Antibacterial Activities against Pathogenic Bacteria of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Allium wakegi

Abstract

In this study, we isolated lactic acid bacteria from Allium wakegi and examined the usability of culture supernatants obtained from these lactic acid bacteria. The antibacterial activity of the culture supernatant obtained from the isolated lactic acid bacteria against the pathogens Escherichia and Salmonella spp. was measured. The obtained lactic acid bacteria culture medium showed significant antibacterial activity against pathogenic bacteria in a dose-dependent manner. The effects of pH and heat denaturation on the observed anti-pathogenic bacterial activity was also investigated. Adjusting the culture supernatant to pH 7 resulted in loss of all antibacterial activity against pathogenic bacteria, suggesting that the antibacterial activity of the obtained culture supernatant against pathogenic bacteria is influenced by organic acids. Assessment of the heat stability of the anti-pathogenic bacterial activity revealed that heat treatment did not diminish activity. The obtained lactic acid bacteria culture medium is thus stable against heat.