Synergistic antibacterial effect of the combination of e-polylysine and nisin against enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2200-2206

  Liu, Fang ^a   Liu, Mei ^a,b   Du, Lihui ^c   Wang, Daoying ^a   Geng, Zhiming ^a   Zhang, Muhan ^a   Sun, Chong ^a   Xu, Xiaoxi ^b   Zhu, Yongzhi ^a   Xu, Weimin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NISIN; POLYLYSINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PERMEABILITY; PH; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NISIN; PERMEABILITY; POLYLYSINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84949032101     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-15-220     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Badaoui Najjar, M., D. Kashtanov, and M. L. Chikindas. 2007. e-Poly-L-lysine and nisin A act synergistically against Gram-positive food-borne pathogens Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 45:13-18.
2. Badaoui Najjar, M., D. Kashtanov, and M. L. Chikindas. 2009. Natural antimicrobials e-poly-l-lysine and nisin for control of oral microflora. Probiotics Antimicrob. Proteins 1:143-147.
3. Cheigh, C. I., and Y. R. Pyun. 2005. Nisin biosynthesis and its properties. Biotechnol. Lett. 27:1641-1648.
4. DelCarlo, M., and R. F. Loeser. 2006. Chondrocyte cell death mediated by reactive oxygen species-dependent activation of PKC-betaI. Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol. 290:C802-C811.
5. Fadli, M., A. Saad, S. Sayadi, J. Chevalier, N. E. Mezrioui, J. M. Pages, and L. Hassani. 2012. Antibacterial activity of Thymus maroccanus and Thymus broussonetii essential oils against nosoco-mial infection-bacteria and their synergistic potential with antibiotics. Phytomedicine 19:464-471.
6. Geornaras, I., Y. Yoon, K. E. Belk, G. C. Smith, and J. N. Sofos. 2007. Antimicrobial activity of epsilon-polylysine against Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes in various food extracts. J. Food Sci. 72:M330-M334.
7. Giraffa, G. 2003. Functionality of enterococci in dairy products. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 88:215-222.
8. Golińska, E., A. Tomusiak, T. Gosiewski, G. Więcek, A. Machul, D. Mikołajczyk, M. Bulanda, P. B. Heczko, and M. Strus. 2013. Virulence factors of Enterococcus strains isolated from patients with inflammatory bowel disease. World J. Gastroenterol. 19:3562-3572.
9. Herranz, C., Y. Chen, H. J. Chung, L. M. Cintas, P. E. Hernandez, T. J. Montville, and M. L. Chikindas. 2001. Enterocin P selectively dissipates the membrane potential of Enterococcus faecium T136. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67:1689-1692.
10. Hyldgaard, M., T. Mygind, B. S. Vad, M. Stenvang, D. E. Otzen, and R. L. Meyer. 2014. The antimicrobial mechanism of action of epsilon-poly-l-lysine. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 80:7758-7770.
11. Islam, M. R., J. Nagao, T. Zendo, and K. Sonomoto. 2012. Antimicrobial mechanism of lantibiotics. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 40:1528-1533.
12. Jacquet, T., C. Cailliez-Grimal, G. Francius, F. Borges, M. Imran, J. F. Duval, and A. M. Revol-Junelles. 2012. Antibacterial activity of class IIa bacteriocin Cbn BM1 depends on the physiological state of the target bacteria. Res. Microbiol. 163:323-331.
13. Jahan, M., G. G. Zhanel, R. Sparling, and R. A. Holley. 2015. Horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance from Enterococcus faecium of fermented meat origin to clinical isolates of E. faecium and Enterococcus faecalis. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 199:78-85.
14. Kafil, H. S., and M. Asgharzadeh. 2014. Vancomycin-resistant Enteroccus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis isolated from education hospital of Iran. Maedica (Buchar.) 9:323-327.
15. Kayser, F. H. 2003. Safety aspects of enterococci from the medical point of view. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 88:255-262.
