Characterization of the <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> Group and the <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i> Group by Automated Ribotyping

Ryu, Chun Sun; Czajka, John; Sakamoto, Mitsuo; Benno, Yoshimi

doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb02618.x

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“…Based on our preliminary results, we suspected that these strains do not belong to L. acidophilus (group A1). Furthermore, data from a recent study by Ryu et al (2001), who used a ribotyping technique, confirmed the results of a previous study that showed that the L. acidophilus group could be divided into two major clusters. Noticeably, the results also showed that the L. acidophilus group could be further divided by ribotyping into 14 genotypes (A1-A11 and B1-B3) with similarity levels of 50 % and that JCM 1038 and JCM 1039 belong to an independent genotype among the 14 genotypes.…”

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Lactobacillus kitasatonis sp. nov., from chicken intestine

Mukai

2003

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLO

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Four strains isolated from chicken small intestine and strains JCM 1038 and JCM 1039 (designated as Lactobacillus acidophilus) were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. They were Gram-positive, catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic rods that did not produce gas from glucose. These strains had similar phenotypic characteristics and exhibited intergroup DNA relatedness values of >77 %, indicating that they comprised a single species. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of a representative strain, JCM 1039 T (designated as type strain in this study), was determined and aligned with those of other Lactobacillus species. JCM 1039 T was placed in the Lactobacillus delbrueckii cluster of the genus Lactobacillus on the basis of phylogenetic analysis and formed an independent cluster that was distinct from its closest neighbours, Lactobacillus amylovorus, Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus gallinarum, L. acidophilus and Lactobacillus helveticus. Results of DNA-DNA hybridization experiments and whole-cell protein profiles clearly indicated that these strains represent a novel Lactobacillus species, for which the name Lactobacillus kitasatonis sp. nov. is proposed; the type strain of this species is JCM 1039 T .

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Lactobacillus kitasatonis sp. nov., from chicken intestine

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2003

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“…Within the L. casei group (group III), several methods distinguished the group members, including assessment of sequence variations in the 16S rRNA gene (ribotyping) (28) and the 16S-23S rRNA ISR (35). Alternative single-locus targets for phyloge-netic classification of lactobacilli include tuf, the gene encoding elongation factor Tu (3).…”

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Genotypic and Phenotypic Studies of Murine Intestinal Lactobacilli: Species Differences in Mice with and without Colitis

Peña

Wilson

et al. 2004

Appl Environ Microbiol

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Lactobacilli represent components of the commensal mammalian gastrointestinal microbiota and are useful as probiotics, functional foods, and dairy products. This study includes systematic polyphasic analyses of murine intestinal Lactobacillus isolates and correlation of taxonomic findings with data from cytokine production assays. Lactobacilli were recovered from mice with microbiota-dependent colitis (interleukin-10 [IL-10]-deficient C57BL/6 mice) and from mice without colitis (Swiss Webster and inducible nitric oxide synthetasedeficient C57BL/6 mice). Polyphasic analyses were performed to elucidate taxonomic relationships among 88 reference and murine gastrointestinal lactobacilli. Genotypic tests included single-locus analyses (16S ribosomal DNA sequencing and 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region PCR) and genomic DNA profiling (repetitive DNA element-based PCR), and phenotypic analyses encompassed more than 50 tests for carbohydrate utilization, enzyme production, and antimicrobial resistance. From 20 mice without colitis, six Lactobacillus species were recovered; the majority of the mice were colonized with L. reuteri or L. murinus (72% of isolates). In contrast, only, L. johnsonii was isolated from 14 IL-10-deficient mice. Using an in vitro assay, we screened murine isolates for their ability to inhibit tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-␣) secretion by lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages. Interestingly, a subpopulation of lactobacilli recovered from mice without colitis displayed TNF-␣ inhibitory properties, whereas none of the L. johnsonii isolates from IL-10-deficient mice exhibited this effect. We propose that differences among intestinal Lactobacillus populations in mammals, combined with host genetic susceptibilities, may account partly for variations in host mucosal responses.

