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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2025

Genomic and Phenotypic Insight into the Probiotic Potential of Lactic Acid Bacterial spp. Associated with the Human Gut Mucosa.

Kanwal Aziz, Jack A Gilbert, Arsalan Haseeb Zaidi

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Article in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Comparative genomic analysis of theComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kanwal AzizNational Probiotic Lab-National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering-College (NIBGE-C), Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan.
Jack A GilbertDepartment of Paediatrics and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA.
Arsalan Haseeb ZaidiNational Probiotic Lab-National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering-College (NIBGE-C), Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan. azlanzaidi@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9366-1419
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · PKScripps Institution of Oceanography · US

Funding

Illumina NovaSeq 6000 Sequencing SystemS10OD026929 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI JEPSEN, KRISTEN LYNN · 2019 to 2019
$600k
Higher Education Commision, Pakistan IRSIPMinistry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan PSDP "Development of National Probiotics Lab at NIBGE"NIH HHS SIG # S10 OD026929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Commensal microbiome-based health support is gaining respect in the medical community and new human gut-associated Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) strains must be evaluated for their probiotic potential. Here we characterized the phenotype and genomes of human ileocecal mucosa-associated LAB strains using metagenomic sequencing and in vitro testing. The strains characterized belonged to the genus Enterococcus (Enterococcus lactis NPL1366, NPL1371, and Enterococcus mundtii NPL1379) and Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus paragasseri, NPL1369, NPL1370, and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum NPL1378). Genome annotation suggested bacterial adaptation to both human physiological and industrial manufacturing-related stressors. Genes for histidine kinases in enterococci and Na + /K + antiporters and F0F1 ATP synthases in Lactobacillus strains may support their tolerance to acid seen in vitro. The bile salt hydrolase (BSH) gene in Lp. plantarum and L. paragasseri may help explain their reported bile salt deconjugation and cholesterol-lowering behavior. Thioredoxin is the principal antioxidant system, and several oxidases and general stress-related proteins are found in lactobacilli, most notably in L. plantarum NPL1378. Multiple adhesion and biofilm-related genes were predicted in the LAB genomes. Adhesion and biofilm-related genes figured prominently in the genomes of enterococcal strains, especially E. lactis, corresponding to its biofilm formation capacity in vitro. Bacteriocin and secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters in the sequenced genomes of E. lactis NPL1366 and Lp. plantarum NPL1378 may explain their in vitro pathogenic antagonism. Moreover, folate producing Lp. plantarum strain holds potential to be used in therapeutics or biofortification of food. All the strains were deemed safe through in vitro and in silico analysis. This basic genetic and phenotypic information supports their contention as probiotic adjuncts to conventional medical therapy.

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EnterococcusGastrointestinal MicrobiomeIntestinal MucosaLactobacillusProbioticsGenome, BacterialHumansPhenotypeComparative genomicsEnterococcusGenome miningLactobacillusPangenomePotential probiotic

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