[Isolation of enterocin-producing Enterococcus hirae strains from the intestinal content of the Patagonian mussel (Mytilus edulis platensis)].

[Isolation of enterocin-producing Enterococcus hirae strains from the intestinal content of the Patagonian mussel (Mytilus edulis platensis)]. Rev Argent Microbiol. 2019 Jul 15;: Authors: Vallejo M, Parada RB, Marguet ER Abstract Two bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacterial strains were isolated from the intestinal content of the Patagonian mussel and characterized by phenotypic and molecular tests. The isolates were identified as Enterococcus hirae and named E. hirae 463Me and 471Me. The presence of the enterocin P gene was identified in both strains by PCR techniques, while enterocin hiracin JM79 was detected only in the 471Me strain. Both strains were sensitive to clinically important antibiotics and among the virulence traits investigated by PCR amplification, only cylLl and cylLs could be detected; however, no hemolytic activity was observed in the blood agar test. Cell free supernatants were active against all Listeria and Enterococcus strains tested, Lactobacillus plantarum TwLb 5 and Vibrio anguilarum V10. Under optimal growth conditions, both strains displayed inhibitory activity against Listeria innocua ATCC 33090 after 2h of incubation. E. hirae 471Me achieved a maximum activity of 163840AU/ml after 6h of incubation, while the same value was recorded for E. hirae 463Me after 8h. In both cases, the antagonist activity reached its maximum before the growth achieved the stationary phase and remained stable up to 24h of inc...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - Category: Microbiology Tags: Rev Argent Microbiol Source Type: research