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LC-MS/MS Analysis of Surface Layer Proteins as a Useful Method for the Identification of Lactobacilli from the Lactobacillus acidophilus Group

  • Podlesny, Marcin (Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin) ;
  • Jarocki, Piotr (Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin) ;
  • Komon, Elwira (Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin) ;
  • Glibowska, Agnieszka (Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin) ;
  • Targonski, Zdzislaw (Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin)
  • Received : 2010.09.27
  • Accepted : 2010.12.27
  • Published : 2011.04.28
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Abstract

For precise identification of a Lactobacillus K1 isolate, LC-MS/MS analysis of the putative surface layer protein was performed. The results obtained from LTQ-FT-ICR mass spectrometry confirmed that the analyzed protein spot is the surface layer protein originating from Lb. helveticus species. Moreover, the identified protein has the highest similarity with the surface layer protein from Lb. helveticus R0052. To evaluate the proteomic study, multilocus sequence analysis of selected housekeeping gene sequences was performed. Combination of 16S rRNA sequencing with partial sequences for the genes encoding the RNA polymerase alpha subunit (rpoA), phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase alpha subunit (pheS), translational elongation factor Tu (tuf), and Hsp60 chaperonins (groEL) also allowed to classify the analyzed isolate as Lb. helveticus. Further classification at the strain level was achieved by sequencing of the slp gene. This gene showed 99.8% identity with the corresponding slp gene of Lb. helveticus R0052, which is in good agreement with data obtained by nano-HPLC coupled to an LTQ-FT-ICR mass spectrometer. Finally, LC-MS/MS analysis of surface layer proteins extracted from three other Lactobacillus strains proved that the proposed method is the appropriate molecular tool for the identification of S-layer-possessing lactobacilli at the species and even strain levels.

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