mini-review | 06-December-2021
underappreciated cause of miscarriage may be an abnormal microbiota composition of the female reproductive system. Currently, the normal state of vaginal and uterine microbiota that would promote a physiological pregnancy is being sought. So far, it has been shown that a normal pregnancy is characterized by a stable vaginal bacterial composition with a dominance of Lactobacillus spp. and low diversity of other bacteria (Ravel et al. 2011; MacIntyre et al. 2015) (Fig. 2). Numerous studies show a possible
ANETA KIECKA,
BARBARA MACURA,
MARIAN SZCZEPANIK
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 4, 431–446
Research Article | 21-May-2019
The ability of Lactobacillus to adhere to the intestinal epithelium is one of the most important criterion in the selection of probiotic strains. Adherence allows microorganisms to survive and temporarily colonize the digestive system, which is necessary to induce beneficial effects on the host. Adhesion is a very complex, multistep process and, although there are many proposed theories, the exact mechanism is still not fully understood. A crucial role in the formation of the adhesive
Anna Paliwoda,
Adriana Nowak
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 56 , ISSUE 2, 196–204
research-article | 25-June-2021
się między innymi otyłość, cukrzycę, nowotwory, choroby układu krążenia, depresję, a także zaburzenia płodności [34, 35]. Protekcyjna rola bakterii z rodzaju Lactobacillus w pochwie jest od dawna znana, niemniej jednak dokładny mechanizm działania oraz możliwy wpływ na płodność nie jest do końca jasny i wymaga dalszych badań. Najnowsze wyniki badań wskazują również na obecność bakterii z rodzaju Lactobacillus w pozostałych częściach układu rozrodczego żeńskiego oraz w nasieniu [14, 58, 59]. Ich
Aneta Kiecka,
Barbara Macura,
Marian Szczepanik
Advancements of Microbiology – Postepy Mikrobiologii, Volume 60 , ISSUE 2, 151–159
original-paper | 28-January-2020
Lactobacillus salivarius and Enterococcus faecium to treat the same pathogen also in poultry (La Ragione and Woodward 2003; Carter et al. 2017). Some other publications report the results of application of commercially available anti-Salmonella probiotic products like FloraMax-B11® containing Lactobacillus salivarius and Pediococcus parvulus (Prado-Rebolledo et al. 2017) or FM-B11™ containing 11 Lactobacillus strains (three of L. bulgaricus, three of L. fermentum, two of L. casei, two of L. cellobiosus, and
JUSTYNA D. KOWALSKA,
ADRIANA NOWAK,
KATARZYNA ŚLIŻEWSKA,
MAŁGORZATA STAŃCZYK,
MAGDALENA ŁUKASIAK,
JAROSŁAW DASTYCH
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 69 , ISSUE 1, 5–18
original-paper | 28-March-2019
with no apparent spoilage, fruits were placed in sterile plastic bags. Samples were refrigerated and shipped to the laboratory for analysis.
Table I
Peruvian Amazonian fruits used to isolate lactic acid bacteria. Scientific and Peruvian names have been included together with the LAB species isolated.
Scientific name
Peruvian name
No. LAB strains isolated
LAB Species (No. strains)
Anacardiun occidentale
Casho
2
Lactobacillus plantarum (1)Weissella confusa (1)
Averrhoa carambola
JOHANNA SÁNCHEZ,
CARLOS VEGAS,
AMPARO IRIS ZAVALETA,
BRAULIO ESTEVE-ZARZOSO
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 68 , ISSUE 1, 127–137
original-paper | 27-November-2020
effectiveness has been scientifically proven, involving large groups of patients, randomized trials, placebo tests, and double-blind studies (Elmer et al. 1996; Mcfarland 2000). Attempts to use probiotics in dentistry date back to the 1990s and concern primarily prevention and treatment of caries and periodontal disease. The most popular probiotics belong to the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium (Gruner et al. 2016). However, the majority of studies in this area are based on in vitro experiments or
MAŁGORZATA NĘDZI-GÓRA,
MARTA WRÓBLEWSKA,
RENATA GÓRSKA
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 69 , ISSUE 4, 441–451
Original Paper | 30-June-2018
Most of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are able to grow in milk mainly due to the activity of a complex and well-developed proteolytic system. Cell envelope-associated proteinases (CEPs) begin casein hydrolysis and allow for releasing the peptides, enclosed in the structure of native milk proteins that are essential for growth of Lactobacillus helveticus. The biodiversity of genes encoding CEPs among L. helveticus strains can have an effect on some technological parameters such as acid
KATARZYNA W. SKRZYPCZAK,
WALDEMAR Z. GUSTAW,
ADAM D. WAŚKO
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 67 , ISSUE 2, 203–211
Original Paper | 04-December-2017
The aim of this paper was to detect Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Streptococcus thermophilus using real-time quantitative PCR assay in 7-day ripening cheese produced from unpasteurised milk. Real-time quantitative PCR assays were designed to identify and enumerate the chosen species of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in ripened cheese. The results of molecular quantification and classic bacterial enumeration showed a high level of similarity proving that DNA extraction was carried out in a proper
Milena A. Stachelska
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 66 , ISSUE 4, 491–499
Original Paper | 04-September-2018
: Lactobacillus rhamnosus KL 53A and Lactobacillus casei Fyos. Exopolysaccharides were isolated from bacterial cells and their monosaccharide composition was examined using liquid chromatography. The influence of exopolysaccharides on lactobacilli adhesion to enterocytes was studied after deglycosylation of the bacterial cells and incubation with the selected intestinal microbiota strains that metabolize polysaccharides – Faecalibacterium prausnitzii DSM 17677 and Blautia luti DSM 14534. Both deglycosylation
CORINNA KONIECZNA,
MICHAŁ SŁODZIŃSKI,
MARCIN T. SCHMIDT
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 67 , ISSUE 3, 273–281
original-paper | 04-June-2020
option (Mishra et al. 2015; Wang et al. 2017; Lin et al. 2018a).
