Polar-Region Soils as Novel Reservoir of Lactic Acid Bacteria from the Genus Carnobacterium

Polar habitats offer excellent sites to isolate unique bacterial strains due to their diverse physical, geochemical, and biological factors. We hypothesize that the unique environmental conditions of polar regions select for distinct strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with novel biochemical prope...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of molecular sciences 2024-08, Vol.25 (17), p.9444
Hauptverfasser: Kosiorek, Katarzyna, Grzesiak, Jakub, Gawor, Jan, Sałańska, Agnieszka, Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk, Tamara
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Zusammenfassung:Polar habitats offer excellent sites to isolate unique bacterial strains due to their diverse physical, geochemical, and biological factors. We hypothesize that the unique environmental conditions of polar regions select for distinct strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with novel biochemical properties. In this study, we characterized ten strains of psychrotrophic LAB isolated from hitherto poorly described sources-High Arctic and maritime Antarctic soils and soil-like materials, including ornithogenic soils, cryoconites, elephant seal colonies, and postglacial moraines. We evaluated the physiological and biochemical properties of the isolates. Based on 16S rRNA and housekeeping genes, the four LAB strains were assigned to three species: , , and . The remaining strains may represent three new species of the genus. All isolates were neutrophilic and halophilic psychrotrophs capable of fermenting various carbohydrates, organic acids, and alcohols. The identified metabolic properties of the isolated strains suggest possible syntrophic interactions with other microorganisms in polar habitats. Some showed antimicrobial activity against food pathogens such as and human pathogens like spp. Several isolates exhibited unique metabolic traits with potential biotechnological applications that could be more effectively exploited under less stringent technological conditions compared to thermophilic LAB strains, such as lower temperatures and reduced nutrient concentrations. Analysis of extrachromosomal genetic elements revealed 13 plasmids ranging from 4.5 to 79.5 kb in five isolates, featuring unique genetic structures and high levels of previously uncharacterized genes. This work is the first comprehensive study of the biochemical properties of both known and new species and enhances our understanding of bacterial communities in harsh and highly selective polar soil ecosystems.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms25179444