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“…With 16S rRNAbased phylogenetic analysis, at least eight phylogenetic groups have been recognized (10). Investigations by many authors using several molecular approaches focused on closely related species, such as the L. casei-related taxa (6,9,12,38,44,47,57,61), the L. acidophilus group (19,32,41,45,47), the L. delbrueckii subspecies (20,35,36,56), and the L. plantarum-related species (54). Nevertheless, the discrimination of very closely related species, especially of subspecies, is often critical (10).…”

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Lactobacillus Strain Diversity Based on Partial hsp60 Gene Sequences and Design of PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assays for Species Identification and Differentiation

Blaiotta¹,

Fusco²,

Ercolini

et al. 2008

Appl Environ Microbiol

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A phylogenetic tree showing diversities among 116 partial (499-bp) Lactobacillus hsp60 (groEL, encoding a 60-kDa heat shock protein) nucleotide sequences was obtained and compared to those previously described for 16S rRNA and tuf gene sequences. The topology of the tree produced in this study showed a Lactobacillus species distribution similar, but not identical, to those previously reported. However, according to the most recent systematic studies, a clear differentiation of 43 single-species clusters was detected/identified among the sequences analyzed. The slightly higher variability of the hsp60 nucleotide sequences than of the 16S rRNA sequences offers better opportunities to design or develop molecular assays allowing identification and differentiation of either distant or very closely related Lactobacillus species. Therefore, our results suggest that hsp60 can be considered an excellent molecular marker for inferring the taxonomy and phylogeny of members of the genus Lactobacillus and that the chosen primers can be used in a simple PCR procedure allowing the direct sequencing of the hsp60 fragments. Moreover, in this study we performed a computer-aided restriction endonuclease analysis of all 499-bp hsp60 partial sequences and we showed that the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns obtainable by using both endonucleases AluI and TacI (in separate reactions) can allow identification and differentiation of all 43 Lactobacillus species considered, with the exception of the pair L. plantarum/L. pentosus. However, the latter species can be differentiated by further analysis with Sau3AI or MseI. The hsp60 PCR-RFLP approach was efficiently applied to identify and to differentiate a total of 110 wild Lactobacillus strains (including closely related species, such as L. casei and L. rhamnosus or L. plantarum and L. pentosus) isolated from cheese and dry-fermented sausages.Lactobacilli are some of the most important taxa involved in food microbiology and human nutrition owing to their role in food and feed production and preservation, including the probiotic properties exhibited by some strains. These traits are of increasing importance and have received attention in the food and feed industry (2).At the beginning of 2005, the genus Lactobacillus was reported to include about 100 validly described species (10). However, the number of species is continually changing due to the description of new species and/or reclassification of others: indeed, at the beginning of 2007 this genus had reached about 120 species (http://www.bacterio.cict.fr/).Their classification into three groups based on metabolism and physiological characteristics (30) is not in agreement with the results of phylogenetic studies by sequencing of 16S rRNA (7). Schleifer and Ludwig (49) reviewed the phylogeny of the genus Lactobacillus based on the 16S rRNA sequences but did not clarify the taxonomy of either the L. casei group or the L. delbrueckii subspecies. Recently, several systematic studies of lactobacilli have been car...

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Characterization of the Lactobacillus casei Group and the Lactobacillus acidophilus Group by Automated Ribotyping

Abstract: A total of 91 type and reference strains of the Lactobacillus casei group and the L acidophilus group were characterized by the automated ribotyping device Riboprinter" microbial characterization system. The L. casei group was divided into five

Cited by 31 publications

References 23 publications

Lactobacillus kitasatonis sp. nov., from chicken intestine

Lactobacillus kitasatonis sp. nov., from chicken intestine

Genotypic and Phenotypic Studies of Murine Intestinal Lactobacilli: Species Differences in Mice with and without Colitis

Lactobacillus Strain Diversity Based on Partial hsp60 Gene Sequences and Design of PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assays for Species Identification and Differentiation

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