ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Ahmad Tajehmiri1, Reza Kazemi Darsanaki2, Mina Nasiri Moslem3, Zahra Lozoumi3, Masoud Hassani Kolavani3 and Morteza Azizollahi Aliabadi3
1Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
2Young Researchers and Elites Club, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran.
3Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Science, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2014;8(3):2211-2215
© The Author(s). 2014
Received: 20/01/2014 | Accepted: 05/03/2014 | Published: 31/06/2014
Abstract

Lactobacillus spp. are well known probiotics with beneficial effects to human health. The aim of this study was to determine antimicrobial properties of Lactobacillus spp. isolated from commercial yoghurts. For this reason, 30 samples were collected from market and pour plate technique was used to isolate the organisms. Then, they were detected by using biochemical tests according to Bergey’s Manual. Antimicrobial effects of these bacterial culture supernatants were evaluated on pathogen bacteria strains (Staphylococcus aureus PTCC 1431, Salmonella enterica PTCC 1231, Shigella dysenteriae PTCC 1188 and Escherichia coli PTCC 1399) by using disc diffusion agar and well diffusion agar methods. Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Lactobacillus delbrueckii sub sp. bulgaricus and Lactobacillus casei species were identified in commercial yoghurts. Lactobacillus spp. had shown a good antimicrobial ability against four pathogen bacteria. The highest inhibitory effect was shown with L. acidophilus against S. enterica PTCC 1231 according to well diffusion agar with average of inhibitory zone diameter 15 mm. Also, in the comparison between two method of well diffusion agar and disc diffusion agar, the well diffusion agar was the far more sensitive than disc diffusion agar method.

Keywords

Lactic acid bacteria, Yoghurt, Lactobacillus, Antimicrobial activity

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