PMID- 27664742 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170406 LR - 20180512 IS - 1618-0623 (Electronic) IS - 0944-5013 (Linking) VI - 192 DP - 2016 Nov TI - Utilization of physiological and taxonomic fluorescent probes to study Lactobacilli cells and response to pH challenge. PG - 239-246 LID - S0944-5013(16)30516-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.micres.2016.07.011 [doi] AB - pH stress is recognized as an important feature for Lactobacillus in relation to lifestyle and commercial utility. Hence, this study aims to investigate the cell function of Lactobacilli cells subjected to pHs between 7.0 and 2.0. For this purpose, the Lactobacilli isolates of vegetable origin were first hybridized with fluorescent oligonucleotide rRNA probes for detecting Lactobacillus species. Then, cells were exposed to pH stress and labelled with fluorescent probes, carboxyfluorescein diacetate (CFDA) and propidium iodine (PI), which provided the insight into esterase activity and membrane integrity of cells. Among isolates, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) enabled us to specifically detect L. plantarum and L. brevis. Interestingly, FCM analysis revealed that at pHs between 7.0 and 4.0 the cell membrane was intact, while after the exposure at pH 3.0, and 2.0 became perturbed or impaired. Finally, L. brevis and L. plantarum differed from each other in fluorescence labeling behaviour and culturability. However, the results showed that the same standard protocol for labeling enables discrimination of subpopulations of tested species. Depending on the species, the substantial culturability loss was observed at pH 3.0 and 2.0. These results suggest that the taxonomic and physiological fluorescent probes could be suitable for in situ detection of specific bacteria and rapid assessment of the physiological status of cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. FAU - Olszewska, Magdalena A AU - Olszewska MA AD - Chair of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Cieszynski 1, 10-726 Olsztyn, Poland. Electronic address: magdalena.olszewska@uwm.edu.pl. FAU - Kocot, Aleksandra M AU - Kocot AM AD - Chair of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Cieszynski 1, 10-726 Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Nynca, Anna AU - Nynca A AD - Research and Education Center, Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Prawochenskiego 5, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Laniewska-Trokenheim, Lucja AU - Laniewska-Trokenheim L AD - Chair of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Cieszynski 1, 10-726 Olsztyn, Poland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160801 PL - Germany TA - Microbiol Res JT - Microbiological research JID - 9437794 RN - 0 (Fluorescent Dyes) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) SB - IM MH - *Bacterial Physiological Phenomena MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Fluorescent Dyes MH - *Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Lactobacillus/*classification/*physiology MH - Microbial Viability MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics OTO - NOTNLM OT - Epifluorescence microscopy OT - Flow cytometry OT - Fluorescence in situ hybridization OT - Plate counts OT - Survival OT - pH EDAT- 2016/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2017/04/07 06:00 CRDT- 2016/09/25 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/07/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/09/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/04/07 06:00 [medline] AID - S0944-5013(16)30516-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.micres.2016.07.011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Microbiol Res. 2016 Nov;192:239-246. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2016.07.011. Epub 2016 Aug 1.