PH EFFECT ON ANTAGONISTIC ACTIVITY TOWARDS BACTERIA OF YEASTS ISOLATED FROM HUCUL DAIRY PRODUCTS AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF HUMAN

Mikrobiol Z. 2016 Jul;78(4):25-33.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to study the influence of pH of medium on antagonistic ac- tivity of isolated from authentic Hucul dairy products and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of Hucul long-livers yeasts towards potentially harmful for humans and animals bacteria. Among 52 tested yeast isolates 14 % yeasts showed considerable antagonistic activity towards Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and only 6 % of them inhibited growth of Gram negative bacteria belonging to genera Escherichia and Citrobacter Most ofyeasts with antagonistic activity (over 70 %) were isolatedfriom long-livers GIT There were identifed two optimal for antagonism areas of pH values of nutrient medium for tested yeasts being around 5.5 and 6.0 for Gram-positive bacteria and around 6.0 and 6.5 for Gram negative bacteria. It appeared that isolated fiom Hucul yogurt Saccharomyces pasterianus yeasts manifested their antagonistic activity in more acidic conditions com- pared to isolates fiom GIT.

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Antibiosis*
  • Citrobacter / growth & development*
  • Citrobacter / isolation & purification
  • Coculture Techniques
  • Dairy Products / microbiology*
  • Debaryomyces / isolation & purification
  • Debaryomyces / pathogenicity*
  • Debaryomyces / physiology
  • Escherichia coli / growth & development*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Saccharomyces / isolation & purification
  • Saccharomyces / pathogenicity*
  • Saccharomyces / physiology
  • Ukraine