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ArticleInternational microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology2023

Characterization of kefir yeasts with antifungal capacity against Aspergillus species.

María Candela Moure, Roberto Pérez Torrado, Gabriela Garmendia, Silvana Vero, Amparo Querol, Teresa Alconada, Ángela León Peláez

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Article in International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

María Candela MoureCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales (CINDEFI), UNLP, CCT‒La Plata, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115, B1900ASH, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. candelamoure1@gmail.com.
Roberto Pérez TorradoInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Avda. Catedrático Agustín Escardino, 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
Gabriela GarmendiaFacultad de Química, Cátedra de Microbiología, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Silvana VeroFacultad de Química, Cátedra de Microbiología, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2124, 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Amparo QuerolInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA)-CSIC, Avda. Catedrático Agustín Escardino, 7, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain.
Teresa AlconadaCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales (CINDEFI), UNLP, CCT‒La Plata, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115, B1900ASH, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ángela León PeláezCátedra de Microbiología-Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 47 y 115, B1900ASH, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARInstituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos · ESUniversidad de la República · UYUniversidad Nacional de La Plata · AR

Funding

Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica PICT 2018 03702Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas PIP: 0819Universidad Nacional de La Plata 11x838
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kefir is a fermented probiotic drink obtained by placing kefir granules in a suitable substrate. The kefir granules are a consortium of bacteria and yeasts embedded in a exopolysaccharide matrix. The aim of this research was the isolation and identification of yeasts from kefir of different origin, the evaluation of their antifungal capacity against Aspergillus spp., and the characterization of virulence related traits. Using RFLP of ITS1/ITS4 region, D1/D2 region sequencing, and RAPD techniques, 20 kefir isolates were identified as Geotrichum candidum, Pichia kudriavzevii, Pichia membranifaciens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Candida ethanolica. Their antifungal capacity was evaluated by their conidia germination reduction, which allowed the selection of eight isolates with high to moderate conidia germination reduction against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Furthermore, these selected isolates showed growth inhibition on contact in the dual culture assay for both Aspergillus species and 3 of them-belonging to S. cerevisiae and P. kudriavzevii species-generated volatile organic compounds which significantly affected the growth of both fungi. For the evaluation of virulence-related traits, growth at high temperatures, enzymatic activities, and the adhesion to Caco-2 cells were analyzed. The isolates did not present more than one positive virulence-related trait simultaneously. In particular, it is important to highlight that the adhesion capacity to the model of intestinal barrier was extremely low for all of them. According to the results obtained, further studies would be of interest for the possible use of these promising yeasts as biocontrol agents against fungi in food.

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Antifungal AgentsKefirAspergillusCaco-2 CellsHumansPichiaRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA TechniqueSaccharomyces cerevisiaeYeastsAntifungal AgentsAntifungal capacityAspergillus spp.Contaminant fungiKefir yeastsVirulence-related traits

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