Capacidad antifúngica de biopelículas de quitosán conteniendo bacterias ácido lácticas / Antifungal ability of chitosan biofilms containing lactic acid bacteria

INTRODUCCIÓN: Existen reportes del uso de biopelículas como soporte para la incorporación de microorganismos benéficos, sin embargo, son pocos los reportes donde se evalúe la capacidad antimicrobiana de las biopelículas conteniendo bacterias ácido lácticas (BAL). OBJETIVO: Optimizar los componentes de una biopelícula comestible basada en quitosán para conservar la viabilidad y la capacidad antifúngica de la BAL Lactobacillus plantarum CDBB-B-1091 durante 28 días. MÉTODOS: Bajo un diseño de 8 tratamientos tipo Plackett-Burman se evaluaron dos niveles de 7 factores (glucosa, lactosa, glicerol, almidón, humedad relativa del ambiente, pH, concentración de BAL). De los factores (componentes) que mostraron efecto, se optimizó la concentración mediante la metodología de superficie de respuesta basada en un arreglo de Box-Benhken. RESULTADOS: Se encontró que la concentración de células (A), concentración de almidón (B) y concentración de glucosa (C) son los componentes de la biopelícula más determinantes para mantener la viabilidad y la capacidad antifúngica contra el hongo fitopatógeno Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Mediante análisis de superficie de respuesta se obtuvieron los valores óptimos para mantener la viabilidad de las bacterias por 28 días, siendo los valores de 7,009164 log UFC/g película para el factor A, 1,997712% para B y 0,10750016 M para el factor C. De acuerdo al análisis de la varianza la concentración de células el factor más influyente. Sin embargo, para la capacidad antifúngica solamente fue posible obtener inhibición del 100% con películas recién elaboradas, siendo para este día los valores óptimos de 8,9004 log (UFC/g) para el factor A, 2,0% para B y 0,0850143 M para C. CONCLUSIÓN: La capacidad antifúngica de las biopelículas conteniendo BAL fue decreciendo a medida que transcurrió el almacenamiento de las biopelículas. Aún con lo anterior, se proponen los modelos de regresión para predecir los valores de viabilidad y la capacidad antifúngica de biopelículas conteniendo la bacteria Lactobacillus plantarum CDBB-B-1091

INTRODUCTION: There are reports of the use of biofilms as a support for the incorporation of beneficial microorganisms, however, there are scarce the reports where the antimicrobial capacity of biofilms containing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is evaluated. OBJECTIVE: Optimize the components of an edible biofilm based on chitosan to preserve the viability and antifungal capacity of the LAB Lactobacillus plantarum CDBB-B-1091 for 28 days. METHODS: Through a design Plackett-Burman of 8 treatments, two levels of 7 factors (componente) were evaluated (glucose, lactose, glycerol, starch, relative humidity, pH, BAL concentration). Of the factors that showed effect, the concentration was optimized using the response surface methodology based on a Box-Benhken arrangement. RESULTS: It was found that cell concentration (A), starch concentration (B) and glucose concentration (C) are the most determining biofilm components to maintain viability and antifungal ability against the phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Optimal values were obtained by response surface analysis to maintain the viability of the bacteria for 28 days, the values being 7.009164 log CFU/g film for factor A, 1.997712% for B and 0.10750016 M for factor C. According to ANOVA the concentration of cells being the most influential factor. However, for the antifungal capacity it was only possible to obtain 100% inhibition with freshly made films, for this day the optimal values of 8.9004 log (CFU/g) for factor A, 2.0% for B and 0.0850143 M for C. CONCLUSION: The antifungal capacity of the biofilms containing BAL was decreasing as the storage of the biofilms passed. Even with the above, regression models are proposed to predict the viability values and the antifungal capacity of biofilms containing the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum CDBB-B-1091

The metabolism and genetic regulation of lipids in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica.

The biotechnological potential of Yarrowia lipolytica, as a single cell oil-producing microorganism, is presented in this review. Although initially this yeast species was considered as a lipid-degrading, recently, it was reclassified as a lipid-producing microorganism, since it has been reported to be capable of accumulating diverse desirable fatty acids after metabolic pathway engineering. In the first part of the present document, a general revision of the oil metabolic pathways and the capacity of oil production in Y. lipolytica is presented. The single cell oil produced by these metabolic engineering strategies has been designed by optimization, introduction, or suppression of new pathways to increase yield on lipid production. Later on, the genetic regulation systems and the lipid composition generated by this yeast for industrial purposes are discussed. These lipids could be safely used in the chemical food and biofuel industries, due to their high proportion of oleic acid. This document emphasizes in the overviewing at Y. lipolytica as an ideal oil cell factory, and as an excellent model to produce single cell oil.

Isolation and identification of marine strains of Stenotrophomona maltophilia with high chitinolytic activity.

Chitin is the second most abundant organic compound in nature and represents a rich carbon and nitrogen source that is primarily transformed by bacterial communities. Bacteria capable of gradually hydrolyzing chitin into N-acetylglucosamine monomers can have applications in the transformation of residues from shrimp and other crustaceans. The objective of the present study was to isolate, characterize and identify microorganisms with high chitinolytic activity. These microorganisms were isolated and characterized based on macro- and microscopic morphological traits. Strains were selected on colloidal chitin agar medium primarily based on a hydrolysis halo larger than 2 mm and a growing phase no longer than 6 days. Secondary selection consisted of semi-quantitative evaluation of chitinolytic activity with a drop dilution assay. From the above, ten strains were selected. Then, strain-specific activity was evaluated. The B4 strain showed the highest specific activity, which was 6,677.07 U/mg protein. Molecular identification indicated that the isolated strains belong to the species Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.

Characterization of Aloe vera-chitosan composite films and their use for reducing the disease caused by fungi in papaya Maradol.

Composite films with Aloe vera (A), chitosan (Ch) and essential oils (EOs) were formulated. Six of the twelve combinations tested formed films: A70Ch30, A70Ch30-15, A60Ch40, A60Ch40-15, A50Ch50, and A50Ch50-15. The A60Ch40-15 film showed the best physicochemical characteristics as well as the greatest in vitro antifungal activity. Although the A90Ch10 and A80Ch20-15 mixtures did not form films, their solutions showed high antifungal activity in vitro. Based on multivariate analysis of the data, A60Ch40-15, A90Ch10 and A80Ch20-15 films were selected as coating treatments for papaya during storage at 30 ± 2 °C and 80% RH. Uncoated fruits (control 1) and treated with synthetic fungicide (control 2) were used as control. Coated fruits showed lower respiration rate, greater firmness and fewer changes in external coloration compared to control. Furthermore, these coatings reduced the incidence and severity of fungal disease by 40-50% compared to control 2. Aloe vera-chitosan films (A90Ch10 and A60Ch40-15), enriched with the EOs of cinnamon (10 mL L-1) and thyme (10 mL L-1), improved quality of the fruit (higher firmness, lower CO2 content, less internal color change) with 50% less disease incidence during storage at room temperature.