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. 2017 Jul 28;5(3):42. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms5030042

Table 4.

Lactic and propionic acid bacteria showing antifungal activities and their responsible compounds.

Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) and Propionibacteria Matrix Metabolites Targets References
Genus Lactococcus
Lc. lactis Lab-Lemco tryptone broth (LTB) Nd * Aspergillus flavus [162]
LTB Nisin Aspergillus parasiticus [163]
Potatoe Dextrose Agar (PDA) + 0.1% Triton X-100 Nd * Aspergillus fumigatus, A. parasiticus, A. flavus [164]
PDA + 0.1% Triton X-100 Possibly proteinaceous compound(s) Fusarium spp., A. flavus, A. parasiticus [165]
LTB and PDA Possibly proteinaceous compound(s), lactic acid Penicillium expansum [166]
Genus Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus spp. De Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) agar Acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, peptides Penicillium candidum, Debaryomyces hansenii [167]
Group Lb. alimentarius/Lb. farciminis
Lb. paralimentarus Modified Sabouraud Dextrose Broth (mSDB) medium Lactic acid, phenyllactic acid, acetic acid, peptides Aspergillus japonicus, Eurotium repens, Penicillium roseopurpureum [168]
Group Lb. brevis
Lb. brevis PDA Peptide Penicillium roqueforti [169]
wheat flour hydrolysate (WFH) broth Acetic acid, phenyllactic acid, lactic acid Fusarium graminearum [170]
mMRS agar Organic acids and proteinaceous compounds Fusarium spp. [171]
MRS agar or PDA Peptide Penicillium camemberti, P. roqueforti, Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus oryzae, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Torulopsis candida, Meyerozyma guillermondii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae [172]
Group Lb. casei
Lb. casei PDA + 0.1% Triton X-100 Possibly proteinaceous compound(s) A. flavus, A. parasiticus, Fusarium sp. [165]
PDA Peptide Penicillium citrinum, P. expansum, A. flavus [173]
Yoghurt Lactic acid and cyclo-(Leu-Pro) Penicillium sp. [174]
LTB and PDA Possibly proteinaceous compound(s), lactic acid P. expansum [166]
Lb. paracasei Yoghurt and cheese surface Propionic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, 3-phynyllactic acid, hydroxyphenyllactic acid Candida pulcherrima, Candida magnoliae, Candida parapsilosis, Zygosaccharomyces bailii [151]
MRS agar Peptide Candida albicans, Candida blankii, Candida pseudointermedia [175]
Chemically defined interaction medium Diacetyl Penicillium solitum, Penicillium sp. [153]
Yoghurt and acidified milk Diacetyl, acetic acid, butanoic acid, 2,3-pentadione P. solitum, Penicillium sp. [153]
Lb. rhamnosus Yoghurt Acetic acid, lactic acid Rhodotorula mucilaginosa [15,158]
Group Lb. coryniformis
Lb. coryniformis MRS agar or PDA Peptide +/−3 KDa, phenyllactic acid, cyclo(Phe-Pro), cyclo(Phe-OH-Pro), reuterin Broad spectrum [147]
Group Lb. delbrueckii
Lb. acidophilus PDA + 0.1% Triton X Nd * A. fumigatus [164]
Lb. amylovorus MRS broth 3-phenylpropanoic acid, p-coumaric, (E)-2-methylcinnamic acid, 3-phenyllactic acid, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)lactic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, d-glucuronic acid, salicylic acid, cytidine and 2′-deoxycytidine, sodium decanoate, A. fumigatus, Fusarium culmorum [175]
Cheese Cyclo(l-Pro-l-Pro), cyclo(l-Leu-l-Pro), cyclo(l-Tyr-l-Pro) cyclo(l-Met-l-Pro) and cyclo(l-His-l-Pro) P. roqueforti, P. expansum [176]
