Genome analysis of novel Apilactobacillus sp. isolate from butterfly (Pieris canidia) gut reveals occurrence of unique glucanogenic traits and probiotic potential

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This study was conducted with a perception that fructose-rich niches may inhabit novel species of lactic acid bacteria that are gaining importance as probiotics and for the production of exopolysaccharides that have applications in food and pharmaceuticals. Recently, some Lactobacillus species have been reclassified as fructophilic lactic acid bacteria due to their preference for fructose over glucose as a carbon source. These bacteria are likely to be found in fructose rich niches such as flower nectar and insects that feed on it. We explored the butterfly gut and acquired a new isolate, designated as F1, of fructophilic lactic acid bacteria, which produces a glucan-type exopolysaccharide. Whole genome sequencing and in silico analysis revealed that F1 has significantly lower average nucleotide identity and DNA-DNA hybridization values as compared to its closest Apilactobacillus neighbors in phylogenetic analysis. Therefore, we declare the isolate F1 as a novel Apilactobacillus species with the proposed name of Apilactobacillus iqraium F1. Genome mining further revealed that F1 harbors genes for exopolysaccharide synthesis and health-promoting attributes. To this end, F1 is the only Apilactobacillus species harboring three diverse α-glucan-synthesis genes that cluster with different types of dextransucrases in the dendrogram. Moreover, many nutritional marker genes, as well as genes for epithelial cell adhesion and antimicrobial synthesis, were also detected suggesting the probiotic attributes of F1. Overall analysis suggests A. iqraium sp. F1 be a potential candidate for various health beneficial and pharmaceutical applications.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

Enthalten in:

Letters in applied microbiology - 76(2023), 1 vom: 23. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jawad, Iqra [VerfasserIn]
Khaliq, Shazia [VerfasserIn]
Akhtar, Nasrin [VerfasserIn]
Saleem, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Akhtar, Kalsoom [VerfasserIn]
Ghauri, Komal [VerfasserIn]
Anwar, Munir A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α-glucan
30237-26-4
9007-49-2
Apilactobacillus
DNA
Exopolysaccharides
Fructose
Glucans
Glucosyltransferase
Journal Article
Prebiotics
Probiotics

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.01.2023

Date Revised 01.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/lambio/ovac024

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351994947