[Antagonistic effect of bacteriocinogenic Lactobacillus acidophilus on Klebsiella pneumoniae, Citrobacter freundii and Proteus mirabilis cells]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2006 Nov-Dec;(7):8-11.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Data of the ultrastructural cellular changes of conditionally pathogenic enterobacteria, including K. pneumoniae, C. freundii and P. mirabilis cells impacts to bacteriocin-producing L. acidophilus are presented. Enterobacteria in response to the bacteriocinogenic effect of lactobacilli are manifestated by expressive destructions of sensitive to pore formation bacteriocin cells. Various morphological types of enterobacteria cells with increase of involution, lysing and resting forms are revealed. The specific ultrastructural changes of enterobacteria cells which evidencing the significant destructive processes of the cells membranes are detected. The destabilization of cellular wall in expansion periplasmic spaces and appearance of the ultrastructural reorganization of bacterial cells nucleoid also are registrated. Revealing the mechanism of lactobacilli secreted bacteriocin action to conditionally pathogenic enterobacteria might provide new ways to select the effective highly antagonistic probiotic strains.

MeSH terms

  • Antibiosis
  • Bacteriocins / metabolism
  • Cell Membrane / pathology
  • Cell Membrane / ultrastructure
  • Cell Wall / pathology
  • Cell Wall / ultrastructure
  • Citrobacter freundii / physiology*
  • Citrobacter freundii / ultrastructure
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / physiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / ultrastructure
  • Lactobacillus acidophilus / physiology*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Proteus mirabilis / physiology*
  • Proteus mirabilis / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Bacteriocins