PROLAB Etapa V / 2016

Rezultate etapa V/2016
Principalul obiectiv al acestei etape a constat în evaluarea funcţionalităţii consorţiului bazat pe tulpini de bacterii lactice (BL). Pentru atingerea acestui obiectiv au fost parcurse o serie de etape care au vizat:  analiza influenţei consorţiului asupra microbiotei umane simulate în sistemele GIS2; analiza din punct de vedere chimic a probelor prelevate din sistemele GIS2; analiza calitativă şi cantitativă a influenţei consorţiului  de BL asupra capacităţii de aderenţă a microorganismelor patogene la tumori prelevate de la nivelul tractului gastrointestinal; identificarea taxonomică a BL din consorţiu prin tehnici de biologie moleculară; evaluarea parametrilor biologici şi stabilităţii caracteristicilor probiotice în diferite condiţii de conservare şi stocare; îmbunătăţirea modelului experimental pentru obţinerea de produse probiotice complexe şi pentru anticiparea activităţii probiotice in vivo.
Obiectivele propuse în cadrul acestei etape au fost atinse şi au permis finalizarea proiectului cu selecţia unui consorţiu de BL cu efect probiotic. Consorţiul de BL, alcătuit din tulpinile: Lactobacillus (L.) casei, L. fermentum şi L. plantarum, a fost retestat privind capacitatea probiotică în vederea stabilirii condiţiilor optime de conservare.
Rezultate au fost diseminate prin publicare în 4 articole ISI (2 articole publicate şi 2 acceptate), un articol BDI, 2 participări la manifestãri ştiinţifice internaţionale si 2 brevete nationale.

Results phase V/2016
The main objective of this phase was to assess the functionality of probiotic lactic acid bacteria consortium.
To attain this major aim of the project, the research activities performed were focused on: influence of consortium on human microbiota simulated in GIS2 system, chemical analysis of samples taken from GIS2 system, qualitative and quantitative analysis of consortium’s influence on adherence ability of pathogenic microorganisms to human gastrointestinal tract tumors, taxonomic identification of consortium’s lactic acid bacteria strains by molecular techniques, evaluation of biological parameters and stability of probiotic characteristics in various conditions of preservation and storage, improving the experimental model in order to obtain complex probiotic products and to prepare in vivo tests for probiotic effect.
In conclusion, all the objectives of this stage were fully accomplished and one consortium was selected out of the 3 consortia obtained in the previous stages. The probiotic lactic acid bacteria consortium consisting of Lactobacillus (L.) casei, L. fermentum şi L. plantarum was retested for probiotic effect and to establish the optimal conditions of storage and preservation.
The results were disseminated through publication in 4 ISI papers (2 of them were published and 2 were accepted), 1 BDI paper, 2 participation in international conferences and 2 national patents.

Publication list
A.    Scientific articles published in ISI journals
1.      Mureşan A., Sârbu I., Pelinescu D., Ionescu R., Csutak O., Stoica I., Rusu E., Vassu T., 2016, In vitro selection of some lactic acid bacteria strains with probiotic potential. Romanian Biotechnological Letters, 23 (4). http://www.rombio.eu/published.html.
2.      Mureşan A., Sârbu I., Pelinescu D., Ionescu R., Csutak O., Stoica I., Rusu E., Vassu T., 2016, Virulence profiles of pathogenic bacterial strains isolated from different sources. Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry; Vol. 6. http://biointerfaceresearch.com/?page_id=1657
3.      Zamfir M., Stefan I.R., Stancu M.M, Grosu-Tudor S.S., 2016. Production, mode of action and sequencing of the corresponding gene of a bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus lactis 19.3. Int J Food Sci Technol, 51: 2164–2170.
4.      Rusu E., Sârbu I., Cristescu C., Coculescu B.-I., Petruţ Ş., Mureşan A., Vassu T., Pelinescu D., 2016. Highlighting the antimicrobial activity of organic compounds isolated from some strains of lactic acid bacteria, Revista Romana de Chimie, nr. 12.

B.     Journals included in flow international BDI
1.      Vamanu Emanuel, The effect of a consortium probiotic administration on a microbiota microbiological stability, Lucrări ştiinţifice Seria Agronomie,  vol. 59/2016, pg. 1-4

C.    Scientific papers presented at international congresses / published in abstract
1.      Zamfir M., Stancu M.M., Ștefan I.R., Grosu-Tudor S.S. Characterization of a nisin-like bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus lactis 19.3, isolated from raw milk. Food Microbiology, Birmingham, UK, 7-10 august 2016, poster. – si de la proiectul PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-0137
2.      Petruț S., Pelinescu D., Dițu L.M., Ionescu R., Vassu T., Stoica I., Chiciudean I., Tănase A.-M., Sârbu I., 2016. Comparative studies regarding probiotic effect between individual/consortia of lactic acid bacteria strains. “Power of Microbes in Industry and Environment 2016” Symposium, 28 Septembrie- 1 Octombrie, Krk, Croația.

D.    Patents
1.      Vamanu E., 2016, In vitro method for testing the viability of lactic acid bacteria probiotic strains during gastrointestinal tract transit, and unicameral system for its implementation.

2.      Vamanu E., 2016 A method of in vitro testing of the probiotic strains viability during colon transit and system for carrying out the method.