Milk agar and cheese dl-ρ-hydroxyphenyllactic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, (S)-(−)-2-hydroxyisocapric acid, azelaic acid, phenyllactic acid, benzoic acid, hydrocinnacmic acid, 3-hydroxydecanoic acid, dl-β-hydroxylauric acid, decanoic acid, salicylic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic acid, (S)-(−)-2-hydroxyisocapric acid P. expansum [177]
Lb. delbrueckii LTB and PDA Possibly proteinaceous compound(s), lactic acid P. expansum [166]
Group Lb. fructivorans
Lb. sanfranciscencis Malt-agar medium Caproic acid, propionic acid, butyrix acid, acetic acid, valeric acid F. graminearum [178,179]
Group Lb. perolens
Lb. harbinensis Yoghurt Acetic acid, lactic acid Yarrowia lipolytica, P. expansum, Penicillium brevicompactum, D. hansenii, R. mucilaginosa, Kluyveromyces lactis [15,158]
Group Lb. plantarum
Lb. pentosus MRS Peptide A. niger [180]
MRS agar Peptide, phenyllactic and hydroxyphenyllactic acid Penicillium nalgiovense, Aspergillus candidus [181]
Lb. plantarum mMRS agar (S)-(−)-2-hydroxyisocapric acid, hydrocinnamic acid, phenyllactic acid, decanoic acid, azelaic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-coumaric acid, vanillic acid, dl-Þ-hydroxyphenyllactic acid, 3-hydroxydecanoic acid Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypseum, Epidermophyton floccosum [182]
MRS broth Benzoic acid, 5-methyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione, tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one, 3-(2-methylpropyl)-2,5-piperazinedione, cyclo(glycyl-l-leucyl)). Fusarium avenaceum [183]
MRS agar Lactic acid, PLA, cyclo(l-Leu-l-Pro), cyclo(l-Phe-l-Pro) A. niger, F. graminearum, F. culmorum, Fusarium oxysporum [184]
Wheat flour hydrolysate (WFH) Phenyllactic acid, 4-hydroxy-phenillactic acid E. repens, Eurotium rubrum, Penicillium corylophilum, P. roqueforti, P. expansum, Endomyces fibuliger, A. niger, A. flavus, Monilia sitophila, F. graminearum [185]
MRS broth 3-phenyllactic acid, cyclo(Phe-Pro), cyclo(Phe-OH-Pro), cyclo(l-Phe-LPro) and cyclo(l-Phe-trans-4-OH-l-Pro) dipeptides Fusarium sporotrichioides, A. fumigatus, K. marxianus [186]
Wheat flour hydrolysate (WFH) Acetic acid, phenyllactic acid, lactic acid F. graminearum, A. niger [170]
MRS agar 3-(R)-hydroxydecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-5-cis-dodecenoic acid, 3-(R)-hydroxydodecanoic acid and 3-(R)-hydroxytetradecanoic acid A. fumigatus, Aspergillus nidulans, K. marxianus, P. roqueforti, Penicillium commune, Penicillium anomala, R. mucilaginosa [187]
MRS agar plates Acetic acid A. flavus, F. graminearum, Rhizopus stolonifer, Sclerotium oryzae, Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinerea, Sclerotinia minor [188]
MRS agar Peptide, phenyl-lactic and hydroxy-phenyllactic acid P. nalgiovense, P. camemberti, Penicillium verrucosum, Penicillium chrysogenum, A. candidus, A. flavus, A. ochraceus, A. fumigatus, Galactomyces geotrichum, Moniliella spp., Mucor racemosus, Wallemia sebi, Eurotium herbariorum [181]
Soybean 3,6-bis(2-methylpropyl)-2,5-piperazinedion A. flavus [189]
MRS agar plates 3-3-phenyllactic acid (PLA), lactic acid, acetic acid A. fumigatus, Rhizopus stolonifer [190]
MRS agar medium, apple-based agar growth medium Lactic acid, acetic acid P. expansum, Penicillium notatum [191]
MRS agar medium 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid A. niger, Aspergillus tubingensis, Penicillium crustosum [192]
PDA plates 3-PLA, benzeneacetic acid, 2-propenyl ester B. cinerea, Glomerella cingulate, Phytophthora drechsleri Tucker, P. citrinum, Penicillium digitatum, F. oxysporum [193]
