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Production of bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance by Bifidobacterium lactis in skim milk supplemented with additives

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Author(s):
Castillo Martinez, Fabio Andres [1] ; Dominguez, Jose Manuel [2] ; Converti, Attilio [3] ; de Souza Oliveira, Ricardo Pinheiro [1]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Dept Biochem & Pharmaceut Technol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Vigo, Dept Chem Engn, Fac Sci, Orense 32004 - Spain
[3] Univ Genoa, Dept Civil Chem & Environm Engn, Genoa - Italy
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF DAIRY RESEARCH; v. 82, n. 3, p. 350-355, AUG 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Bacteriocins are natural compounds used as food biopreservatives instead of chemical preservatives. Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (Bifid. lactis) was shown to produce a bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) able to inhibit the growth of Listeria monocytogenes selected as an indicator microorganism. To enhance this production by the strain Bifid. lactis BL 04, skim milk (SM) was used as a fermentation medium either in the presence or in the absence of yeast extract, Tween 80 or inulin as stimulating additives, and the results in terms of bacterial growth and BLIS production were compared with those obtained in a traditional high cost complex medium such as Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS). To this purpose, all the cultivations were carried out in flasks at 200 rpm under anaerobic conditions ensured by a nitrogen flowrate of 1.0 L/min for 48 h, and BLIS production was quantified by means of a modified agar diffusion assay at low values of both temperature and concentration of List. monocytogenes. Although all these ingredients were shown to exert positive influence on BLIS production in both media, yeast extract and SM were by far the best ingredient and the best medium, respectively, allowing for a BLIS production at the late exponential phase of 2000 AU/ml. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/12713-1 - Biotechnological production and purification of plantaricin by Lactobacillus plantarum St16Pa using natural culture medium
Grantee:Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants