Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 26, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154538
Keywords
Lactobacillus crispatus; vaginal microbiome; probiotics; metabolomics
Funding
- Mexican Council of Science and Technology [CVU 692895]
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The study found that different strains of Lactobacillus crispatus in the vagina can produce or degrade different biogenic amines, leading to varying effects on vaginal pH and pathogens. Additionally, strains isolated from women with dysbiotic vaginal microbiota showed stronger antimicrobial effects against certain pathogens.
Lactobacillus crispatus is the dominant species in the vagina of many women. With the potential for strains of this species to be used as a probiotic to help prevent and treat dysbiosis, we investigated isolates from vaginal swabs with Lactobacillus-dominated and a dysbiotic microbiota. A comparative genome analysis led to the identification of metabolic pathways for synthesis and degradation of three major biogenic amines in most strains. However, targeted metabolomic analysis of the production and degradation of biogenic amines showed that certain strains have either the ability to produce or to degrade these compounds. Notably, six strains produced cadaverine, one produced putrescine, and two produced tyramine. These biogenic amines are known to raise vaginal pH, cause malodour, and make the environment more favourable to vaginal pathogens. In vitro experiments confirmed that strains isolated from women with a dysbiotic vaginal microbiota have higher antimicrobial effects against the common urogenital pathogens Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium. The results indicate that not all L. crispatus vaginal strains appear suitable for probiotic application and the basis for selection should not be only the overall composition of the vaginal microbiota of the host from which they came, but specific biochemical and genetic traits.
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