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Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Ornithine-Producing Enterococcus faecalis OA18 from Kefir Grain  

Yu, Jin-Ju (Department of Biotechnology, Woosuk University Graduate School)
Kim, Su-Gon (Department of Biotechnology, Woosuk University Graduate School)
Seo, Kyoung-Won (Department of Biotechnology, Woosuk University Graduate School)
Oh, Suk-Heung (Department of Biotechnology, Woosuk University Graduate School)
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Korean Journal of Microbiology / v.47, no.3, 2011 , pp. 218-224 More about this Journal
Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) OA18 was isolated from yogurt prepared by using Kefir Grain as a starter. The OA18 strain was a Gram-positive, cocci-type bacterium, and able to grow anaerobically with $CO_2$ production. The OA18 strain grew well on MRS broth supplemented with 50 mM arginine at $30-37^{\circ}C$ and pH of 7.0-9.0. The optimum temperature and pH for growth are $37^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0. The isolate fermented ribose, D-glucose, cellobiose, D-trehalose, but not L-xylose, D-melibiose, and inositol. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate showed 99.8% homology with the Enterococcus faecalis 16S rRNA gene (Access no. AB012212). Based on the biochemical characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis data, it was identified and named as E. faecalis OA18. The E. faecalis OA18 strain showed a high ornithine-producing capacity in the presence of arginine and also showed an antimicrobial activity against Streptomyces strains such as Streptomyces coelicolor subsp. Flavus, S. coeruleorubidus, S. coeruleoaurantiacus, S. coelicolor, S. coeruleoprunus. The cell growth of E. faecalis OA18 strain was maintained in MRS broth with a NaCl concentration of 0-7%.
Keywords
E. faecalis; anti-microbial activity; Kefir grain; ornithine;
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