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APPLICATION OF PROBIOTIC STRAIN LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI 5781
would be a huge improvement for the dairy industry by morphologies were randomly isolated from MRS agar
extending the storage time of products with living cells. plates for each sample. These isolates were submitted
The Tibetan Plateau, generally called “the roof of the to analyses including Gram staining, morphology, and
world” because of its very high altitude, is character- catalase activity (Garcia et al., 2016). Gram-positive,
ized by its extreme environment. Highland barley, the catalase-negative colonies were further stored at −80°C
main grain crop on the Tibetan Plateau, can be made in MRS broth (Oxoid Ltd.) containing 25% glycerol for
into a variety of conventional foods, including fried further studies.
noodles (i.e., zanba) and wines (Zhong et al., 2016).
Homemade highland barley wine may spontaneously Selection of LAB Lacking Lactose Utilization Ability
undergo a secondary malolactic fermentation step by
LAB (Mesas et al., 2011). In the Shigatse area of Tibet, To determine which LAB showed reduced levels of
the average temperatures are above 10°C from May to post-acidification in yogurt, 27 isolates were added
October, and the daytime temperature can reach 20°C to sterile 10% skim milk and incubated at 37°C for
(Jiang et al., 2009). In this study, we isolated LAB 3 mo. Milk curdled by fermentation was subsequently
from homemade highland barley wines collected in Au- observed.
gust from the Shigatse area, and Lactobacillus reuteri
WHH1689 was screened for later experimentation. This Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis
strain was identified from among the isolated LAB. of the LAB Isolate
Because this strain lacked lactose utilization ability, it
would not cause post-acidification during RT storage Bacterial genomic DNA of LAB was extracted us-
and thus was selected for further experiments. First, we ing a Genomic DNA extraction kit (Sangon Biotech,
tested the potential application of this strain in drink- Shanghai, China) according to the manufacturer’s
able yogurt during storage at room temperature. Then, instructions. For the detection of 16S rRNA gene
we evaluated the survivability of the strain in drink- sequences, the following primers were used: 27F:
able yogurt and extent of post-acidification. Because 5′-AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG-3′, and 1492R:
of the promising in vitro probiotic characteristics of 5′-GGTTACCTTGTTACGACTT-3′. The PCR pro-
this strain, we further examined the in vivo regulatory gram was as follows: 94°C for 4 min, followed by 32
effect on intestinal flora in a mouse model. cycles at 94°C for 30 s, 56°C for 30 s, 72°C for 1 min
20 s, with a final step at 72°C for 10 min (Guo et
MATERIALS AND METHODS al., 2010; Garcia et al., 2016). The PCR product was
subsequently sequenced (Sangon Biotech). The result-
Microorganisms and Cell Line ing sequence was aligned via the National Center for
Biotechnology Information BLAST program (http://
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) and Lactobacil- blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) to choose closely related strains
lus casei strain Shirota (LcS) were isolated separately and to identify the 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities
from commercial fermented milk products (Yili, In- of phylogenetic neighbors. Multiple alignment of 16S
ner Mongolia, China; and Yakult, Shanghai, China). rRNA nucleotide sequences from 13 species included in
A human colon adenocarcinoma cell line (HT-29) was the analysis was generated using CLUSTAL_X (Larkin
purchased from Cell Institute of Chinese Academy of et al., 2007). The phylogenetic tree was constructed
Sciences (Shanghai). with Mega 5.0 (Tamura et al., 2011) using the neighbor-
joining method and a bootstrap value of 1,000.
Isolation of LAB from Highland Barley Wines
Stability of Lb. reuteri WHH1689 in Products
Four samples (100 g each) of homemade highland During Storage
barley wine were collected from local homes, with
the residents’ permission, in the Shigatse area of Ti- Lactobacillus reuteri WHH1689 was propagated in
bet. Initially, 10 g of each sample was suspended in MRS broth overnight at 37°C followed by sub-culture
100 mL of sterile saline and mixed thoroughly. Serial and incubation for a further 18 h. All cultures were
dilutions (10−1 to 10−4) were performed, and 100-μL harvested by centrifugation (5,752 × g, 10 min, 8°C)
aliquots from each dilution were spread-plated onto and the pellets were washed once in PBS, pH 7.4. A
de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe (MRS) agar (Oxoid 1% inoculum of culture was aseptically distributed into
Ltd., Basingstoke, UK) and incubated at 37°C for 48 50-mL portions of 2 commercial dairy products (UHT-
to 72 h anaerobically. Six to 7 colonies with different treated drinkable yogurt) to obtain a final concentration
of 107 to 108 cfu/ mL. The dairy products were UHT cells/well. The cells were incubated with approximately
treated before we added Lb. reuteri WHH1689. Cell 1 × 108 cfu/mL of the strains to be tested. After 2 h
counts, pH, and acidity measurements were performed of incubation at 37°C, the monolayers were washed 3
immediately after the addition and every week until 2 times with PBS. Adherent bacteria were detached by
mo of storage at 28°C or 37°C (Balthazar et al., 2016). repeatedly pipetting with chilled 0.05% Triton X-100,
pH was measured by Seven Multi S40 (Mettler-Toledo, diluted in sterile solution and then enumerated by
Greifensee, Switzerland). Acidity was calculated from counting on MRS agar plates. The assay was repeated
the value measured by 905 Titrando (Metrohm, Heri- twice for every strain and counts were performed in
sau, Switzerland). Acidity (°T) is the value of 0.1000 duplicate; LGG was used as a control.
mol/L of NaOH used to adjust the pH of a 100-g sample
to pH 8.3. Acidity (°T) was calculated as (VS − V0) × Antimicrobial Activity
100/MS, where VS is a volume of 0.1000 mL/L of NaOH
used to adjust the sample pH to pH 8.3, V0 is a volume The ability of the candidate strain to inhibit the
of 0.1000 mL/L of NaOH used to adjusted the water growth of pathogenic microorganisms was determined
pH to pH 8.3, and MS is grams of sample. using the agar-well diffusion assay (Nami et al., 2014).
Overnight cultures of the indicator strains (Escherichia
In Vitro Acid and Bile Tolerance Test coli CICC23689, Shigella flexneri CICC 21534, Salmo-
nella paratyphi β CICC 10437, Staphylococcus aureus
Gastric survival of the examined strain under condi- CICC 10301) were used to inoculate nutrient broth
tions simulating the gastrointestinal tract was evalu- agar at 37°C. Fresh overnight Lb. reuteri culture was
ated as previously described (Charnchai et al., 2016). harvested by centrifugation (5,752 × g, 10 min, 8°C)
Tolerance was initially screened by using low pH and and resuspended in fresh MRS broth. Cell suspension
simulated gastric juice. Briefly, bacterial cells from samples (100 μL) were pipetted into holes (7 mm)
overnight (18 h) cultures were harvested (5,752 × g, drilled in the agar plates containing pathogenic strains.
10 min, 8°C) and washed twice with PBS (0.8% NaCl, The plates were then incubated at 37°C and examined
0.2% KCl, 0.144% Na2HPO4, 0.024% KH2PO4, pH 7.2) after 24 h of incubation. Antimicrobial activity was
before being resuspended in PBS solution and adjusted recorded as growth-free inhibition zones (mm) around
to pH of 2 and 3. To evaluate resistance to simulated the well.
gastric juice, bacterial cells were harvested and washed
as described above. The bacterial suspension was then Regulatory Effect of Lb. reuteri on Intestinal Flora
resuspended in PBS solution containing 0.3% (wt/vol) in a Dextran Sulfate Sodium–Induced Mouse Model
pepsin (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO) and adjusted
to pH of 2 and 3. Resistance was assessed in terms of Oral administration of the sulfated polysaccharide
viable colony counts on MRS agar after incubation of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to mice via drinking wa-
bacterial suspensions at 37°C for 0 to 3 h, reflecting the ter induces colitis characterized by weight loss, bloody
time spent by food in the stomach. diarrhea, and loss of epithelial cells (Wirtz et al., 2017).
