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In Vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus against some pathogens

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Veterinary microbiology

Abstract

Bacterial infections cause severe losses in poultry farming. Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia- coli are two major pathogenic bacteria readily found in the broiler environment. They cause high- morbidity and mortality in poultry worldwide as a result of necrotic enteritis and colibacillosis, respectively. Furthermore, Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of omphalitis, bumble foot and gangrenous dermatitis. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most serious global public health threats that necessitates alternative strategies. Probiotics have been emerging as a safe and effective alternative to antibiotics. Lactobacillus being the most commonly used probiotic. Therefore, here the antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus against some pathogens namely Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were tested. The antibacterial effect of L. acidophilus was investigated by time kill assay, agar well diffusion and agar spot test. The obtained results showed that L. acidophilus had strong antimicrobial activity against the three bacterial pathogens. Moreover, L. acidophilus exhibited a strong autoaggregating phenotype and marked coaggregation with Cl. perfringens. In addition, inhibition of gas production from Cl. perfringens by L. acidophilus was evaluated. Alpha-toxin has been implicated as one of the major virulence factors of Cl. perfringens inducing avian necrotic enteritis. To investigate whether alpha toxin have adverse effects on L. acidophilus, viability assay proved that L. acidophilus was not remarkably affected by incubation with different concentrations of alpha toxin and different incubation time. Our results suggest that L. acidophilus exhibits strong inhibitory effects against Cl. perfringens, E. coli and S. aureus, and has strong co-aggregation abilities

DOI

10.21608/djvs.2021.81934.1042

Keywords

L. acidophilus, Cl. perfringens, antimicrobial activity, Aggregation

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Abd Elmacksood

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Affiliation

Animal Health Research Institute, Alexandria, Egypt

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smsmaali440@gmail.com

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Alexandria

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First Name

Ola

Last Name

Basha

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-

Affiliation

Animal Health Research Institute, Alexandria, Egypt

Email

ola_basha2003@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

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First Name

Dalia

Last Name

Talat

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Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt

Email

dalia_talat@vetmed.dmu.edu.eg

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First Name

Hamada

Last Name

Ahmed

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Affiliation

Department of Nutrition and Veterinary Clinical Nutrition. Damanhour University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Egypt

Email

hamada_nutrition@vetmed.dmu.edu.eg

City

Alexandria

Orcid

0000-0003-4433-0039

First Name

Madiha

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt

Email

madihasalah@vetmed.dmu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0002-5756-5198

Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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27052

Issue Date

2021-08-01

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2021-06-22

Publish Date

2021-09-01

Page Start

21

Page End

28

Print ISSN

2636-3003

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2636-3011

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https://djvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_193663.html

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1,001

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Publication Title

Damanhour Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://djvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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In Vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus against some pathogens

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Created At

22 Jan 2023