Evaluation of biochemical and molecular methods for Lactobacillus reuteri strains differentiation

Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2015 Mar;60(2):137-41. doi: 10.1007/s12223-014-0353-z. Epub 2014 Oct 10.

Abstract

Several biochemical and molecular methods were used for discrimination of four Lactobacillus reuteri strains isolated from goatling and lamb stomach mucosa. Internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-PCR method and protein analysis by SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF showed to be suitable for strain discrimination whereas ITS-PCR/RFLP and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC)-PCR were not strain specific. The used methods differentiated tested strains into distinct groups; however, the location of strains in groups varied. Consistency in results was observed in the case of L. reuteri E and L. reuteri KO4m that were clustered into the same groups using all techniques, except of MALDI-TOF MS. The last one grouped goatling strains and lamb isolate into separate clusters. All investigated methods, except of ITS-PCR/RFLP and ERIC-PCR, were assessed as appropriate for distinguishing of L. reuteri strains.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / analysis
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Gastric Mucosa / microbiology
  • Goats
  • Limosilactobacillus reuteri / classification*
  • Limosilactobacillus reuteri / genetics
  • Limosilactobacillus reuteri / isolation & purification
  • Limosilactobacillus reuteri / physiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sheep
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer