Probiotic Properties of Pediococcus Species Isolated from Sorghum
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2017-11
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Otunba, A.A
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Probiotic microorganisms exert strain-specific health-promoting activities on humans and animals. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been reported to play a major role in fermentation, enhancing nutritive values of fermented products in addition to acidifying the products which prevents the growth of some spoilage and pathogenic organisms. This study investigated the probiotic potentials of LAB isolates from indigenous fermented sorghum products (Ogi-baba and Pito). TheseLAB isolates were screened for potential probiotic properties by antagonistic activity against eight enteropathogenic clinical bacteria isolates (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella sp., Helicobacter pylori, Bacillus sp., Staphylococcus sp., Salmonella sp., Pseudomonas sp. and
Listeria monocytogenes) as indicator organisms using the agar well diffusion technique. The organisms were also screened for acid tolerance, bile tolerance, antibiotic susceptibility, production of lactic acid, diacetyl and hydrogen peroxide.β-galactosidase assay was also carried out. Genomic DNA was extracted from two LAB isolates, which were selected as the best probiotic isolates for scoring more that 70% of potential probiotic properties. The 16S rRNA were amplified and sequenced. The sequence datawere submitted to the Genbank and subjected to Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) and molecular phylogenetic analyses to identify
the isolates. The isolates were identified as strains of Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus pentosaceus.The identified strains were screened for production of antibacterial agents other than
organic acids and hydrogen peroxide. The proteinaceous antibacterial agent secreted was purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation and carboxy-methyl ion exchange chromatography, electrophoresed on Tricine-SDS-PAGE and characterized. Eleven lactic acid bacteria were xxiii isolate from the fermented sorghum products and were tentatively identified as strains of Lactobacillus sp., Leuconostoc sp., Streptococcus sp. and Pediococcus sp. Two isolates were observed to exhibit highest probiotic potentials and were identifies as strains of Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus pentosaceus. The sequence data for the two isolates were ascribedascension numbers KP883298 and KP883297 respectively. P. pentosaceus inhibited growth of both representative Gram negative and Gram positive microorganisms (E. coli and L.
monocytogenes respectively) on bacteriocin screening medium whereas L. plantarum strain showed no activity. However, the P. pentosaceus strain PB2showed β-galactosidase activity as well as L. plantarum strain OB6. Proteinase K inactivated the antibacterial activity of the P. pentosaceus strain (PB2) suggesting that the antibacterial agent was proteinaceous in nature. Thepartially purified (12.62 fold)proteinaceous substance was observed to be 4.87 KDa in size with optimal activity at 40oC and pH 5; against both E. coli and L. monocytogenes. Plasmid screening revealed the presence of two plasmids with 0.9 and 1.2 kb sizes in the P. pentosaceus strain. The antibacterial activity was retained when the PB2 was cured with ethidium bromide.
This revealed that the antibacterial peptide is chromosome encoded. The study revealed that,Pediococcus pentosaceusstrain (PB2) isolated from fermented sorghum may be potentially used as probiotic to prevent and treat some enteropathogen induced gastrointestinal disorders and for the management of lactose intolerance.
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University of Lagos School of Postgraduate Studies Phd Thesis and Dissertation
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Sorghum, Bacteriocin , Peptide , Ogi-baba , Pediococcus pentosaceus
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Otunba, A.A (2017) Probiotic Properties of Pediococcus Species Isolated from Sorghum. University of Lagos School of Postgraduate Studies Phd Thesis and Dissertation