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ArticleBMC microbiology2024

Characterization of the broad-spectrum antibacterial activity of bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance-producing probiotics isolated from fermented foods.

Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Hsu-Feng Lu, Carl Jay Ballena Bregente, Fong-Chi Annabelle Huang, Pei-Chun Tu, Cheng-Yen Kao

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Tran Thi Dieu Thuy *Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Hsu-Feng Lu *Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Carl Jay Ballena BregenteInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Fong-Chi Annabelle HuangTaipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan.
Pei-Chun TuInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
Cheng-Yen KaoInstitute of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 112, Taiwan. kaocy@nycu.edu.tw.

Funding

Industry-Academia collaborative grant 112A40071Y
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial peptides, such as bacteriocin, produced by probiotics have become a promising novel class of therapeutic agents for treating infectious diseases. Selected lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from fermented foods with probiotic potential were evaluated for various tests, including exopolysaccharide production, antibiotic susceptibility, acid and bile tolerance, antibacterial activity, and cell adhesion and cytotoxicity to gastric cell lines. Six selected LAB strains maintained their high viability under gastrointestinal conditions, produced high exopolysaccharides, showed no or less cytotoxicity, and adhered successfully to gastric cells. Furthermore, three strains, Weissella confusa CYLB30, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CYLB47, and Limosilactobacillus fermentum CYLB55, demonstrated a strong antibacterial effect against drug-resistant Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis, Enterococcus faecium, and Staphylococcus aureus. Whole genome sequencing was performed on these three strains using the Nanopore platform; then, the results showed that all three strains did not harbor genes related to toxins, superantigens, and acquired antimicrobial resistance, in their genome. The bacteriocin gene cluster was found in CYLB47 genome, but not in CYLB30 and CYLB55 genomes. In SDS-PAGE, the extract of CYLB30 and CYLB47 bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) yielded a single band with a size of less than 10 kDa. These BLIS inhibited the growth and biofilm formation of drug-resistant P. aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), causing membrane disruption and inhibiting adhesion ability to human skin HaCaT cells. Moreover, CYLB30 and CYLB47 BLIS rescued the larvae after being infected with P. aeruginosa and MRSA infections. In conclusion, CYLB30 and CYLB47 BLIS may be potential alternative treatment for multidrug-resistant bacteria infections.

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BacteriocinsFermented FoodsLactobacillalesMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusProbioticsAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriocinsAntibacterial activityBacteriocin-like inhibitory substanceBiofilm formationMultidrug-resistant bacteriaProbiotic

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