| septic shock secondary to a urinary tract infection with pediococcus pentosaceus. | we present a case of a urinary tract infection secondary to pediococcus pentosaceus causing septic shock and acute kidney injury in a 70-year-old male. we demonstrate successful treatment with a 10-day course of piperacillin/tazobactam. recently, pediococci have been found to be the cause of opportunistic infections in humans. this has posed a challenge to treating infections caused by this species because it has been found to be resistant to multiple antibiotics, including glycopeptides. | 2016 | 27443041 |
| antifungal and zearalenone inhibitory activity of pediococcus pentosaceus isolated from dairy products on fusarium graminearum. | the present study was aimed to evaluate the bio-control efficacy of pediococcus pentosaceus isolated from traditional fermented dairy products originated from india, against the growth and zearalenone (zea) production of fusarium graminearum. the cell-free supernatants of p. pentosaceus (ppcs) were prepared and chemical profiling was carried out by gc-ms and maldi-tof analysis. chemical profiling of ppcs evidenced that, the presence of phenolic antioxidants, which are responsible for the antifun ... | 2016 | 27379035 |
| isolation of lactic acid bacteria exhibiting high scavenging activity for environmental hydrogen peroxide from fermented foods and its two scavenging enzymes for hydrogen peroxide. | to obtain lactic acid bacteria that scavenge environmental hydrogen peroxide, we developed a specialized enrichment medium and successfully isolated pediococcus pentosaceus be1 strain from a fermented food. this strain showed vigorous environmental hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity over a wide range of hydrogen peroxide concentrations. high mn-catalase and nadh peroxidase activities were found in the cell-free extract of the p. pentosaceus be1 strain, and these two hydrogen peroxide scavengi ... | 2016 | 27118075 |
| antiobesity effect of pediococcus pentosaceus lp28 on overweight subjects: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. | the population of the obese is increasing worldwide. prevention and improvement of obesity are indispensable for decreasing the risk of metabolic disorders. we have recently shown that obesity and fatty liver are reduced by a plant-derived lactic acid bacterium, pediococcus pentosaceus lp28 (lp28), in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. the aim of the present clinical study is to prove that lp28 is effective for reducing body fat and body weight, as shown in the experiment using mice. | 2016 | 26956126 |
| exopolysaccharide fraction from pediococcus pentosaceus kft18 induces immunostimulatory activity in macrophages and immunosuppressed mice. | exopolysaccharide fraction from pediococcus pentosaceus kft18 (pe-eps), a lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi (a korean fermented vegetable product), was preliminary characterized and its immunostimulating effects were analysed. | 2016 | 26895351 |
| chemostat production of pediocin sm-1 by pediococcus pentosaceus mees 1934. | production of the bacteriocin pediocin sm-1 by pediococcus pentosaceus mees 1934 was investigated in ph-controlled batch and chemostat cultures using a complex medium containing glucose, sucrose or fructose. in chemostat cultures operated at 150 rpm, 30°c, 60% dissolved oxygen tension, ph 6.5, and d = 0.148 h(-1) , the pediocin titer reached 185 au/ml representing an increase of 32% compared with batch cultures in which glucose was used as the carbon source. pediocin biosynthesis was markedly af ... | 2016 | 26399463 |
| phytase activity of lactic acid bacteria and their impact on the solubility of minerals from wholemeal wheat bread. | the objective of this study was to determinate phytase activity of bacteriocins producing lactic acid bacteria previously isolated from spontaneous rye sourdough. the results show that the highest extracellular phytase activity produces pediococcus pentosaceus ktu05-8 and ktu05-9 strains with a volumetric phytase activity of 32 and 54 u/ml, respectively, under conditions similar to leavening of bread dough (ph 5.5 and 30 °c). in vitro studies in simulated gastrointestinal tract media ph provide ... | 2015 | 26397032 |
| probiotic pediococcus pentosaceus strain gs4 alleviates azoxymethane-induced toxicity in mice. | probiotic treatment has been gaining attention due to its remarkable effects in alleviating toxicity and carcinogenesis. the novel strain pediococcus pentosaceus gs4 has been reported for probiotic, survivability in simulated gastrointestinal fluid, and antioxidative and biohydrogenation properties. therefore, we hypothesize that this specific strain might be able to assuage the effect of azoxymethane (aom)-induced toxicity in mice. twenty-eight swiss albino mice were divided into 4 groups and w ... | 2015 | 26319614 |
| characterization of the phenolic fraction from argentine wine and its effect on viability and polysaccharide production of pediococcus pentosaceus. | to qualitatively and quantitatively characterize a low molecular weight phenolic fraction (lmf) of malbec wine from cafayate, argentina, and evaluate its effect on viability and exopolysaccharide production of pediococcus pentosaceus 12p, a wine spoilage bacterium. | 2015 | 26272396 |
| optimization studies for enhanced bacteriocin production by pediococcus pentosaceus kc692718 using response surface methodology. | bacteriocins have been produced by various lactic acid bacteria (lab) strains isolated from dairy and fermented vegetable sources. in the current study we have isolated a novel bacteriocin producing strain pediococcus pentosaceus kc692718 from mixed vegetable pickles (india). a 2 step process optimization for enhancing production of bacteriocin from the isolates was carried out with one-factor-at-a-time (ofat) and response surface methodology (rsm) methods. a 2.5 fold (au/ml) increase of bacteri ... | 2015 | 26028762 |
| effect of encapsulation on viability of pediococcus pentosaceus ozf during its passage through the gastrointestinal tract model. | the main goal of this study was to develop an improved oral delivery system for pediococcus pentosaceus ozf, a promising probiotic bacterium, and to assess its viability under simulated gastrointestinal (gi) tract model by comparing the efficiency of microbiological and molecular approaches. encapsulation was carried out using extrusion method and as a result, encapsulation system including 0.75 % lactulose, 1.8 % sodium alginate, 0.1 m cacl2, and 5 min gelling time was shown to have a significa ... | 2015 | 25958073 |
| comparative genome analysis of pediococcus damnosus lmg 28219, a strain well-adapted to the beer environment. | pediococcus damnosus lmg 28219 is a lactic acid bacterium dominating the maturation phase of flemish acid beer productions. it proved to be capable of growing in beer, thereby resisting this environment, which is unfavorable for microbial growth. the molecular mechanisms underlying its metabolic capabilities and niche adaptations were unknown up to now. in the present study, whole-genome sequencing and comparative genome analysis were used to investigate this strain's mechanisms to reside in the ... | 2015 | 25880122 |
| effects of japanese pepper and red pepper on the microbial community during nukadoko fermentation. | nukadoko is a fermented rice bran bed traditionally used for pickling vegetables in japan. to date, the production of both homemade and commercial nukadoko has depended on natural fermentation without using starter cultures. spices, japanese pepper, and red pepper, are added to nukadoko empirically, but the functions of spices in nukadoko have not been fully elucidated. to investigate the effects of japanese pepper and red pepper on nukadoko fermentation, we compared the chemical and microbiolog ... | 2015 | 25625032 |
| antioxidant activity and fatty acid profile of fermented milk prepared by pediococcus pentosaceus. | probiotics are the class of beneficial microorganisms that have positive influence on the health when ingested in adequate amounts. probiotic fermented milk is one of the dairy products that is prepared by using probiotic lactic acid bacteria. the study comprised preparation of fermented milk from various sources such as cow, goat and camel. pediococcus pentosaceus which is a native laboratory isolate from cheese was utilized for the product formation. changes in functional properties in the fer ... | 2014 | 25477694 |
| short communication: 3-phenyllactic acid production in milk by pediococcus pentosaceus sk25 during laboratory fermentation process. | 3-phenyllactic acid (pla) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound, produced by a wide range of lactic acid bacteria. a novel lactic acid bacteria strain with high pla-producing ability, pediococcus pentosaceus sk25, was isolated from traditional chinese pickles. when grown in de man, rogosa, sharpe broth at 30°c for 36h, this strain produced 135.6mg/l of pla. using this strain as starter for milk fermentation, 47.2mg/l of pla was produced after fermentation for 12h. the pla production was sig ... | 2015 | 25434344 |