The most studied probiotics are Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Compared with other probiotic strains such as L. rhamnosus, L. casei, and L. plantarum, the study on L. fermentum is one of the less-studied potential probiotic strain and still in a developing stage (Lin et al. 2017). L. fermentum has beneficial effects on the cholesterol level, effectiveness of the immune response, and reduction of the gastrointestinal and upper
DI ZHANG,
CHUANG LI,
RUIRUI SHI,
FENGCHUN ZHAO,
ZHENGYOU YANG
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 69 , ISSUE 2, 205–215
Research Article | 21-May-2019
Marta Kłos
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 56 , ISSUE 2, 180–186
original-paper | 31-May-2021
osteoporosis (Ma et al. 2019; Bi et al. 2020). Even the novel coronavirus pneumonia was found associated with gut microbiota disturbance (He et al. 2020a).
Probiotics can modulate gut microbiota and cause favorable changes in the gut microbiota structure and functions (Hasan et al. 2019). When given enough dose, probiotics will reach the intestinal tract in an active state, thus improving intestinal microorganisms’ balance and producing beneficial effects on the host (Deng et al. 2020). Lactobacillus casei
TONG TONG,
XIAOHUI NIU,
QIAN LI,
YUXI LING,
ZUMING LI,
JIA LIU,
MICHAEL ZHANG,
ZHIHUI BAI,
RAN XIA,
ZHICHAO WU,
XIU LIU
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 2, 235–243
Article | 30-November-2018
is a characteristic microenvironment of the human body. The species diversity of the vaginal microbiota depends on many factors, such as: woman’s age, place of residence (climatic zone), quality and frequency of hygienic procedures, medications applied, e.g. antibiotics, steroids, immunosuppressants or level of hormones, mainly estrogens in the female organism [44]. The predominant group of bacteria colonizing the vagina of healthy women are the rods of Lactobacillus, while among the yeasts the
Monika Pytka,
Monika Kordowska-Wiater,
Piotr Jarocki
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 58 , ISSUE 3, 227–236
Original Paper | 04-December-2017
composition and volatile fatty acid production of the intestinal microbiota and on the structure of intestinal villi. The Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA-15) strain had inadequate surviving ability in rats. Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis (BB-12) improved the composition of the intestinal microflora, whereas whey-containing product had a mild immunostimulating effect and exerted a favourable influence on the morphology of intestinal villi. The consumption of yogurts increased the depth of crypts in the
Judit Szabó-Fodor,
András Bónai,
Brigitta Bóta,
Linda Szommerné Egyed,
Ferenc Lakatos,
Gréta Pápai,
Attila Zsolnai,
Róbert Glávits,
Katalin Horvatovich,
Melinda Kovács
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 66 , ISSUE 4, 483–490
Original Research | 04-September-2018
. In this study, we investigated the optimal parameters for SSF of soybean meal by Lactobacillus species and Clostridium butyricum. The results showed that two days of fermentation was sufficient to increase the viable count of bacteria, lactic acid levels and degradation of soybean protein in fermented soybean meal at the initial moisture content of 50%. The pH value, lowering sugar content and oligosaccharides in fermented soybean meal, was significantly reduced at the initial moisture content of
LI-WEN SU,
YEONG-HSIANG CHENG,
FELIX SHIH-HSIANG HSIAO,
JIN-CHENG HAN,
YU-HSIANG YU
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 67 , ISSUE 3, 297–305
original-paper | 28-June-2019
Introduction
A healthy human vagina is primarily colonized by the genus Lactobacillus (Shiraishi et al. 2011) and it builds a barrier separating the pathogens from the epithelium, thereby, protecting the vagina. The pH ~ 4.5 also maintains the balance of the vaginal ecosystem as well as antimicrobial substances e.g. hydrogen peroxide against pathogens (Ayeni and Adeniyi 2013; Ghartey 2014). Occasional and recurrent vaginal yeast and bacterial imbalances are common among premenopausal women
FOLASHADE GRACE ADEOSHUN,
WERNER RUPPITSCH,
FRANZ ALLERBERGER,
