Author:
WAHEED SANA, ,RASOOL MUHAMMAD HIDAYAT,ASLAM BILAL,MUZAMMIL SAIMA,WASEEM MUHAMMAD,SHAHID MUHAMMAD,SAQIB MUHAMMAD,HAYAT SUMREEN,NAEEM MUHAMMAD,TAJ ZEESHAN,KABIR SABA,SAQALEIN MUHAMMAD,NISAR MUHAMMAD ATIF,KHURSHID MOHSIN
Abstract
Probiotic potential of Enterococcus spp. is widely investigated around the globe. The biochemically and molecular characterized E. faecium strains isolated from Dahi (continental yogurt) were evaluated to tolerate simulated gastric environment, bile, sodium chloride, temperature, and pH. The safety was assessed by disc diffusion, broth microdilution, antibiotic resistance genes screening, and hemolytic ability. Enterococci survived simulated gastrointestinal conditions and depicted growth at temperature (15 to ≥42°C), pH (≤2.5 to ≥9.5), 0.3% bile salt and 3% NaCl. All strains were sensitive to ampicillin, vancomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin, streptomycin, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin and harbored vanR, vanX, qnrB2, qnrS, tetK, and tetW resistance genes. E. faecium strains inhibited the E. coli (85%) and S. Typhi (50%) whereas the 10% cell-free culture supernatant (CFCS) of E. faecium halted the growth of E. coli while 15% CFCS completely suppressed S. Typhi. The cell-free culture supernatant retained antibacterial nature after pH and proteinase K treatment, however, it lost activity after heat treatment (≥95°C). The genetic screening revealed that all isolates are capable to produce putrescine biogenic amine. Further assessment of strains for lack of infectivity, cytotoxicity in animals, adhesion to Caco-2 cells and characterization of enterocins is essential to conclude the probiotic potential of these strains.
Subject
Agronomy and Crop Science,Genetics,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Biotechnology
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