (FLAB) most frequently found in the gastrointestinal tracts of honeybees. Ascosphaera apis is an important pathogenic fungus of honeybee larvae; it can colonize the intestine, especially in conditions of nutritional or environmental stress that cause microbial dysbiosis. In this work, some functional properties of nine selected L. kunkeei strains were evaluated. The study focused on the antifungal activity of these strains against A. apis DSM 3116, using different matrices: cell lysate, broth culture, cell-free supernatant, and cell pellet. The cell lysate showed the highest antifungal activity. Moreover, the strains were shown to possess good cell-surface properties (hydrophobicity, auto-aggregation, and biofilm production) and a good resistance to high sugar concentrations. These L. kunkeei strains were demonstrated to be functional for use in “probiotic syrup”, useful to restore the symbiotic communities of the intestine in case of dysbiosis and to exert a prophylactic action against A. apis.

scholarly journals Probiotic Properties and Potentiality of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Strains for the Biological Control of Chalkbrood Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Massimo Iorizzo ◽  
Bruno Testa ◽  
Sonia Ganassi ◽  
Silvia Jane Lombardi ◽  
Mario Ianiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Extracellular Polysaccharide ◽  
Culture Cell ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Broth Culture ◽  
Probiotic Properties ◽  
Ascosphaera Apis ◽  
Good Surface

Ascosphaera apis is an entomopathogenic fungus that affects honeybees. In stressful conditions, this fungus (due not only to its presence, but also to the combination of other biotic and abiotic stressors) can cause chalkbrood disease. In recent years, there has been increasing attention paid towards the use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the honeybees’ diets to improve their health, productivity and ability to resist infections by pathogenic microorganisms. The screening of 22 strains of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of honeybees and beebread, led to the selection of five strains possessing high antagonistic activity against A. apis. This study focused on the antifungal activity of these five strains against A. apis DSM 3116 and DSM 3117 using different matrices: cell lysate, broth culture, cell-free supernatant and cell pellet. In addition, some functional properties and the antioxidant activity of the five L. plantarum strains were evaluated. All five strains exhibited high antagonistic activity against A. apis, good surface cellular properties (extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) production and biofilm formation) and antioxidant activity. Although preliminary, these results are encouraging, and in future investigations, the effectiveness of these bacteria as probiotics in honeybee nutrition will be tested in vivo in the context of an eco-friendly strategy for the biological control of chalkbrood disease.

scholarly journals Changes in antagonistic activity of lactic acid bacteria induced by their response to technological factors

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dovile Jonkuviene ◽  
Joana Šalomskienė ◽  
Asta Abraitienė ◽  
Irena Mačionienė ◽  
Jūratė Repečkienė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
High Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Technological Factors

This study examined the changes in antagonistic activity of selected lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in response to technological factors used in food production. The antimicrobial activity of 12 selected LAB strains was assessed against the bacterial and fungal strains using the agar well diffusion method. Sodium chloride (NaCl) 6.5–8.0%, glucose 20-30% and pH 4.0, pH 8.0 and higher were the most crucial factors in reducing the spectra of the microorganisms antagonized. Heating at 80 °C or 100 °C had a greater negative impact than 63 °C on the antifungal activity of LAB. Freezing at –72 °C eliminated the antifungal activity, or it changed from fungicidal to fungistatic. Although each LAB demonstrated the ability to retain antimicrobial activity induced by various technological factors, Lactococcus lactis 768/5 was superior in retaining high antimicrobial activity against tested indicator strains.

DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIWELL ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF BACTERIOCIN PRODUCTION BY LACTIC ACID BACTERIA

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAOUTAR YAAKOUBI ◽  
NOREDDINE BENKERROUM ◽  
FLORENT WIOROWSKI ◽  
FRANÇOISE SANSON ◽  
JULIEN HAYDERSAH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Bacteriocin Production ◽  
Activity Assay

Techno-functional properties of HoPS from lactic acid bacteria of different origins as potential food additives

2021 ◽  
Vol 356 ◽  
pp. 129627
Author(s):  
René Emanuel Lobo ◽  
Theo Figueroa ◽  
Diego Navarro ◽  
María Inés Gómez ◽  
Graciela Font de Valdez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Functional Properties ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Different Origins ◽  
Potential Food

GROWTH INHIBITORY ACTIVITIES OF THE RHIZOME CRUDE EXTRACT OF Curcuma longa ON THE HUMAN PATHOGENIC FUNGUS Mucor circinelloides

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Phuong Nguyen Anh ◽  
Mai Le Thi Tuyet ◽  
Trung Trieu Anh
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Crude Extract ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
Mucor Circinelloides ◽  
Antifungal Drugs ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Dilution Method

Mucormycosis is an uncommon but life-threatening invasive fungal infection, mostly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Lacking the appropriate antifungal drugs is one of the reasons that lead to difficulties in the management of mucormycosis. Curcuma longa has been used traditionally and widely to treat various diseases, including fungal infections. In the search for novel antifungal compounds from natural resources, we evaluated the effect of rhizome crude extract of C. longa on Mucor circinelloides – a causal agent of mucormycosis. The results of screening, using broth dilution method and agar-well diffusion method, showed that the C. longa extract exhibited promising antifungal activity against the fungus M. circinelloides. In liquid medium, C. longa extract decreased the ability of spore germination and the speed of hyphae formation of M. circinelloides decreased by up to approximately 70% and 90%, respectively. Besides, in a solid medium, the crude extract presented similar activity with amphotericin B (400 μg\mL) in decreasing the growth of M. circinelloides by nearly 77%. Moreover, the extract of C. longa also likely to induce the yeast-like type of growth of the dimorphic M. circinelloides in the early stage. These results suggest the plant could be a potential source for further study on biochemical components and the mechanism of its antifungal activity.

scholarly journals Application of HPCCC Combined with Polymeric Resins and HPLC for the Separation of Cyclic Lipopeptides Muscotoxins A–C and Their Antimicrobial Activity

Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 2653 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Cheel ◽  
Jan Hájek ◽  
Marek Kuzma ◽  
Kumar Saurav ◽  
Iva Smýkalová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Activity ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Pathogenic Fungus ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Preparative Hplc ◽  
Efficient Tool ◽  
Cyclic Lipopeptides ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Polymeric Resins ◽  
Weak Antibacterial Activity

Muscotoxins are cyanobacterial cyclic lipopeptides with potential applications in biomedicine and biotechnology. In this study, Desmonostoc muscorum CCALA125 strain extracts were enriched by polymeric resin treatment, and subjected to HPCCC affording three cyclic lipopeptides (1–3), which were further repurified by semi-preparative HPLC, affording 1, 2, and 3, with a purity of 86%, 92%, and 90%, respectively. The chemical identities of 2–3 were determined as muscotoxins A and B, respectively, by comparison with previously reported ESI-HRMS/MS data, whereas 1 was determined as a novel muscotoxin variant (muscotoxin C) using NMR and ESI-HRMS/MS data. Owing to the high yield (50 mg), compound 2 was broadly screened for its antimicrobial potential exhibiting a strong antifungal activity against Alternaria alternata, Monographella cucumerina, and Aspergillus fumigatus, with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 0.58, 2.34, and 2.34 µg/mL; respectively, and weak antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis with a MIC value of 37.5 µg/mL. Compounds 1 and 3 were tested only against the plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum due to their low yield, displaying a moderate antifungal activity. The developed chromatographic method proved to be an efficient tool for obtaining muscotoxins with potent antifungal properties.

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