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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2025

Safety Assessment of Levilactobacillus brevis KU15006: A Comprehensive Analysis of its Phenotypic and Genotypic Properties.

Min-Gyu Lee, Min-Joo Kang, Suin Kim, Huijin Jeong, Dae-Kyung Kang, Hyun-Dong Paik, Young-Seo Park

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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.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Min-Gyu LeeDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120, Republic of Korea.
Min-Joo KangDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120, Republic of Korea.
Suin KimDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120, Republic of Korea.
Huijin JeongDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120, Republic of Korea.
Dae-Kyung KangDepartment of Animal Biotechnology, Dankook University, Cheonan, 31116, Republic of Korea.
Hyun-Dong PaikDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resource, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea.
Young-Seo ParkDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, 13120, Republic of Korea. ypark@gachon.ac.kr.
Gachon University · KRDankook University · KRKonkuk University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Levilactobacillus brevis KU15006, isolated from kimchi, exhibits pathogen-antagonistic and anti-diabetic activities; however, the safety of this strain has not been assessed. In the present study, L. brevis KU15006 was evaluated to elucidate its safety as a probiotic strain using phenotypic and genotypic analyses. Its safety was assessed using a minimum inhibitory concentration test comprising nine antibiotics, 26 antibiotic resistance genes, a single conjugative element, virulence gene analysis, hemolysis, cell cytotoxicity, mucin degradation, and toxic metabolite production. L. brevis KU15006 exhibited equal or lower minimum inhibitory concentration for the nine antibiotics than the cut-off value established by the European Food Safety Authority. It did not harbor antibiotic resistance and virulence genes. L. brevis KU15006 lacked β-hemolysis, mucin degradation, cytotoxicity against Caco-2 cells, gelatin liquefaction, bile salt deconjugation, and toxic metabolite production abilities. Based on the results, L. brevis KU15006, which has antagonistic and anti-diabetic effects, could be marketed as a probiotic in the future.

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Levilactobacillus brevisProbioticsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCaco-2 CellsFermented FoodsGenotypeHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhenotypeAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-diabetic activityLevilactobacillus brevisPathogen antagonisticProbioticsSafety evaluation

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