FUNMILOLA ABIDEMI AYENI
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 68 , ISSUE 2, 203–209
original-paper | 24-February-2021
structure of the two groups (vaginal delivery and cesarean section) in 3-day-old neonates and 30–42-day-old infants is shown in Fig. 1 and 2, respectively. As shown in Fig. 1, in the 3-day-old neonates, there were no significant differences in the levels of Escherichia-Shigella in the two groups (p > 0.05). The genera Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Bacteroides were more prominent in the vaginal delivery group than the cesarean section group, which had higher levels of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus
KAIYU PAN,
CHENGYUE ZHANG,
JUN TIAN
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 1, 45–55
original-paper | 20-December-2021
(CGMCC No. 16042) and Lactobacillus reuteri LP4 (CGMCC No. 16043) deposited in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, were isolated from the intestines of adult worker honeybees from A. cerana in our previous study and showed probiotic properties (Wang 2018; Lei et al. 2020). Each strain was incubated with Man Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) broth at 37°C and grown to stationary phase for 24 h in an anaerobic jar (Anaero-Jar TM 2.5l, Oxoid Ltd., Basingstoke, UK), including a gas
MINGKUI LV,
QINGZHI LEI,
HUAJUAN YIN,
TIANNIAN HU,
SIFAN WANG,
KUN DONG,
HONGBIN PAN,
YIQIU LIU,
QIUYE LIN,
ZHENHUI CAO
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 4, 511–520
Research Article
communities inhabiting intestinal tracts of honeybees, bumblebees, Camponotus ants and tropical fruit flies were examined. At present FLAB includes six species: Fructobacillus fructosus, Fructobacillus durionis, Fructobacillus ficulneus, Fructobacillus pseudoficulneus, Fructobacillus tropaeoli and Lactobacillus kunkeei classified by Endo as obligatorily fructophilic, and only one species, namely Lactobacillus florum, as facultatively fructophilic. Latest publications describe new species of potential
Klaudia Gustaw,
Magdalena Michalak,
Magdalena Polak-Berecka,
Adam Waśko
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 56 , ISSUE 1, 56–66
original-paper | 20-December-2021
group, and finally increased to the highest level in the cervical cancer group.
Fig. 1.
Microbiome communities of five groups.
The dominant genera mainly included Lactobacillus (Firmicutes) and Gardnerella (Actinobacteria), in which Lactobacillus was the most dominant genus. Similarly, the changing trend of Lactobacillus also contrasted with that of Gardnerella (Fig. 1C). With the development of lesions, the abundance of Lactobacillus slightly decreased at the beginning and then slightly
QINGZHI ZHAI,
WEIYI ZHANG,
ZHE ZHANG,
YURONG FU,
YANG LI,
XUEQI WANG,
LI’AN LI,
YUANGUANG MENG
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 4, 489–500
Original Paper | 04-September-2018
The growing number of children with overweight and obesity constitutes a major health problem of the modern world and it has been suggested that intestinal microbiota may influence energy intake from food. The objectives of this study were to determine quantity and proportions of dominant genera of Bacteroides, Prevotella (phylum Bacteroidetes); Clostridium, Lactobacillus (phylum Firmicutes) and Bifidobacterium (phylum Actinobacteria) in the intestines and to determine the content of short
RENATA BARCZYŃSKA,
MIECZYSŁAW LITWIN,
KATARZYNA SLIŻEWSKA,
MIECZYSLAW SZALECKI,
AGNIESZKA BERDOWSKA,
KATARZYNA BANDURSKA,
ZDZISŁAWA LIBUDZISZ,
JANUSZ KAPUŚNIAK
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 67 , ISSUE 3, 339–345
research-article | 01-October-2021
bacterium11,12 and Lactobacillus is commonly associated with progression of the disease.11,12 In addition, a reduced saliva flow rate influences caries formation and progression by affecting salivary pH and its buffering capacity.13,14 Salivary flow provides a cleansing, buffering, and a remineralising action following initial decalcification.14,15
The aim of the present research was therefore to investigate the effect of fixed and removable space maintainers on S. mutans and Lactobacillus counts, the
Esra Kizilci,
