Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 123-129.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2017-0411

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Screening of Probiotics for Inhibiting Pathogens and Preliminary Determination of Antimicrobial Substances

WANG Li-jie1, YU Xiao-bin1, FANG Yin-bing2, GU Qiu-ya1   

  1. 1. The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology,Ministry of Education,School of Biotechnology,Jiangnan University,Wuxi 214122;
    2. Ningbo Zhongrui Biotechnology Co.,Ltd. Ningbo 315821
  • Received:2017-05-26 Online:2017-11-26 Published:2017-11-22

Abstract: In order to obtain probiotics that inhibit pathogens and to determine their antimicrobial substances,strains that can produce inhibitory zones were isolated from the soil,feed additives and fertilizer additives. Strains isolated and preserved in the laboratory were re-screened with the Oxford Cup method. Then the unknown strains were identified with morphological observation,16S rRNA -based phylogeny and physiological and biochemical reaction. The antimicrobial activity of fermentation supernatant was determined after treated by acid-base reaction,high temperature,protease decomposition,salting-out and dialysis. Results showed that 8 strains presented the strong inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli,Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus,and 4 strains were known as Lactobacillus bulgaricus,Lactobacillus casei,Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus plantarum. Three of the 4 unknown strains were identified as Bacillus licheniformis and one was identified as Pediococcus lactis. Bacillus licheniformis can produce a variety of antimicrobial substances with different molecular weights and high temperature resistance,which can or cannot pass through 8-14 kD dialysis bags,and the antimicrobial substances produced by Bacillus licheniformis are preliminarily determined as polypeptide,and antimicrobial substances from 5 acid-producing strains are mainly acidic.

Key words: probiotics, Oxford Cup method, 16S rRNA, antimicrobial substances