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Investigation of the Possibility of Using Parabiotic Metabolites as Media/Prebiotics by Streptoccus thermophilus and Probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Bacteria

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Microorganisms need suitable conditions (temperature, pH and environment) specific to each microorganism in order to survive. It is also known that different microorganisms in the same environment compete for life with each other. In terms of health benefits, it is generally desired that probiotic bacteria maintain their viability for a longer period of time. For this purpose, prebiotics (inulin, trihalose, skim milk powder, whey protein isolate (WPI), ectoin, etc.) or inactive bacterial cells (parabiotics) are added to the medium of probiotic bacteria to maintain the viability of microorganisms. In this study, we investigated whether non-viable bacterial cells can be used as medium or prebiotic by Streptococcus thermophilus ATCC 14485 and probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 5102 bacteria. In our study, 2.5% WPI was used as a positive control. S. thermophilus and Burckholderia sp. bacteria are parabiotic and their prebiotic usability by S. thermophilus and probiotic L. plantarum bacteria was tested. As a result, S. thermophilus was able to utilize both its own and Burckholderia sp. non-viable cells as a prebiotic, while L. plantarum was only partially able to utilize S. thermophilus non-viable cells as a prebiotic.

Source: Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology

DOI: 10.24925/turjaf.v13is2.3503-3507.8050

Author: Abdullah Demirci

Institution: Bingöl University

Language: English

Topic: Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $25