A Novel Strain of Probiotic Leuconostoc citreum Inhibits Infection-Causing Bacterial Pathogens.

ABSTRACT: Infectious diseases caused by bacteria are at risk of spreading and prolonging due to antimicrobial resistance. It is, therefore, urgently necessary to develop a more effective antibiotic alternative strategy to control pathogen spread. In general, probiotics have been recommended as a substitute for antibiotics that inhibit pathogens. This study was isolated and probiotic characteristics and antibacterial bacterial efficiency against various infection-causing pathogens were determined by different in vitro methods. A 16S rRNA sequence confirmed that the isolated strains belonged to a species of Leuconostoc citreum. L. citreum KCC-57 and KCC-58 produced various extracellular enzymes and fermented different carbohydrates. There was significant tolerance for both strains under

SUBMITTER: Muthusamy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958635 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature