Publications by authors named "Hafiz Arbab Sakandar"

Phage P2 was isolated from failed fermentation broth carried out by IMAU10120. A previous study in our laboratory showed that this phage belonged to the family. In this study, this phage's genomic characteristics were analyzed using whole-genome sequencing.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Phage P1 was isolated from the abnormal fermented liquid using Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) IMAU10120. To date, genetic knowledge regarding L.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

According to the United Nations population profile, the number of individuals aged 60 and over in high-income nations is expected to rise from 302 million to over 366 million between 2019 and 2030, so there is an increasing emphasis on nutrition and health in older people. Numerous studies have demonstrated the crucial role that gut microbiota plays in maintaining human health. As a model of healthy aging, centenarians have different gut microbiota from ordinary elderly people.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Two lactic acid bacterial strains (IMAU80584 and IMAU92037) were isolated from naturally fermented dairy products (kurut and yoghurt) in China and Russia. Based on sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene it was revealed that these strains belonged to . However, phylogenetic tree analyses of two housekeeping genes, (encoding RNA polymerase alpha subunit) and (encoding phenylalanyl-tRNA synthase alpha subunit), and 88 core genes, indicated the two strains were separated into an independent monophyletic branch from DSM 19907, forming an infra-specific subgroup.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Pancreatic-related disorders such as pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) impose a substantial challenge to human health and wellbeing. Even though our understanding of the initiation and progression of pancreatic diseases has broadened over time, no effective therapeutics is yet available for these disorders. Mounting evidence suggests that gut dysbiosis is closely related to human health and disease, and pancreatic diseases are no exception.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

(.) strains, belong to lactic acid bacteria group, are considered indispensable probiotics. Here, we performed meta-analysis to evaluate the regulatory effects of on the immunity during clinical trials.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The health-promoting attributes of bifidobacteria have piqued interest of researchers worldwide. However, scant published studies are available pertinent to bifidobacteria in microbiota/metagenomics datasets due to its intrinsic low abundance and limitations of detection methods. In this work, we designed a procedure to optimize the detection of the bifidobacterial population in complex biological samples with single-molecule real-time sequencing (SMRT) technology, including one primer pair designated as Bif-6 and a Bifidobacterium-specific database.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Chinese traditional fermented foods have a very long and complex history. These fermented foods have fascinating characteristics. These are mainly produced by autochthonous fermentation, involving an autochthonous complex microbiota in these fermented products which confers amazing functional characteristics.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The study was undertaken to investigate the comparison lying between bacterial communities in autochthonous gliadin-degraded sourdough sample (D13) and non-degraded sample (D50). Degree of gliadin degradation in various samples was determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and represented samples were selected for 16 S rDNA sequence analysis by Illumina Miseq platform. It was observed, that Proteobacteria (50.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

RNA sequencing was used to reveal transcriptional changes during the motile-to-sessile switch in high and low biofilm-forming dairy strains of B. licheniformis isolated from Chinese milk powders. A significant part of the whole gene content was affected during this transition in both strains.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Foods containing high amounts of either phytic acid or gliadin can pose a risk for development of iron deficiency and celiac disease, respectively. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of preselected gliadin degrading strains, QAUSD01 and QAUWA03, on phytic acid and gliadin degradation in six wheat cultivars (, , , , , ). Tight junction proteins, -epithelial resistance (TER) and ruffle formation in Caco-2 cells were evaluated relative to -mediated fermented and unfermented controls.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The objective of this study was to unveil insights into the effects of on the development of volatile compounds and metabolites during the dough fermentation in making Chinese steamed bread. Changes in gluten structure under the influence of baker's yeast were studied using scanning electron micrographs (SEM). A unique aroma profile was found comprising some previously reported aromatic compounds and some unreported aromatic aldehydes ((E)-2-Decenal and 2-Undecenal) and ketones (2-Heptanone and 2-Nonanone) in the baker's yeast fermentation.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A biofilm is a complex assemblage of microbial communities adhered to a biotic or an abiotic surface which is embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. Many transcriptional regulators play a role in triggering a motile-sessile switch and in consequently producing the biofilm matrix. This review is aimed at highlighting the role of two nucleotide signaling molecules (c-di-GMP and c-di-AMP), toxin antitoxin modules and a novel transcriptional regulator BolA in biofilm formation in various bacteria.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF