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Immunoblotting Used for Identification of Beer Spoilage Pediococci, Including the New Species Pediococcus ClausseniiFootnote1

Immunoblotting Usado para Identificar Pediococci de Desperdicio de Cerveza, Incluyendo la Nueva Especie Pediococcus claussenii

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Pages 170-175 | Received 21 Mar 2002, Accepted 17 Jun 2002, Published online: 01 Feb 2018
 

Abstract

Phenotype variability makes it difficult to speciate Pediococcus isolates. Through phylogenetic analyses, we recently determined that the genus Pediococcus contains six taxonomic groupings, including a new species. The goal of the current study was to determine whether immunoblotting would parallel our phylogenetic results and to establish whether immunoblotting can be used as a phenotypic method for isolate identification. Thirty-one Pediococcus isolates, most of brewing origin, were analyzed by immunoblots using polyclonal antisera generated in mice or rabbits against various Lactobacillus and Pediococcus isolates. Comprehensive immunoblot patterns were obtained with two antisera, and survey immunoblot patterns for one isolate from each phylogenetic group were obtained with 10 antisera. Inspection of the survey immunoblots revealed a unique banding pattern for the isolate representing each phylogenetic group. The profiles depended on the phylogenetic group of the isolate and the antisera used. For the four phylogenetic groups for which we had at least five isolates each, computer-based analysis of the comprehensive immunoblots readily distinguished each group. The results show that isolates identified phylogenetically as P. acidilactici, P. damnosus, P. pentosaceus, and the new Pediococcus species, P. claussenii, are readily identified by immunoblotting.

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La variabilidad de fenotipo hace difícil la formación de especie de aislantes Pediococcus. A través de análisis filogenéticos, recientemente determinamos que el género Pediococcus contiene seis agrupaciones taxonómicas, incluyendo una nueva especie. La meta del estudio actual era determinar si immunoblotting podría paralelar nuestros resultados filogenéticos y establecer si immunoblotting se puede utilizar como un método fenotipico para identificar aislante. Treinta y un aislantes Pediococcus, la mayoría de origen de elaboración de cerveza, fueron analizados con immunoblots usando antisueros policlonales generados en ratones o conejos contra varios aislantes Lactobacillus y Pediococcus. Los patrones comprensivos de immunoblot se obtuvieron con dos antisueros, y los patrones immunoblot del examen para un aislante de cada grupo filogenético se obtuvieron con 10 antisueros. La inspección de los immunoblots del examen revelo un patrón único de bandas de aislante representante de cada grupo filogenético. Los perfiles dependieron del grupo filogenético del aislante y los antisueros utilizados. Para los cuatro grupos filogenéticos de cuales teníamos por lo menos cinco aislantes en cada uno, el análisis computacional de los immunoblots comprensivos distinguió fácilmente cada grupo. Los resultados demuestran que los aislantes identificados filogenéticamente como P. acidilactici, P. damnosus, P. pentosaceus, y la nueva especie Pediococcus, P. claussenii, son fácilmente identificados con immunoblotting.

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