16. Lempiäinen, H., K. Kinnunen, A. Mertanen, and A. von Wright. 2005. Occurrence of virulence factors among human intestinal enterococcal isolates. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 41:341-344.
17. Li, J., A. A. Aroutcheva, S. Faro, and M. L. Chikindas. 2005. Mode of action of lactocin 160, a bacteriocin from vaginal Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Infect. Dis. Obstet. Gynecol. 13:135-140.
18. Liu, F., L. Du, W. Xu, D. Wang, M. Zhang, Y. Zhu, and W. Xu. 2013. Production of tyramine by Enterococcus faecalis strains in water-boiled salted duck. J. Food Prot. 76:854-859.
19. Liu, F., W. Xu, L. Du, D. Wang, Y. Zhu, Z. Geng, M. Zhang, and W. Xu. 2014. Heterologous expression and characterization of tyrosine decarboxylase from Enterococcus faecalis R612Z1 and Enterococcus faecium R615Z1. J. Food Prot. 77:592-598.
20. Liu, H., H. Pei, Z. Han, G. Feng, and D. Li. 2015. The antimicrobial effects and synergistic antibacterial mechanism of the combination of e-polylysine and nisin against Bacillus subtilis. Food Control 47:444-450.
21. Ma, Q., P. M. Davidson, and Q. Zhong. 2013. Antimicrobial properties of lauric arginate alone or in combination with essential oils in tryptic soy broth and 2% reduced fat milk. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 166:77-84.
22. Mackay, M. L., K. Milne, and I. M. Gould. 2000. Comparison of methods for assessing synergic antibiotic interactions. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 15:125-129.
23. Najjar, M. B., D. Kashtanov, and M. Chikindas. 2007. e-Poly-l-lysine and nisin A act synergistically against gram-positive food-borne pathogens Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 45:13-18.
24. Nishikawa, M., and K. Ogawa. 2002. Distribution of microbes producing antimicrobial e-poly-L-lysine polymers in soil microflora determined by a novel method. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68:3575-3581.
25. Pusch, T., D. Kemp, S. Trevino, T. Button, P. Sanchez, R. Gander, and P. Sreeramoju. 2013. Controlling outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium among infants caused by an endemic strain in adult inpatients. Am. J. Infect. Control 41:51-56.
26. Riazi, S., S. E. Dover, and M. L. Chikindas. 2012. Mode of action and safety of lactosporin, a novel antimicrobial protein produced by Bacillus coagulans ATCC 7050. J. Appl. Microbiol. 113:714-722.
27. Shih, I. L., M. H. Shen, and Y. T. Van. 2006. Microbial synthesis of poly (epsilon-lysine) and its various applications. Bioresour. Technol. 97:1148-1159.
28. Shokoohizadeh, L., A. M. Mobarez, M. R. Zali, R. Ranjbar, M. Alebouyeh, T. Sakinc, and L. Ali. 2013. High frequency distribution of heterogeneous vancomycin resistant Enterococcous faecium (VREfm) in Iranian hospitals. Diagn. Pathol. 8:163.
29. Soares-Santos, V., A. S. Barreto, and T. Semedo-Lemsaddek. 2015. Characterization of Enterococci from food and food-related settings. J. Food Prot. 78:1320-1326.
30. Strahl, H., and L. W. Hamoen. 2010. Membrane potential is important for bacterial cell division. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107:12281-12286.
31. Templer, S. P., P. Rohner, and A. Baumgartner. 2008. Relation of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolates from foods and clinical specimens. J. Food Prot. 71:2100-2104.
32. Wiedemann, I., R. Benz, and H. G. Sahl. 2004. Lipid II-mediated pore formation by the peptide antibiotic nisin: a black lipid membrane study. J. Bacteriol. 186:3259-3261.
33. Ye, R., H. Xu, C. Wan, S. Peng, L. Wang, H. Xu, Z. P. Aguilar, Y. Xiong, Z. Zeng, and H. Wei. 2013. Antibacterial activity and mechanism of action of e-poly-l-lysine. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 439:148-153.