{"title":"Probiotic potential of autochthonous <i>Lactobacillus</i> species from buffalo calves in controlling multidrug resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i>.","authors":"Srivani Moturi, Lakshmi Kavitha Kommalapati, Muralidhar Metta, Venkata Seshaiah Chappidi, Srilakshmi Jatavathu","doi":"10.30466/vrf.2024.2012559.4024","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to investigate the probiotic potential of autochthonous <i>Lactobacillus</i> species isolated from buffalo calves against multidrug-resistant <i>Escherichia</i> <i>coli</i>. A total of 252 rectal swabs were collected from healthy neonatal buffalo calves under 30 days old from six districts of Andhra Pradesh, India in a completely randomized design from August 2019 to August 2021, of which 190 <i>Lactobacillus</i> strains were isolated based on cultural, morphological, biochemical and molecular tests. Out of 190 isolates, 57 showed high levels of auto-aggregation (> 80.00%) and hydrophobicity (> 60.00%) and 51 of the 57 isolates had a zone of inhibition greater than 15.00 mm in diameter against multidrug-resistant <i>E. coli</i> in an Agar well diffusion assay. Among the 51 isolates, 36 were found to be acid and bile tolerant and showed varying levels of sensitivity to antibiotics such as erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and ampicillin. Among the 36 isolates, <i>Limosilactobacillus reuteri</i> <i>178</i>, <i>L. reuteri</i> <i>209</i>, <i>L. fermentum 182</i>, <i>L. fermentum</i> <i>211</i>, and <i>Lactiplanti-bacillus plantarum</i> <i>34</i> were non-hemolytic, and none of the isolates were able to hydrolyse gelatine. Therefore, these five autochthonous <i>Lactobacillus</i> species may be used in probiotic or synbiotic formulations against multidrug resistant <i>E. coli</i> in buffalo calves.</p>","PeriodicalId":23989,"journal":{"name":"Veterinary Research Forum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11260225/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Veterinary Research Forum","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.30466/vrf.2024.2012559.4024","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/6/15 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ZOOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The aim of this study was to investigate the probiotic potential of autochthonous Lactobacillus species isolated from buffalo calves against multidrug-resistant Escherichiacoli. A total of 252 rectal swabs were collected from healthy neonatal buffalo calves under 30 days old from six districts of Andhra Pradesh, India in a completely randomized design from August 2019 to August 2021, of which 190 Lactobacillus strains were isolated based on cultural, morphological, biochemical and molecular tests. Out of 190 isolates, 57 showed high levels of auto-aggregation (> 80.00%) and hydrophobicity (> 60.00%) and 51 of the 57 isolates had a zone of inhibition greater than 15.00 mm in diameter against multidrug-resistant E. coli in an Agar well diffusion assay. Among the 51 isolates, 36 were found to be acid and bile tolerant and showed varying levels of sensitivity to antibiotics such as erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, and ampicillin. Among the 36 isolates, Limosilactobacillus reuteri178, L. reuteri209, L. fermentum 182, L. fermentum211, and Lactiplanti-bacillus plantarum34 were non-hemolytic, and none of the isolates were able to hydrolyse gelatine. Therefore, these five autochthonous Lactobacillus species may be used in probiotic or synbiotic formulations against multidrug resistant E. coli in buffalo calves.
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Veterinary Research Forum (VRF) is a quarterly international journal committed to publish worldwide contributions on all aspects of veterinary science and medicine, including anatomy and histology, physiology and pharmacology, anatomic and clinical pathology, parasitology, microbiology, immunology and epidemiology, food hygiene, poultry science, fish and aquaculture, anesthesia and surgery, large and small animal internal medicine, large and small animal reproduction, biotechnology and diagnostic imaging of domestic, companion and farm animals.