Volkan Arikan,
Nurhan Ozalp,
Berrin Ozcelik
Australasian Orthodontic Journal, Volume 37 , ISSUE 2, 259–264
Original Paper | 28-June-2017
The caecal chyme of pigs was incubated anaerobically in McDougall buffer with and without fumonisin B1 (5 μg/ml) for 0, 24 and 48 h. The plate count agar technique was applied for enumerating the amount of bacteria including aerobic, anaerobic bacteria, coliform, Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus sp. The quantitative polymerase chain reaction was also performed to estimate the number of copies of the total bacteria, Lactobacillus, Bacteroides and Prevotella. No significant differences in
Huu Anh Dang,
Attila Zsolnai,
Melinda Kovacs,
István Bors,
András Bónai,
Brigitta Bóta,
Judit Szabó-Fodor
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 66 , ISSUE 2, 245–250
Article | 19-June-2020
[6, 7, 14]. Bakterie mlekowe mogą być zaszczepione przed zakończeniem fermentacji alkoholowej lub po jej zakończeniu [7]. Gatunek Oenococcus oeni uważany jest za najbardziej wydajny i specyficzny dla fermentacji jabłkowo-mlekowej [53], aczkolwiek rośnie zainteresowanie wykorzystywaniem innych gatunków bakterii, np. Lactobacillus plantarum, Pediococcus parvulus, P. damnosus i P. inopinatus. Ponadto, w celu zwiększenia regionalnej tożsamości win, izolowane są również rodzime szczepy bakterii [7
Anna Stój
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, Volume 59 , ISSUE 2, 167–178
Original Paper | 10-December-2018
Abstract
This study compared the outcome of photosensitization on the viability of four different cariogens in planktonic form as well as biofilms in human dentine. Photodynamic therapy was carried out with a gallium aluminium arsenide laser (670 nm wavelength) using Toluidine blue O (TBO) as the photosensitizer. Cariogenic bacteria (Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus casei, Streptococcus salivarius and Actinomyces viscosus) were exposed to TBO and then to the laser for 1 minute in planktonic
HOMA DARMANI,
KHITAM H. TAWALBEH,
AHMAD S. AL-HIYASAT,
MOHAMMAD-ALI AL-AKHRAS
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 67 , ISSUE 4, 455–462
Original Paper | 04-December-2017
Tropical, wild-type fruits are considered biodiverse “hotspots” of microorganisms with possible functional characteristics to be investigated. In this study, several native lactic acid bacteria (LAB) of Ecuadorian Amazon showing highly inhibitory potential were identified and characterized. Based on carbohydrate fermentation profile and 16S rRNA gene sequencing, seven strains were assigned as Lactobacillus plantarum and one strain as Weissella confusa. Using agar-well diffusion
Karina Garzón,
Clara Ortega,
Gabriela N. Tenea
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 66 , ISSUE 4, 473–481
original-paper | 17-September-2021
Fusobacteriales
1.2
2.4
Leptotrichiaceae
1.2
2.2
Unit – %, those with less than 1% share are not included
The average taxonomic compositions at the genus level are shown in Fig. 1. In the control women group, Lactobacillus accounted for the highest percentage (61.0%), followed by Gardnerella (8.4%), Enterococcus (7.7%), Staphylococcus (3.0%), Lactobacillaceae_uc (2.7%), Streptococcus (2.6%), Acinetobacter (2.3%), Atopobium (2.2%), Prevotella (1.2%), Sneathia (1.2%), and Bifidobacterium (1.1
SUKYUNG KIM,
HOONHEE SEO,
MD ABDUR RAHIM,
HANIEH TAJDOZIAN,
YUN-SOOK KIM,
HO-YEON SONG
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 70 , ISSUE 3, 345–357
original-paper | 18-February-2020
Daqu, and Niulanshan Daqu, respectively.
Sequence alignment with a ≥ 95% cut-off revealed highly diversified bacterial communities in the four samples (Table II). Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis was unique to Wuling Daqu, and Bacillus thermoamylovorans was only detected in Deshan Daqu. Four unclassified bacteria were detected only in Niulanshan Daqu. The genus Lactobacillus was reported as the predominant lactic acid bacteria in the sauce flavored Daqus (Tang et al. 2017). Zou et al. (2018) found
YUXI LING,
WENYING LI,
TONG TONG,
ZUMING LI,
QIAN LI,
ZHIHUI BAI,
GUIJUN WANG,
JIAHAO CHEN,
YUGUANG WANG
Polish Journal of Microbiology, Volume 69 , ISSUE 1, 27–37