Investigating the probiotic characteristics of four microbial strains with potential application in feed industry

  • Jung Ae Kim
  • , Joel Bayo
  • , Juncheol Cha
  • , Yeon Jae Choi
  • , Min Young Jung
  • , Dae Hyuk Kim
  • , Yangseon Kim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the probiotic characteristics of certain microbial strains for potential use as feed additives. Three bacterial strains and a yeast previously isolated from different environments were investigated. The strains were subjected to molecular identification and established as Lactobacillus paracasei CP133, Lactobacillus plantarum CP134, Bacillus subtilis CP350 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae CP605. Lactobacillus sp. CP133 and CP134 exhibited antibiosis, antibiotic activity, and relative odor reduction ability. Bacillus subtilis CP350 was thermotolerant, reduced hydrogen sulfide gas and showed significant proteolytic activity, whereas Saccharomyces cerevisiae CP605 exhibited high acid and bile salt tolerance. In general, the isolates in this study demonstrated improved functional characteristics, particularly acid and bile tolerance and relative cell adhesion to HT-29 monolayer cell line. Results in this work provides multifunctional probiotic characteristics of the strains for potential development of probiotics and cleaning of the environment.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0218922
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018.08.1

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