Control of spoilage fungi by lactic acid bacteria

The evaluation of the potentiality of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains isolated from different origins to inhibit mould growth and to identify and characterize the antifungal metabolites were the aims of this study. From a total of ninety-one LAB strains tested, ten were selected due to their high...

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Autores: Gerez, Carla Luciana, Torres, María Julia, Font, Graciela Maria, Rollan, Graciela Celestina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/2318
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/2318
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lactic Acid Bacteria
Lactobacillus Fermentum
Phenyllactic Acid
Antifungal Peptide
Antifungal Activity
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Sumario:The evaluation of the potentiality of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains isolated from different origins to inhibit mould growth and to identify and characterize the antifungal metabolites were the aims of this study. From a total of ninety-one LAB strains tested, ten were selected due to their high inhibitory effect(>80%). The antifungal activity of the majority of the selected LAB strains was lost after the neutralization treatment determining the acidic nature of the antifungal metabolites. Lactic, acetic and phenyllactic (PLA) acids were identified as being responsible for antifungal effect in the 10 cell-free supernatants (CFS) evaluated. Amongst the strains evaluated, only Lactobacillus fermentum CRL 251 produced fungus inhibitory peptide/s, smaller than 10 kDa, thermostable, active in the pH range of 4?7 and sensitive to trypsin. This is the first report on antifungal peptide/s produced by a L. fermentum strain.