Growth Studies of Potential Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria in Cereal - Based Substrates

Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Cereal

Authors

  • Chinedu Godspower Ohaegbu Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria
  • Anayochukwu Chibuike Ngene Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria
  • Obinna E. Nnochiri Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria
  • Emmanuel Gideon Idu Institute of Urban Environment, Xiamen, China
  • Ome Kalu Achi Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria

Keywords:

cereal-based substrates, probiotics potential, lactic acid bacteria, fermentation

Abstract

In this study, the growth of three lactic acid bacteria in cereal substrates of maize, sorghum and malt were evaluated. Molecular analysis was used to characterize the organisms and their probiotic abilities ascertained. After 48 h of fermentation, the viable counts revealed that L. fermentum had a count of 6.21 log Cfu/mL, L. plantarum had a count of 6.62 Cfu/mL and L. nantensis had a count of 7.51 Cfu/mL in maize substrate. The counts for L. fermentum, L. plantarum and L. nantensis in the sorghum substrate were 4.66, 8.77 and 9.36 log Cfu/mL respectively, whereas the viable counts for malt fermentation were 8.05, 8.92 and 9.42 log Cfu/mL for L. fermentum, L. plantarum and L. nantensis, respectively. This research therefore suggests that cereals (maize, sorghum and malt) are suitable for the growth of the three probiotic strains being L. fermentum, L. plantarum and L. nantensis.

 

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Published

2025-03-12

How to Cite

Chinedu Godspower Ohaegbu, Anayochukwu Chibuike Ngene, Obinna E. Nnochiri, Emmanuel Gideon Idu, & Ome Kalu Achi. (2025). Growth Studies of Potential Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria in Cereal - Based Substrates: Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Cereal. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 68(1), 48–58. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/3113