Atividade inibitória de bovicina HC5 sobre bactérias deterioradoras de polpa de manga / Inhibitory activity of bovicin HC5 against spoilage bacteria from mango pulp

AUTOR(ES)

Ana Andréa Teixeira de Carvalho

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria have been suggested as an alternative to traditional food preservation methods, such as heat treatment, that interfere with natural characteristics of the food. Nisin is the bacteriocin that has been most used in foods. Recently, a new bacteriocin, bovicin HC5, produced by Streptococcus bovis HC5, was characterized. Previous work indicated that this bacteriocin has activity against Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium sporogenes. In this study, the activity of this bacteriocin was tested against Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and Clostridium tyrobutyricum isolated form spoiled mango pulp. The addition of bovicin HC5 (40 to 160 AU/mL) into BHI media resulted in reduced specific growth rate and maximal optical densities of B. cereus, B. thuringiensis and C. tyrobutyricum. Concentrations of 40 and 80 AU/mL increased lag phase duration for at least 10 h. When 160 AU/mL was used, growth was not observed even after 144 h. The effect of bovicin HC5 against vegetative cells inoculated into mango pulp was bactericidal and more pronounced at acidic conditions. After 24 h of incubation with the bacteriocin, the viable cell number was bellow the detection level. Similar results were obtained when nisin was used. When C. tyrobutyricum was inoculated into mango pulp with 100 AU/mL of bovicin HC5, gas production was not observed for at least 10 days of incubation. Bovicin HC5 reduced spore germination of B. cereus and B. thuringiensis inoculated into mango pulp, and the number of non-germinated spores after 122 h of incubation was at least 100-fold greater than control treatments. Bovicin HC5 did not affect the thermal resistance of B. cereus and B. thuringiensis spores. However, if added to the mango pulp, bovicin HC5 could remain stable during the heat treatment, and reduce spore germination of these microorganisms. Cultures of B. cereus, B. thuringiensis and C. tyrobutyricum that were transferred successively in the presence of subletal doses of bovicin HC5 did not become resistant. Considering the results obtained in this study and the fact that bovicin HC5 was stable in culture supernatants and in mango pulp, it seems that this bacteriocin could be useful to prevent the spoilage of mango pulp by B. cereus, B. thuringiensis and C. tyrobutyricum.

ASSUNTO(S)

microbiologia aplicada polpa de manga bacillus thuringiensis bacillus cereus bactérias deterioradoras bacillus cereus atividade inibitória inhibitory activity clostridium tyrobutyricum clostridium tyrobutyricum bovicin hc5 bacillus thuringiensis spoilage bacteria mango pulp bovicina hc5

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