ANTIMYCOTIC ACTIVITY OF THE ISOLATES OF LACTOBACTERIA FROM WA-TER AND MUSSELS OF BLACK SEA

Aim. Determination of the presence of antimycotic activity and its level in thirteen lactobacteria isolates from Black Sea water and mussels. Methods. Antimycotic activity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolates was tested by agar diffusion method in 24-well plates. To determine character of action the plates were incubated for 7 days at 25 °C. Results. For the first time antimycotic activity of marine LAB from Odesa coast was estimated. The majority of the tested isolates of lactobateria exhibited antimycotic activity of high level completely inhibiting (in 100%) as mycelium growth as well as spore formation of Penicillium expansum UKM F-575 and Aspergillus niger UKM F-16706 on second day of the study. Four isolates (M.5.1, M.5.2, M.7.1, M.7.2) showed lower antimycotic activity (from 0 to 75%). Eight LAB isolates from seawater (W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.4, W.1.5, W.1.дк, W.2.3, W.2.4) and one isolate from mussel liquor (M4.1) completely inhibited mycelial growth and sporulation of P. expansum UКМ F-575 and A. niger UКМ F-16706 even within seven days indicating fungicidal character of action. Conclusions. The most of tested LAB isolates from Black Sea exhibited high antimycotic activity against P. expansum UКМ F-575 and A. niger UКМ F-16706 indicator strains. The most active lactobacteria isolates were W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.4, W.1.5, W.1.дк, W.2.3, W.2.4 isolated from Black Sea water and M4.1 – from mussel liquor. The character of the revealed antimycotic activity was determined as fungicidal.