Chopped Meat Carbohydrate (CMC) broth Lactic acid F. avenaceum, F. culmorum, F. graminearum, F. oxyporum [194]
Group Lb. reuteri
Lb. fermentum MRS Peptide A. niger [180]
Lb. reuteri Wheat flour hydrolysate (WFH) broth Acetic acid, phenyllactic acid, lactic acid F. graminearum, A. niger [170]
mMRS agar Acid, vanillic acid, dl-Þ-hydroxyphenyllactic acid, 3-hydroxydecanoic acid, (S)-(-)-2–hydroxyisocapric acid, hydrocinnamic acid, phenyllactic acid, decanoic acid, azelaic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-coumaric M. canis, M. gypseum, E. floccosum [182]
Lb. rossiae mSDB agar medium Lactic acid, phenyllactic acid, acetic acid, peptides A. japonicus, E. repens, P. roseopurpureum [168]
Group Lb. sakei
Lb. sakei MRS Sakacin KTU05-6 A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, Aspergillus versicolor, F. culmorum, Fusarium poae, Mucor spp., P. chrysogenum, P. expansum, Penicillium spp. [195]
Genus Pediococcus
Pc. acidilactici MRS Pediocin KTU05-08 A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. versicolor, F. culmorum, F. poae, Mucor spp., P. chrysogenum, P. expansum, Penicillium spp. [195]
Pc. pentosaceous MRS Peptide A. niger [180]
MRS agar plates Acetic acid A. flavus, F. graminearum, R. stolonifer, S. oryzae, R. solani, B. cinerea, S. minor [188]
MRS Pediocin KTU05-09, KTU05-10 and AcKTU05-67 A. flavus, A. fumigatus, A. niger, A. versicolor, F. culmorum, F. poae, Mucor spp., P. chrysogenum, P. expansum, Penicillium spp. [195]
MRS agar medium Possibly cyclic dipeptide P. expansum, Penicillium notatum [191]
Genus Weissella
W. confusa MRS agar medium Lactic acid, acetic acid P. expansum, P. notatum [191]
W. cibaria MRS agar medium Lactic acid, acetic acid P. expansum, P. notatum [191]
W. paramesenteroides MRS agar medium 2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid A. niger, A. tubingensis, P. crustosum [192]
MRS agar plates Acetic acid A. flavus, F. graminearum, R. stolonifer, S. oryzae, B. cinerea, S. minor [188]
Genus Propionibacteria
P. acidipropionici Sodium lactate (SL) medium Lactic acid, propionic acid, acetic acid A. fumigatus [196]
MRS Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
MRS-acetate Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
SL broth PLA A. fumigatus [196]
P. freudenreichii subsp. shermanii Skim milk propionic acid, 3-phenyllactic acid P. chrysogenum [159]
MRS Acetic acid, propionic acid, 3-phenyllactic acid, 4-hydroxy-phenyllactic acid P. chrysogenum [159]
MRS Propionic acid, acetic acid P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
MRS-acetate Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
P. freudenreichii subsp. freudenreichii MRS Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
MRS-acetate Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
P. jensenii Yoghurt and cheese surface Propionic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, 3-phynyllactic acid, hydroxyphenyllactic acid C. pulcherrima, C. magnollae, C. parapsilosis, Z. bailii [151]
MRS Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
MRS-acetate Nd * R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]
P. thoenii Sodium Lactate (SL) medium Lactic acid, propionic acid A. fumigatus [196]
SL broth PLA A. fumigatus [196]
MRS Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus, K. marxianus [196]
MRS-acetate Propionic acid, acetic acid R. mucilaginosa, P. roqueforti, A. fumigatus [196]

* Nd: not determined.