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Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species
This study aims to explore the intra-species distribution of genetic characteristics that favor the persistence in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and host interaction of bacteria belonging to species of the Lacticaseibacillus genus. These bacterial species comprise commercial probiotics with the w...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9145642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35630465 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051023 |
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author | Rossi, Franca Amadoro, Carmela Pallotta, Maria Luigia Colavita, Giampaolo |
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description | This study aims to explore the intra-species distribution of genetic characteristics that favor the persistence in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and host interaction of bacteria belonging to species of the Lacticaseibacillus genus. These bacterial species comprise commercial probiotics with the widest use among consumers and strains naturally occurring in GIT and in fermented food. Since little is known about the distribution of genetic traits for adhesion capacity, polysaccharide production, biofilm formation, and utilization of substrates critically important for survival in GIT, which influence probiotic characteristics, a list of genetic determinants possibly involved in such functions was created by a search for specific genes involved in the above aspects in the genome of the extensively characterized probiotic L. rhamnosus GG. Eighty-two gene loci were retrieved and their presence and variability in other Lacticaseibacillus spp. genomes were assessed by alignment with the publicly available fully annotated genome sequences of L. casei, L. paracasei, L. rhamnosus, and L. zeae. Forty-nine of these genes were found to be absent in some strains or species. The remaining genes were conserved and covered almost all the functions considered, indicating that all strains of the genus may exert some probiotic effects. Among the variable loci, a taurine utilization operon and a α-L-fucosidase were examined for the presence/absence in 26 strains isolated from infant feces by PCR-based tests. Results were variable among the isolates, though their common origin indicated the capacity to survive in the intestinal niche. This study indicated that the capacity to exert probiotic actions of Lacticaseibacillus spp. depends on a conserved set of genes but variable genetic factors, whose role is only in part elucidated, are more numerous and can explain the enhanced probiotic characteristics for some strains. The selection of the most promising probiotic candidates to be used in food is feasible by analyzing the presence/absence of a set of variable traits. |
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spelling | pubmed-91456422022-05-29 Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species Rossi, Franca Amadoro, Carmela Pallotta, Maria Luigia Colavita, Giampaolo Microorganisms Article This study aims to explore the intra-species distribution of genetic characteristics that favor the persistence in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and host interaction of bacteria belonging to species of the Lacticaseibacillus genus. These bacterial species comprise commercial probiotics with the widest use among consumers and strains naturally occurring in GIT and in fermented food. Since little is known about the distribution of genetic traits for adhesion capacity, polysaccharide production, biofilm formation, and utilization of substrates critically important for survival in GIT, which influence probiotic characteristics, a list of genetic determinants possibly involved in such functions was created by a search for specific genes involved in the above aspects in the genome of the extensively characterized probiotic L. rhamnosus GG. Eighty-two gene loci were retrieved and their presence and variability in other Lacticaseibacillus spp. genomes were assessed by alignment with the publicly available fully annotated genome sequences of L. casei, L. paracasei, L. rhamnosus, and L. zeae. Forty-nine of these genes were found to be absent in some strains or species. The remaining genes were conserved and covered almost all the functions considered, indicating that all strains of the genus may exert some probiotic effects. Among the variable loci, a taurine utilization operon and a α-L-fucosidase were examined for the presence/absence in 26 strains isolated from infant feces by PCR-based tests. Results were variable among the isolates, though their common origin indicated the capacity to survive in the intestinal niche. This study indicated that the capacity to exert probiotic actions of Lacticaseibacillus spp. depends on a conserved set of genes but variable genetic factors, whose role is only in part elucidated, are more numerous and can explain the enhanced probiotic characteristics for some strains. The selection of the most promising probiotic candidates to be used in food is feasible by analyzing the presence/absence of a set of variable traits. MDPI 2022-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9145642/ /pubmed/35630465 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051023 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Rossi, Franca Amadoro, Carmela Pallotta, Maria Luigia Colavita, Giampaolo Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species |
title | Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species |
title_full | Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species |
title_fullStr | Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species |
title_full_unstemmed | Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species |
title_short | Variability of Genetic Characters Associated with Probiotic Functions in Lacticaseibacillus Species |
title_sort | variability of genetic characters associated with probiotic functions in lacticaseibacillus species |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9145642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35630465 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10051023 |
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