| purified dextransucrase from pediococcus pentosaceus crag3 as food additive. | the extracellular crude dextransucrase (0.67 u/mg) from p. pentosaceus crag3 (genbank accession number jx679020) after peg-1500 fractionation gave specific activity, 20.0 u/mg which by gel filtration resulted in 46.0 u/mg. the purified dextransucrase displayed molecular size of approximately, 224 kda. the optimum assay conditions for dextransucrase activity were 5% sucrose in 20 mm sodium acetate buffer (ph 5.4) and 30 degrees c. the dextransucrase was stable up to 40 degrees c and at ph range o ... | 2014 | 25434098 |
| whole-genome sequence assembly of pediococcus pentosaceus li05 (cgmcc 7049) from the human gastrointestinal tract and comparative analysis with representative sequences from three food-borne strains. | strains of pediococcus pentosaceus from food and the human gastrointestinal tract have been widely identified, and some have been reported to reduce inflammation, encephalopathy, obesity and fatty liver in animals. in this study, we sequenced the whole genome of p. pentosaceus li05 (cgmcc 7049), which was isolated from the fecal samples of healthy volunteers, and determined its ability to reduce acute liver injury. no other genomic information for gut-borne p. pentosaceus is currently available ... | 2014 | 25349631 |
| phytic acid degrading lactic acid bacteria in tef-injera fermentation. | ethiopian injera, a soft pancake, baked from fermented batter, is preferentially prepared from tef (eragrostis tef) flour. the phytic acid (pa) content of tef is high and is only partly degraded during the fermentation step. pa chelates with iron and zinc in the human digestive tract and strongly inhibits their absorption. with the aim to formulate a starter culture that would substantially degrade pa during injera preparation, we assessed the potential of microorganisms isolated from ethiopian ... | 2014 | 25180667 |
| a non-pediocin low molecular weight antimicrobial peptide produced by pediococcus pentosaceus strain ie-3 shows increased activity under reducing environment. | species of the genus pediococcus are known to produce antimicrobial peptides such as pediocin-like bacteriocins that contain ygngvxc as a conserved motif at their n-terminus. until now, the molecular weight of various bacteriocins produced by different strains of the genus pediococcus have been found to vary between 2.7 to 4.6 kd. in the present study, we characterized an antimicrobial peptide produced by p. pentosaceus strain ie-3. | 2014 | 25158757 |
| comparison of the microbial dynamics and biochemistry of laboratory sourdoughs prepared with grape, apple and yogurt. | the microbiological culture-dependent characterization and physicochemical characteristics of laboratory sourdough prepared with grape (gs) were evaluated and compared with apple (as) and yogurt (ys), which are the usual spanish sourdough ingredients. ripe gs took longer than as and ys to reach the appropriate acidity and achieved lower values of lactic acid. in all sourdoughs, the lactic acid bacteria (lab) increased during processing and were the dominant microorganisms (>1e+8 cfu/g). gs, as w ... | 2015 | 25008077 |
| dietary supplementation of pediococcus pentosaceus enhances innate immunity, physiological health and resistance to vibrio anguillarum in orange-spotted grouper (epinephelus coioides). | groupers (epinephelus spp.) are economically important fish species in southeast asian aquaculture. vibriosis caused by vibro spp. is one of the severe bacterial diseases that devastate the grouper aquaculture industry. probiotics have been reported to show the potential to enhance fish immunity and to antagonize pathogens. in our previous study, a lactic acid bacterium pediococcus pentosaceus strain 4012 (lab4012), isolated from cobia intestine, protects cobia from photobacteriosis after a 2-we ... | 2014 | 24845519 |
| probiotic potential of pediococcus pentosaceus crag3: a new isolate from fermented cucumber. | a novel strain of lactic acid bacterium isolated from fermented cucumber was selected due to its high glucansucrase activity. it was identified on the basis of 16s rrna sequence analysis as pediococcus pentosaceus crag3 (genbank accession number jx679020). the isolate was round shaped, gram positive, and catalase negative displaying typical features of lactic acid bacterium. it produced 145 ± 3.27 mg lactic acid per ml of cell-free supernatant. it showed ability to ferment carbohydrates such as ... | 2014 | 24676763 |
| complete genome sequence of pediococcus pentosaceus strain sl4. | pediococcus pentosaceus sl4 was isolated from a korean fermented vegetable product, kimchi. we report here the whole-genome sequence (wgs) of p. pentosaceus sl4. the genome consists of a 1.79-mb circular chromosome (g+c content of 37.3%) and seven distinct plasmids ranging in size from 4 kb to 50 kb. | 2013 | 24371205 |
| enzymatic production of d-3-phenyllactic acid by pediococcus pentosaceus d-lactate dehydrogenase with nadh regeneration by ogataea parapolymorpha formate dehydrogenase. | 3-phenyllactic acid (pla) is an antimicrobial compound with broad and effective antimicrobial activity against both bacteria and fungi. enzymatic production of pla can be carried out from phenylpyruvic acid by lactate dehydrogenase (ldh); however, the enzymatic reaction is accompanied by nadh oxidation that inhibits pla biotransformation. here, nadh regeneration was achieved using the formate dehydrogenase from ogataea parapolymorpha and introduced into the d-pla production process using the d-l ... | 2014 | 24249102 |
| enhancement of γ-aminobutyric acid (gaba) in nham (thai fermented pork sausage) using starter cultures of lactobacillus namurensis nh2 and pediococcus pentosaceus hn8. | the aim was to produce nham that was enriched with γ-aminobutyric acid (gaba); therefore two gaba producing lactic acid bacteria (pediococcus pentosaceus hn8 and lactobacillus namurensis nh2) were used as starter cultures. by using the central composite design (ccd) we showed that addition of 0.5% monosodium glutamate (msg) together with an inoculum size of roughly 6logcfu/g of each of the two strains produced a maximal amounts of gaba (4051 mg/kg) in the 'gaba nham' product. this was higher tha ... | 2013 | 24135673 |
| identification of thermo tolerant lactic acid bacteria isolated from silage prepared in the hot and humid climate of southwestern japan. | to develop high-quality silage starters adapted to hot and humid weather, 12 lab isolates from silage produced in kyushu and okinawa, japan were characterized based on their morphological features, growth curves and sugar utilization. in addition, the nucleotide sequences of the v2-v3 region of their 16s rrna genes and the 16s-23s rrna intergenic spacer (its) regions were determined. the isolates were also subjected to rapd-pcr analysis, dna-dna hybridization, g+c content analysis and immuno-ide ... | 2013 | 24130959 |
| novel dextran from pediococcus pentosaceus crag3 isolated from fermented cucumber with anti-cancer properties. | the porous branched dextran of molecular mass 2.93 × 10(5) da with 50% overall yield (4.5mg/ml) was produced from pediococcus pentosaceus crag3 (genbank id: jx679020), a novel isolate from fermented cucumber. it contained glucose monomers linked through 75% α-(1,6) linkage with 25% (α-1,3) branching as displayed by spectroscopic analysis. the peak analysis showed α-(1,3) branching after every five glucose units of main chain. in vitro cytotoxicity analysis of dextran displayed anti-cancer activi ... | 2013 | 24095664 |
| diet supplementation of pediococcus pentosaceus in cobia (rachycentron canadum) enhances growth rate, respiratory burst and resistance against photobacteriosis. | cobia (rachycentron canadum) is an economically important fish species for aquaculture in tropical and sub-tropical areas. cobia aquaculture industry has severely damaged due to photobacteriosis caused by photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida (pdp), especially in taiwan. antibiotics and vaccines have been applied to control pdp infection, but the efficacy has been inconsistent. one species of lactic acid bacteria, pediococcus pentosaceus strain 4012 (lab 4012), was isolated from the intestine ... | 2013 | 23916590 |
| genotypic and phenotypic diversity of pediococcus pentosaceus strains isolated from food matrices and characterisation of the penocin operon. | lactic acid bacteria (lab) are widely used in the food industry. pediococcus spp. belong to the lab group and include several species that are essential for the quality of fermented food. pediococcus pentosaceus is the species that is most frequently isolated from fermented food and beverages but its uncontrolled growth during food fermentation processes can contribute to undesired flavours. hence, the characterisation of these bacteria at the strain level is of great importance for the quality ... | 2013 | 23444039 |
| formation and identification of nitrosylmyoglobin by staphylococcus xylosus in raw meat batters: a potential solution for nitrite substitution in meat products. | staphylococcus xylosus and pediococcus pentosaceus isolated from chinese dried sausage were assessed for their ability to convert metmyoglobin into nitrosylmyoglobin in mann-rogosa-sharp broth model systems and raw pork meat batters without the addition of nitrite. the results showed that samples in model systems with s. xylosus cultures had an absorption spectra that is typical of nitrosylmyoglobin, an obvious pink colour (judged by visual inspection) and a significantly higher a-value than the ... | 2013 | 22926033 |
| effect of treatment with a mixture of bacteria and fibrolytic enzymes on the quality and safety of corn silage infested with different levels of rust. | this project aimed to determine if a dual-purpose bacterial inoculant could mitigate potential adverse effects of increasing levels of rust infestation on the quality, aerobic stability, and safety of corn silage. corn plants with no rust infestation (nr), or medium (all leaves on the lower half of the plant affected, mr), or high (all leaves affected, hr) levels of southern rust infestation were harvested at random locations on a field, chopped, and ensiled without (control, con) or with a dual ... | 2012 | 22916933 |
| genome sequence of pediococcus pentosaceus strain ie-3. | we report the 1.8-mb genome sequence of pediococcus pentosaceus strain ie-3, isolated from a dairy effluent sample. the whole-genome sequence of this strain will aid in comparative genomics of pediococcus pentosaceus strains of diverse ecological origins and their biotechnological applications. | 2012 | 22843596 |
| effect of a dual-purpose inoculant on the quality and nutrient losses from corn silage produced in farm-scale silos. | this project aimed to determine effects of applying an inoculant containing homofermentative and heterofermentative bacteria on the fermentation, nutritive value, aerobic stability, and nutrient losses from corn silage produced in farm-scale silos. corn forage was harvested at 34% dry matter (dm) and treated without (control) or with 5 × 10⁵ cfu/g of lactobacillus buchneri and pediococcus pentosaceus. the inoculant was sprayed on alternate 8-row-wide swaths of forage, and the untreated and inocu ... | 2012 | 22612969 |
| characterization of d-lactate dehydrogenase producing d-3-phenyllactic acid from pediococcus pentosaceus. | d-lactate dehydrogenase (d-ldh) from pediococcus pentosaceus atcc 25745 was found to produce d-3-phenyllactic acid from phenylpyruvate. the optimum ph and temperature for enzyme activity were ph 5.5 and 45 °c. the michaelis-menten constant (k(m)), turnover number (k(cat)), and catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/k(m)) values for the substrate phenylpyruvate were estimated to be 1.73 mmol/l, 173 s(-1), and 100 (mmol/l)(-1) s(-1) respectively. | 2012 | 22484960 |
| effect of physical damage to ears of corn before harvest and treatment with various additives on the concentration of mycotoxins, silage fermentation, and aerobic stability of corn silage. | we studied the effects of damaging ears of corn in the field prior to harvest and the use of various additives on the production of selected mycotoxins, silage fermentation, and aerobic stability of whole plant corn. in experiment 1, ears of corn were undamaged or were slashed with a knife 7 d before harvesting, exposing damaged kernels to the environment. corn plants were harvested (about 35% dm) and treated in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. treatments were undamaged or damaged pl ... | 2012 | 22365225 |
| prediction of dynamic metabolic behavior of pediococcus pentosaceus producing lactic acid from lignocellulosic sugars. | a dynamic metabolic model is presented for pediococcus pentosaceus producing lactic acid from lignocellulose-derived mixed sugars including glucose, mannose, galactose, arabinose, and xylose. depending on the pairs of mixed sugars, p. pentosaceus exhibits diverse (i.e., sequential, simultaneous or mixed) consumption patterns. this regulatory behavior of p. pentosaceus is portrayed using the hybrid cybernetic model (hcm) framework which views elementary modes of the network as metabolic options d ... | 2013 | 22275308 |
| interaction between lactobacillus hilgardii and pediococcus pentosaceus and their metabolism of sugars and organic acids. | in a mixed culture of lactobacillus hilgardii and pediococcus pentosaceus on commerical grape juice, growth of the latter was inhibited until 24 h; after 24 h no viable cells were detected. during the early stages of growth, sugars and malic acid were consumed and production of m- and l-lactic acids was greater in the mixed culture than in either of the pure cultures. | 1995 | 24414666 |