For resistance to conditions of the small intestine, We studied how the intestinal flora was affected by
bacterial cells prepared as above were resuspended in probiotics treatment in DSS-induced mice. Female ICR
PBS solution containing 0.1% (wt/vol) pancreatin (pH mice (18–20 g) were used and randomly divided into
8, Sigma-Aldrich) and PBS solution containing 0.3% or 6 groups (10 animals each). Mice were housed and fed
0.5% (wt/vol) bile salt (pH 8, Oxoid Ltd.). The viable in accordance with the Provisions and General Recom-
colony counts were determined after incubation at 37°C mendations of Chinese Experimental Animal Adminis-
for 0 to 3 h. tration Legislation. A control group (group 1), a colitis
control group (group 5), and 4 groups of mice with
In Vitro Adherence Assay DSS-induced colitis and treated with probiotics were
administered. Normal saline (0.2 mL) in the 2 control
The ability of the strains to adhere to human epi- groups or the tested bacteria strain (0.2 mL) was ad-
thelial cells was investigated according to the method ministered orally by orogastric tube once daily. Mice of
of Kim et al. (2009). Monolayers of HT-29 intestinal group 1 received no probiotic treatment and no DSS.
epithelial cells were prepared in RPMI-1640 (Sigma-Al- Group 2 mice were pretreated with 107 cfu per animal of
drich) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Sig- Lb. reuteri WHH1689 for 14 d. After the first 14 d, 5%
ma-Aldrich) in 24-well tissue culture plates (Sarstedt, DSS solution was administered instead of water, and
Sarstedt, Germany) at a concentration of 0.5 × 106 oral gavage with WHH1689 was continued for another
Figure 1. Scanning electron micrograph of Lactobacillus reuteri WHH1689 strain and the 16S rRNA phylogram of representative Lactobacillus
strains, with an outgroup containing Bifidobacterium longum and Bifidobacterium animalis. Ribosomal RNA sequences for all strains but Lb.
reuteri WHH1689 were obtained from the GenBank database.
Figure 2. Cell viability of probiotics (left y-axis; ♦), pH value (left y-axis; ■), and acidity (right y-axis; ▲) of the product over 4 wk.
Drinkable yogurt with (A) Lactobacillus reuteri WHH1689 strain stored at 28°C, (B) Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) strain stored at 28°C,
(C) WHH1689 strain stored at 37°C, and (D) LGG strain stored at 37°C.
LGG was used as a comparative probiotic strain. Fig- In the thicker drinkable yogurt, WHH1689 was in-
ure 2 displays the viable cell count after 28°C or 37°C corporated and stored for nearly 5 mo. Table 1 shows
storage in the thinner drinkable yogurt. At 28°C, the vi- that viable counts decreased from 9 log to about 5 log
able count of WHH1689 decreased 2 log during almost during 5 mo of storage at 28°C, and the pH and acidity
1 mo of storage, whereas the pH and acidity slightly changed slightly. At 37°C, acidity changed slightly over
changed (Figure 2A). Strain LGG maintained stable vi- 3 mo, with an obvious increase occurring at 5 mo. These
able counts at 28°C but acidity increased sharply from results indicate that WHH1689 can survive in drinkable
50°T to 180°T (Figure 2B). At 37°C, viable counts of yogurt over a 3-mo shelf life at room temperature.
WHH1689 were determined to be about 4 log after 4
wk with a small change in pH and acidity (Figure 2C). Resistance of Lb. reuteri WHH1689 Under Conditions
For LGG, a viable count was not observed after 3 wk of Simulating the Gastrointestinal Tract
incubation at 37°C; acidity increased dramatically from
50°T to 180°T in wk 1 of incubation and then had a We studied the in vitro probiotic characteristics of
statistical tendency to increase thereafter (Figure 2D). strain WHH1689. As a potential probiotic candidate,
Table 1. The cell viability (log10 cfu/mL), pH value, and acidity of the product over 5 mo at 28°C or 37°C1
28°C 37°C
Storage time (d) Cell viability pH value Acidity (°T) Cell viability pH value Acidity (°T)
30 6.98 4.08 5.65 4.03
60 6.20 3.89 119.0 5.28 3.97 104.0
95 5.16 4.01 110.5 4.38 4.03 106.6
145 4.89 4.08 105.1 4.65 3.85 133.1
1
Acidity (°T) = (VS − V0) × 100/MS, where VS is a volume of 0.1000 mL/L of NaOH used to adjust the sample pH to pH 8.3, V0 is a volume
of 0.1000 mL/L of NaOH used to adjusted the water pH to pH 8.3, and MS is grams of sample.
Lb. reuteri WHH1689 should show resistance to gas- adherence of 4.60% ± 1.67 to HT-29 cells, whereas
trointestinal stress environments. The exposure of strain LGG had an adherence of 4.00% ± 1.22. Adhe-
WHH1689 strain to a pH 3 solution with or without sion of probiotic strains to human intestinal mucosa is
pepsin resulted in a decrease in viable counts of about regarded as a prerequisite characteristic for potential
1 log after 3 h (Table 2). With exposure to pH 2, the probiotic microorganisms. In this study, WHH1689
viable count decreased to <0.5 log in 2 h but decreased showed a high ability to adhere to the epithelial cell
sharply after 2 h of incubation. Pepsin significantly line.
affected viable cells at pH 2, whereas no effect was
observed in the pH 3 solution. The strain displayed
Antimicrobial Activity
viable counts of 7 log when incubated in pH 2 solution
with pepsin for 3 h compared with 9.7 log initial viable
For the antimicrobial assay, WHH1689 showed signif-
cells. Strain WHH1689 was well resistant to 0.3% bile
icant inhibitory activity against all 4 target pathogenic
salts and pancreatin solutions at pH 8; its viability was
bacteria (Table 3). The diameter of growth inhibition
decreased by less than 0.5 log unit after 3 h of expo-
zones was larger for WHH1689 than for antibacterial
sure, as shown in Table 2. In general, the physiological
agents (polymyxin B or nisin) as positive controls.
concentrations of human bile range from 0.3 to 0.5%.
With exposure to 0.5% bile salts, the viable counts of
WHH1689 decreased by less than 1 log during the 3-h Regulatory Effect of Lb. reuteri on the Intestinal
incubation. Flora in a DSS-Induced Mouse Model
Table 3. Inhibition zones (mm; mean ± SD) of 4 intestinal pathogens by Lactobacillus reuteri WHH1689
Pathogen
Figure 3. Regulatory effect of probiotics on the intestinal flora of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced mice including bifidobacteria, lacto-
bacilli, coliforms, and enterococci. Group 1 = control, no probiotic and no DSS administration; group 2 and 3 = pretreatment with 109 and 1010
cfu, respectively, of Lactobacillus reuteri in the first 14 d, then given the DSS solution and L. reuteri administration; group 4 = pretreatment
with 109 cfu of Lactobacillus casei, in the first 14 d, then given the DSS solution and L. casei administration; group 5 = colitis control group,
only given the DSS solution without probiotic treatment; and group 6 = no pretreatment with probiotics in the first 14 d, then given the DSS
solution and 109 cfu of Lb. reuteri. Error bars represent the mean ± SD, n = 10. **P < 0.05 compared with group 5.
survived well over 4 wk of storage, but LGG strain could improve the intestinal flora in IL-10−/− mice but
caused very serious acidification, which resulted in a had no effect on wild-type mice.
change of the texture of the product. At 37°C, LGG lost Further research is currently underway in our labora-
viability in 3 wk, whereas WHH1689 demonstrated a tory to determine the mechanisms responsible for the
very slow decline over 4 wk. In the thicker yogurt dur- high viability of strain WHH1689 under RT storage.
ing 5 mo of storage at 28°C or 37°C, WHH1689 bacteria Genomic sequencing and analysis is also being pursued.
retained viability of 5 log. Thus, Lb. reuteri WHH1689 This study showed that Lb. reuteri WHH1689 is
exhibited demonstrable and persistent survivability at resistant to conditions simulating the gastrointestinal
room temperature storage. Further experimentation is tract and it beneficially modified the intestinal micro-
underway to improve the survivability of WHH1689 in flora in an experimental colitis mouse model, which
drinkable yogurt. merits consideration as a probiotic. At RT, this strain
For newly isolated lactobacillus strains, in vitro ex- has high viability and low post-acidification, implying
periments are conducted to evaluate probiotic proper- its potential in a room-temperature-storage drinkable
ties. In this study, low pH and bile content were used probiotic yogurt.
to evaluate the tolerance of strain WHH1689 to the
acidic environment of the stomach and upper part ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
of the intestines. The results showed that Lb. reuteri
WHH1689 could survive under conditions simulating The authors thank Michael J. Murphy (State Uni-
the gastrointestinal tract, which indicates that the versity of New York) for careful proofreading and sug-
probiotic may survive transit through the human gas- gesting changes in this manuscript. This work was sup-
trointestinal tract. In the adhesion assay, LGG, which ported by the Major Science and Technology Projects
has been shown in several previous studies to bind to of Zhejiang Province (China; 2015C02039).
enterocytes (Andersson, et al., 2001; van Ossowski
et al., 2010; Lee et al., 2011), was used as a positive
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