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Molecular genetic studies of pediocin-like bacteriocin in Pediococcus, Enterococcus and Lactobacillus sp.

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Title Molecular genetic studies of
pediocin-like bacteriocin in Pediococcus, Enterococcus and Lactobacillus sp.
 
Creator Manjulata Devi, S.
 
Subject 09 Food Microbiology
 
Description The aim of the study was to isolate intergeneric or interspecific lactic acid
bacteria (LAB) producing the pediocin PA-1 like bacteriocin from different sources.
The isolates obtained from vegetable sources displayed strong anti-listerial activity
and were considered for further characterization. The pediocin specific gene PCR and
dot-blot hybridization helped in the rapid detection of the pediocin PA-1 like
bacteriocin. Further, the culture filtrate (CF) of the selected isolates was found to have
class IIa bacteriocin properties, which include, stability at wide temperatures and pH,
proteinaceous in nature and the anti-microbial peptide was found to be 4.6 KDa. The
physiological, biochemical and molecular typing techniques like RAPD and RFLP,
followed by 16S rDNA sequencing confirmed the taxonomical status of the LAB
producing the putative pediocin PA-1 like bacteriocin. The isolates were identified as
Streptococcus equinus Ac1 NCIM 5418, Pediococcus acidilactici NCIM 5419, Ped.
pentosaceus NCIM 5420, Lactobacillus plantarum Acr2 and, three isolates of
Enterococcus faecium NCIM 5421, NCIM 5422 and NCIM 5423, respectively. The
bacteriocin production at different temperatures, pH and salt concentrations was
studied to investigate the optimal condition for application of these isolates as a starter
culture or as a biopreservative in either acidic or non-acidic foods.
The isolates Pediococcus acidilactici NCIM 5419 and NCIM 5424, Ped.
pentosaceus NCIM 5420, Enterococcus faecium NCIM 5423 and Lactobacillus
plantarum Acr2 were selected to determine the genetic determinants of the
bacteriocin encoded. The use of class IIa bacteriocin specific primers, plasmid curing,
immunity assay and Southern hybridization with pedB as probe, revealed that all the
isolates produced plasmid encoded pediocin PA-1 like bacteriocin. It was observed by
PCR analysis that the selected isolates had a conserved operon arranged in pedABCD
order. The amplification of the flanking regions was performed by inverse PCR and
obtained a variation in the amplicon sizes ranging from 6 to 12 Kb. A variation in the
amplicon size was observed in the downstream region in Lactobacillus plantarum
Acr2, indicating a deletion or recombination event. The PCR assays, Southern
hybridization, sequencing of amplified products, phylogenetic tree revealed the
presence of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) like repB, ISLpl1, relaxases (mobA) and
integrases (tyrosine recombinase) in the flanking regions of the operon. Hence, such
MGEs are found to be responsible for the transfer of pediocin operon among LAB.The in situ production of the pediocin PA-1 like bacteriocin and the
fermentation ability by Pediococcus acidilactici NCIM 5424, Enterococcus faecium
NCIM 5423 and Lactobacillus plantarum Acr2 in soymilk was investigated. The
isolates Enterococcus faecium NCIM 5423 and Lactobacillus plantarum Acr2 showed
ability of fermentation within 4 and 6 h respectively, and production of bacteriocin
around 25600 AU/ml, unlike NCIM 5424. No significant difference was observed
(P>0.05) in the viable count during storage at 4 oC for 15 days, when co-cultivated
with Listeria monocytogenes ScottA. The pH, titratable acidity, pediocin activity,
anti-oxidant property and sensory attributes for Enterococcus faecium NCIM 5423
were studied. An acceptable score for sensory features was achieved for the soymilk
fermented by Ent. faecium NCIM 5423.
The transfer of plasmid encoded pediocin PA-1 like bacteriocin from
Pediococcus acidilactici NCIM 5424, Enterococcus faecium NCIM 5423 and
Lactobacillus plantarum Acr2 to Ent. faecalis JH2-2 was determined. In the present
study, the conjugal transfer under in vitro (filter mating method) and in situ (soymilk
model) conditions were used. The in situ method gave more transfer frequency,
ranging from 10-7 to 10-4 transconjugants per recipient cell. The isolate Enterococcus
faecium NCIM 5423 was able to transfer the bacteriocin only under in situ conditions,
whereas the isolate Enterococcus faecium 5423 transferred the bacteriocin under both
the methods. No transconjugants were obtained between the mating pair Lact.
plantarum Acr2 to Ent. faecalis JH2-2. Several molecular techniques were used to
characterize the obtained transconjugants. The physiological conditions like pH and
temperature were found to influence the production of bacteriocin in the
transconjugants. The results of these experiments suggest the horizontal gene transfer
and the natural spread of pediocin PA-1 like bacteriocin among LAB present in their
close vicinity by means of conjugation. The dissemination of pediocin PA-1 like
bacteriocin under in situ conditions is noteworthy, and such bacteriocin producers can
be useful in the fermentation of dairy products and gives a scope for the development
of starter cultures, and as a bio-preservative and bio-protective culture in the
fermentation of dairy and meat products.
 
Contributor Prakash, M. Halami
 
Date 2012
 
Type Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/11354/1/manjulata.pdf
Manjulata Devi, S. (2012) Molecular genetic studies of pediocin-like bacteriocin in Pediococcus, Enterococcus and Lactobacillus sp. PhD thesis, University of Mysore.