Probiotic, technological, and health-related characteristics of lactobacilli isolated from breast milk

Pires, Vanessa; Ribeiro, Susana C.; Silva, Sofia; Juraskova, Dominika; Silva, Celia Costa Gomes

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Silva, Celia Costa Gomes

Abstract(s)

Aims: Isolation and characterization of lactobacilli from human milk and determination of their probiotic, technological, and in vitro health promoting properties with a view to their potential use in food fermentation. Methods and Results: Seven lactobacilli isolates were obtained from human milk and identified as Lacticaseibacillus paracasei (isolates BM1–BM6) and Lactobacillus gasseri (BM7). The isolates were examined in vitro for their technological, probiotic, and health-promoting potential. Overall, all isolates showed important technological properties based on the ability to grow in milk whey, a high to moderate acidification capacity and the absence of undesirable enzymatic activities. Lacticaseibacillus gasseri (BM7) differed from the L. paracasei isolates by the absence of several glycosidases and the inability to ferment lactose. Isolates L. paracasei BM3 and BM5 produced exopolysaccharides (EPS) from lactose. All isolates showed probiotic potential as they were tolerant to simulated gastrointestinal conditions, had high cell surface hydrophobicity, had not acquired resistance to relevant antibiotics and had no virulence characteristics. All L. paracasei showed high antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic bacteria and fungi, while L. gasseri showed a narrower spectrum of antimicrobial activity. All isolates showed health-promoting potential in vitro, as evidenced by high cholesterol-lowering activity, high ACE inhibitory activity and marked antioxidant activity.

Keywords

Human Milk Lactobacilli Lacticaseibacillus Paracasei Lactobacillus Gasseri Probiotics

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/7159

Citation

Pires, V., Ribeiro, S. C., Silva, S., Juraskova, D., & Silva, C. C. G. (2023). Probiotic, technological, and health-related characteristics of lactobacilli isolated from breast milk. "Journal of Applied Microbiology", 134, 1-13. DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxad122