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Inactivation of Dairy Bacteriophages by Thermal and Chemical Treatments. Viruses 2019; 11:v11050480. [PMID: 31130656 PMCID: PMC6563197 DOI: 10.3390/v11050480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This article provides information on the characteristics of diverse phages of lactic acid bacteria and highlights the incidence of their presence in different dairy fermentations. As it is known, thermal treatments on raw milk and use of sanitizers in the disinfection of surfaces and equipment are strategies usually applied in dairy to prevent bacteriophage infections. In this sense, this review mainly focuses on the existing data about the resistance against thermal treatments and sanitizers usually used in the dairy industry worldwide, and the differences found among bacteriophages of diverse genera are remarked upon. Also, we provide information concerning the problems that have arisen as a consequence of the potential presence of bacteriophages in cheese whey powder and derivatives when they are added in fermented dairy product manufacturing. Finally, some important conclusions on each topic are marked and checkpoints to be considered are suggested.
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Muhammed MK, Olsen ML, Kot W, Neve H, Castro-Mejía JL, Janzen T, Hansen LH, Nielsen DS, Sørensen SJ, Heller KJ, Vogensen FK. Investigation of the bacteriophage community in induced lysates of undefined mesophilic mixed-strain DL-cultures using classical and metagenomic approaches. Int J Food Microbiol 2018. [PMID: 29529425 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To investigate the notion that starter cultures can be a reservoir of bacteriophages (phages) in the dairy environment, strains of three DL-starters (undefined mesophilic mixed-strain starters containing Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar. diacetylactis and Leuconostoc species) were selected and induced by mitomycin C, and the whole starters were induced spontaneously as well as by mitomycin C. Frequency of induction of 17%, 26% and 12% was estimated among the isolates of the three starters, with majority of the induced phages mostly showing morphological similarity to known P335 phages, and with a fraction of them showing atypical features. Sequences of P335 quasi-species phages were found to be the most frequent entities in almost all metaviromes derived from the induced lysates. However, sequences of Sk1virus phages (previously 936 phages) were emerged as the predominant entities following spontaneous induction of one of the starters, suggesting a phage-carrier state. Sequences of other phages such as 949, 1706, C2virus (previously c2 phages) and Leuconostoc species could also be observed but with a lower relative frequency. Taken together, the majority of the P335 quasi-species phages could represent the induced viral community of the starters and the remaining phage groups mainly represent the background ambient viral community.
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- Musemma K Muhammed
- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Hermann-Weigmann-Str. 1, D-24103 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Cultures and Enzyme Division, Chr. Hansen A/S, Boege Alle 10-12, DK-2970 Hoersholm, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Max Rubner-Institut, Hermann-Weigmann-Str. 1, D-24103 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Metagenomic Analysis of Dairy Bacteriophages: Extraction Method and Pilot Study on Whey Samples Derived from Using Undefined and Defined Mesophilic Starter Cultures. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.00888-17. [PMID: 28754704 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00888-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite being potentially highly useful for characterizing the biodiversity of phages, metagenomic studies are currently not available for dairy bacteriophages, partly due to the lack of a standard procedure for phage extraction. We optimized an extraction method that allows the removal of the bulk protein from whey and milk samples with losses of less than 50% of spiked phages. The protocol was applied to extract phages from whey in order to test the notion that members of Lactococcus lactis 936 (now Sk1virus), P335, c2 (now C2virus) and Leuconostoc phage groups are the most frequently encountered in the dairy environment. The relative abundance and diversity of phages in eight and four whey mixtures from dairies using undefined mesophilic mixed-strain cultures containing Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis and Leuconostoc species (i.e., DL starter cultures) and defined cultures, respectively, were assessed. Results obtained from transmission electron microscopy and high-throughput sequence analyses revealed the dominance of Lc. lactis 936 phages (order Caudovirales, family Siphoviridae) in dairies using undefined DL starter cultures and Lc. lactis c2 phages (order Caudovirales, family Siphoviridae) in dairies using defined cultures. The 936 and Leuconostoc phages demonstrated limited diversity. Possible coinduction of temperate P335 prophages and satellite phages in one of the whey mixtures was also observed.IMPORTANCE The method optimized in this study could provide an important basis for understanding the dynamics of the phage community (abundance, development, diversity, evolution, etc.) in dairies with different sizes, locations, and production strategies. It may also enable the discovery of previously unknown phages, which is crucial for the development of rapid molecular biology-based methods for phage burden surveillance systems. The dominance of only a few phage groups in the dairy environment signifies the depth of knowledge gained over the past decades, which served as the basis for designing current phage control strategies. The presence of a correlation between phages and the type of starter cultures being used in dairies might help to improve the selection and/or design of suitable, custom, and cost-efficient phage control strategies.
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Muhammed MK, Krych L, Nielsen DS, Vogensen FK. A high-throughput qPCR system for simultaneous quantitative detection of dairy Lactococcus lactis and Leuconostoc bacteriophages. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174223. [PMID: 28339484 PMCID: PMC5365131 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Simultaneous quantitative detection of Lactococcus (Lc.) lactis and Leuconostoc species bacteriophages (phages) has not been reported in dairies using undefined mixed-strain DL-starters, probably due to the lack of applicable methods. We optimized a high-throughput qPCR system that allows simultaneous quantitative detection of Lc. lactis 936 (now SK1virus), P335, c2 (now C2virus) and Leuconostoc phage groups. Component assays are designed to have high efficiencies and nearly the same dynamic detection ranges, i.e., from ~1.1 x 105 to ~1.1 x 101 phage genomes per reaction, which corresponds to ~9 x 107 to ~9 x 103 phage particles mL-1 without any additional up-concentrating steps. The amplification efficiencies of the corresponding assays were 100.1±2.6, 98.7±2.3, 101.0±2.3 and 96.2±6.2. The qPCR system was tested on samples obtained from a dairy plant that employed traditional mother-bulk-cheese vat system. High levels of 936 and P335 phages were detected in the mother culture and the bulk starter, but also in the whey samples. Low levels of phages were detected in the cheese milk samples.
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- Musemma K. Muhammed
- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Kleppen HP, Bang T, Nes IF, Holo H. Bacteriophages in milk fermentations: Diversity fluctuations of normal and failed fermentations. Int Dairy J 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2011.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Schmidt MT, Olejnik-Schmidt AK, Zaręba A, Pezacki M, Wojewoda I, Grajek W. Induction of Loci Mutation duringLactococcus lactisSpontaneous Conversion to Bacteriophage-Insensitive Phenotype. FOOD BIOTECHNOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/08905436.2010.524470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pringsulaka O, Patarasinpaiboon N, Suwannasai N, Atthakor W, Rangsiruji A. Isolation and characterisation of a novel Podoviridae-phage infecting Weissella cibaria N 22 from Nham, a Thai fermented pork sausage. Food Microbiol 2010; 28:518-25. [PMID: 21356460 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2010] [Revised: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A novel Podoviridae lactic acid bacteria (LAB) phage from Nham, a Thai fermented pork sausage, is reported. From a total of 36 samples, 41 isolates of LAB were obtained and employed as hosts for the isolation of phages. From these LAB, only one phage, designated Φ 22, was isolated. The lactic acid bacterial isolate named N 22, sensitive to phage Φ 22 infection was identified by an API 50 CHL kit and N 22's complete sequence of the 16S rDNA sequence. BLASTN analysis of the 16S rDNA sequence revealed a 99% similarity to the 16S rDNA sequence of Weissella cibaria in the GenBank database. Electron micrographs indicated that the phage head was icosahedral with head size and tail length of 92 × 50 nm and 27 nm, respectively. On the basis of the morphology, this phage belongs to the family Podoviridae. Host-range determination revealed that the phage Φ 22 was not capable of infecting the other 40 isolates of LAB and referenced Weissella strains used. A one-step growth experiment showed that the latent period and burst size were estimated at 110 min and 55 phage particles/infected cell, respectively. Furthermore, the phage was infective over a wide range of pH (pH 5.0-8.0) and the D time of Φ 22 was calculated as 88 s at 70 °C and 15s at 80 °C. Phage titers decreased below the detection limit (20 PFU/ml) after heating for more than 60s at 80 °C, or 20s at 90 °C or less than 10s at 100 °C. The results from the study of Nham revealed that Φ 22 was active against the potential starter culture (W. cibaria N 22) for Nham fermentation. Phage infection could adversely affect the fermentation process of Nham by delaying acidification when using W. cibaria N 22 as a starter. However, the results from a sensory test revealed that the panelists did not detect any defects in the final products. This is the first report on the isolation of W. cibaria phage.
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- Onanong Pringsulaka
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.
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Screening for and characterization of Lactococcus lactis bacteriophages with high thermal resistance. Int Dairy J 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2008.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Quiberoni A, Tremblay D, Ackermann HW, Moineau S, Reinheimer JA. Diversity of Streptococcus thermophilus phages in a large-production cheese factory in Argentina. J Dairy Sci 2008; 89:3791-9. [PMID: 16960053 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(06)72420-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Phage infections still represent a serious risk to the dairy industry, in which Streptococcus thermophilus is used in starter cultures for the manufacture of yogurt and cheese. The goal of the present study was to analyze the biodiversity of the virulent S. thermophilus phage population in one Argentinean cheese plant. Ten distinct S. thermophilus phages were isolated from cheese whey samples collected in a 2-mo survey. They were then characterized by their morphology, host range, and restriction patterns. These phages were also classified within the 2 main groups of S. thermophilus phages (cos- and pac-type) using a newly adapted multiplex PCR method. Six phages were classified as cos-type phages, whereas the 4 others belonged to the pac-type group. This study illustrates the phage diversity that can be found in one factory that rotates several cultures of S. thermophilus. Limiting the number of starter cultures is likely to reduce phage biodiversity within a fermentation facility.
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- A Quiberoni
- Instituto de Lactología Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santiago del Estero 2829, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Since the time bacteriophages were first identified as a major cause of fermentation failure in the dairy industry, researchers have been struggling to develop strategies to exclude them from the dairy environment. Over 70 years of research has led to huge improvements in the consistency and quality of fermented dairy products, while also facilitating an appreciation of the beneficial properties of bacteriophages with respect to dairy product development. With specific reference to Lactococcus lactis and cheese production, this review outlines some recently reported novel methods aimed at limiting the bacteriophage infection as well as highlighting some beneficial aspects of bacteriophage activity.
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- Stephen Mc Grath
- Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
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Madera C, Monjardín C, Suárez JE. Milk contamination and resistance to processing conditions determine the fate of Lactococcus lactis bacteriophages in dairies. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 70:7365-71. [PMID: 15574937 PMCID: PMC535134 DOI: 10.1128/aem.70.12.7365-7371.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Milk contamination by phages, the susceptibility of the phages to pasteurization, and the high levels of resistance to phage infection of starter strains condition the evolution dynamics of phage populations in dairy environments. Approximately 10% (83 of 900) of raw milk samples contained phages of the quasi-species c2 (72%), 936 (24%), and P335 (4%). However, 936 phages were isolated from 20 of 24 (85%) whey samples, while c2 was detected in only one (4%) of these samples. This switch may have been due to the higher susceptibility of c2 to pasteurization (936-like phages were found to be approximately 35 times more resistant than c2 strains to treatment of contaminated milk in a plate heat exchanger at 72 degrees C for 15 s). The restriction patterns of 936-like phages isolated from milk and whey were different, indicating that survival to pasteurization does not result in direct contamination of the dairy environment. The main alternative source of phages (commercial bacterial starters) does not appear to significantly contribute to phage contamination. Twenty-four strains isolated from nine starter formulations were generally resistant to phage infection, and very small progeny were generated upon induction of the lytic cycle of resident prophages. Thus, we postulate that a continuous supply of contaminated milk, followed by pasteurization, creates a factory environment rich in diverse 936 phage strains. This equilibrium would be broken if a particular starter strain turned out to be susceptible to infection by one of these 936-like phages, which, as a consequence, became prevalent.
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- Carmen Madera
- Area de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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Comparative analysis of Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophages isolated from a yogurt industrial plant. Food Microbiol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0740-0020(02)00143-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Miklic A, Rogelj I. Characterization of lactococcal bacteriophages isolated from Slovenian dairies. Int J Food Sci Technol 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.2003.00676.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tangney M, Fitzgerald GF. Effectiveness of the lactococcal abortive infection systems AbiA, AbiE, AbiF and AbiG against P335 type phages. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2002; 210:67-72. [PMID: 12023079 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2002.tb11161.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Four lactococcal abortive infection mechanisms were introduced into strains which were sensitive hosts for P335 type phages and plaque assay experiments performed to assess their effect on five lactococcal bacteriophages from this family. Results indicate that AbiA inhibits all five P335 phages tested, while AbiG affects phiP335 itself and phiQ30 but not the other P335 species phages. AbiA was shown to retard phage Q30 DNA replication as previously reported for other phages. It was also demonstrated that AbiG, previously shown to act at a point after DNA replication in the cases of c2 type and 936 type phages, acts at the level of, or prior to phage Q30 DNA replication. AbiE and AbiF had no effect on the P335 type phages examined.
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- Mark Tangney
- National Food Biotechnology Centre, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Kraus J, Geller BL. Cloning of genomic DNA of Lactococcus lactis that restores phage sensitivity to an unusual bacteriophage sk1-resistant mutant. Appl Environ Microbiol 2001; 67:791-8. [PMID: 11157245 PMCID: PMC92649 DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.2.791-798.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2000] [Accepted: 10/20/2000] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An unusual, spontaneous, phage sk1-resistant mutant (RMSK1/1) of Lactococcus lactis C2 apparently blocks phage DNA entry into the host. Although no visible plaques formed on RMSK1/1, this host propagated phage at a reduced efficiency. This was evident from center-of-infection experiments, which showed that 21% of infected RMSK1/1 formed plaques when plated on its phage-sensitive parental strain, C2. Moreover, viable cell counts 0 and 4 h after infection were not significantly different from those of an uninfected culture. Further characterization showed that phage adsorption was normal, but burst size was reduced fivefold and the latent period was increased from 28.5 to 36 min. RMSK1/1 was resistant to other, but not all, similar phages. Phage sensitivity was restored to RMSK1/1 by transformation with a cloned DNA fragment from a genomic library of a phage-sensitive strain. Characterization of the DNA that restored phage sensitivity revealed an open reading frame with similarity to sequences encoding lysozymes (beta-1,4-N-acetylmuramidase) and lysins from various bacteria, a fungus, and phages of Lactobacillus and Streptococcus and also revealed DNA homologous to noncoding sequences of temperate phage of L. lactis, DNA similar to a region of phage sk1, a gene with similarity to tRNA genes, a prophage attachment site, and open reading frames with similarities to sun and to sequences encoding phosphoprotein phosphatases and protein kinases. Mutational analyses of the cloned DNA showed that the region of homology with lactococcal temperate phage was responsible for restoring the phage-sensitive phenotype. The region of homology with DNA of lactococcal temperate phage was similar to DNA from a previously characterized lactococcal phage that suppresses an abortive infection mechanism of phage resistance. The region of homology with lactococcal temperate phage was deleted from a phage-sensitive strain, but the strain was not phage resistant. The results suggest that the cloned DNA with homology to lactococcal temperate phage was not mutated in the phage-resistant strain. The cloned DNA apparently suppressed the mechanism of resistance, and it may do so by mimicking a region of phage DNA that interacts with components of the resistance mechanism.
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- J Kraus
- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3804, USA
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The conjugal plasmid pLL10236 encodes lactose fermentation ability, restriction/modification activity, bacteriocin production and immunity in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis LL102. Food Microbiol 1999. [DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1999.0265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chibani Azaïez SR, Fliss I, Simard RE, Moineau S. Monoclonal antibodies raised against native major capsid proteins of lactococcal c2-like bacteriophages. Appl Environ Microbiol 1998; 64:4255-9. [PMID: 9797273 PMCID: PMC106635 DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.11.4255-4259.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phage Q38, a representative member of the c2 species, was purified by CsCl gradient and used to immunize BALB/c mice. Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were raised and then characterized by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two MAbs of isotype immunoglobulin G2a, designated 2A5 and 6G7, reacted only with phages belonging to the c2 species and not with phages of the 936 and P335 species, with a Lactococcus lactis cell extract, or with phage DNA. Immunoelectron microscopy showed that both MAbs recognized only phage head proteins. They did not react with any denatured phage proteins in Western blot assays. However, when the nitrocellulose membranes were treated with a Triton-based buffer to assist in protein renaturation, MAbs 2A5 and 6G7 recognized the two major capsid proteins with molecular masses of 80 and 170 kDa. Competitive inhibition tests showed that the two MAbs bind to overlapping epitopes. These MAbs may be a useful tool for monitoring c2 bacteriophages during dairy fermentation and in genetic studies.
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- S R Chibani Azaïez
- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Buccale (GREB), Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4
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Moineau S, Borkaev M, Holler BJ, Walker SA, Kondo JK, Vedamuthu ER, Vandenbergh PA. Isolation and Characterization of Lactococcal Bacteriophages from Cultured Buttermilk Plants in the United States. J Dairy Sci 1996. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(96)76584-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Daly C, Fitzgerald GF, Davis R. Biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria with special reference to bacteriophage resistance. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1996; 70:99-110. [PMID: 8879402 DOI: 10.1007/bf00395928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Lactic acid bacteria play an important role in many food and feed fermentations. In recent years major advances have been made in unravelling the genetic and molecular basis of significant industrial traits of lactic acid bacteria. Bacteriophages which can infect and destroy lactic acid bacteria pose a particularly serious threat to dairy fermentations that can result in serious economic losses. Consequently, these organisms and the mechanisms by which they interact with their hosts have received much research attention. This paper reviews some of the key discoveries over the years that have led us to our current understanding of bacteriophages themselves and the means by which their disruptive influence may be minimized.
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- C Daly
- Department of Microbiology, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Durmaz E, Klaenhammer TR. A Starter Culture Rotation Strategy Incorporating Paired Restriction/ Modification and Abortive Infection Bacteriophage Defenses in a Single Lactococcus lactis Strain. Appl Environ Microbiol 1995; 61:1266-73. [PMID: 16534987 PMCID: PMC1388405 DOI: 10.1128/aem.61.4.1266-1273.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Three derivatives of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis NCK203, each with a different pair of restriction/ modification (R/M) and abortive infection (Abi) phage defense systems, were constructed and then rotated in repeated cycles of a milk starter culture activity test (SAT). The rotation proceeded successfully through nine successive SATs in the presence of phage and whey containing phage from previous cycles. Lactococcus cultures were challenged with 2 small isometric-headed phages, (phi)31 and ul36, in one rotation series and with a composite of 10 industrial phages in another series. Two native lactococcal R(sup+)/M(sup+) plasmids, pTRK68 and pTRK11, and one recombinant plasmid, pTRK308, harboring a third distinct R/M system were incorporated into three NCK203 derivatives constructed separately for the rotation. The R(sup+)/M(sup+) NCK203 derivatives were transformed with high-copy-number plasmids encoding four Abi genes, abiA, abiC, per31, and per50. Various Abi and R/M combinations constructed in NCK203 were evaluated for their effects on cell growth, level of phage resistance, and retardation of phage development during repeated cycles of the SAT. The three NCK203 derivatives chosen for use in the SAT exhibited additive effects of the R/M and Abi phenotypes against sensitive phages. In such combinations, phage escaping restriction are prevented from completing their infective cycle by an abortive response that kills the host cell. The rotation series successfully controlled modified, recombinant, and mutant phages which were resistant to any one of the individual defense systems by presenting a different set of R/M and Abi defenses in the next test of the rotation.
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Ermel G, Cavalier A, Thomas D, Le Pennec JP. Genetic studies of lactococcal bacteriophages--taxonomic differentiations and DNA analysis: evidence for 3' cohesive ends. THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY 1994; 76:431-41. [PMID: 8005832 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1994.tb01099.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Twenty-four bacteriophages of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and L. lactis subsp. cremoris were classified. Two groups of bacteriophages morphologically defined as prolate or isometric types by electron microscopy were examined for their genome sizes, protein patterns and DNA homologies. These criteria showed that prolate phages are quite homogeneous. In contrast, isometric phages exhibit more differences, particularly in particle sizes and protein compositions. Analysis of DNA hybridizations confirmed that prolate phages can be grouped together as can be isometric phages but for one exception, phage I52. These two families were clearly defined. The unique phage which does not fit in either group probably belongs to a third one which is much less represented. No obvious relationships between these criteria and the lytic spectra were detected. Evidence of the presence of cohesive ends in phage genomes is also presented in this study. A more detailed analysis performed on one member of the prolate group revealed 3' protruding ends made up of around 13 nucleotides on complementary single strands.
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Affiliation(s)
- G Ermel
- Laboratoire de Genetique Moleculaire, URA CNRS DO256, Université de Rennes I, France
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