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Article

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10 Are Potential Probiotics Isolated from Pineapple Residual Silage

by
Hongbo Zeng
1,2,
Yalu Liu
1,2,
Kailang Huang
1,2,
Hongwei Chen
1,2,
Bin Yang
1,2 and
Jiakun Wang
1,2,*
1
Institute of Dairy Science, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
2
MoE Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microorganisms 2023, 11(1), 29; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11010029
Submission received: 18 November 2022 / Revised: 17 December 2022 / Accepted: 17 December 2022 / Published: 22 December 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Microbial Biotechnology)
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Abstract

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The production and consumption of pineapple creates large quantities of residues. Ensiling these residues might help to minimize the waste burden and meet the intensive feed demand for ruminants. Proper lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are not only responsible for pineapple residual silage fermentation, but might also deliver probiotics. The aim of this study was to isolate LAB strains with probiotic functions, and to enhance intestinal antioxidant capacity from naturally fermented pineapple residues. A total of 47 LAB isolates with gram-positive, catalase-negative, nonhemolytic properties were used for probiotic screening. Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) A1, C1 and C10 were susceptible to rifampicin, gentamicin and erythromycin, did not contain virulence factor-coding genes and showed good tolerance to acid (pH 3.0), 0.5% bile salt and simulated gastric and intestinal fluid. Their hydrophobicity indices were 71.92%, 45.50% and 66.90%, respectively. All of them were able to adhere to bovine jejunum epithelial cells (BJECs) and to antagonize Escherichia coli F5 and Salmonella Dublin. These three LAB strains tolerated hydrogen peroxide and significantly decreased (p < 0.05) reactive oxygen species levels in BJECs. In addition, L. plantarum C1 and C10 significantly increased (p < 0.05) the total antioxidant capacity in BJECs in the presence of 200 μmol/L hydrogen peroxide condition. L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 are potential probiotics isolated from pineapple residual silage. This study aims to promote pineapple residue’s utilization in the feed industry.

1. Introduction

Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a widely cultivated tropical fruit renowned not only for its unique aroma and sweetness, but also for its nutritional value and its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity [1]. More than 25 million tons of pineapple were produced worldwide in 2020 [2]. As it is composed of diverse chemical compounds, pineapple has been incorporated into various food products. The production and consumption of pineapple creates large quantities of residues. Byproducts from the pineapple industry can account for 70–75% w/w of the product, including the peel, core, crown, stem and leaf [3]. These residues are high in moisture, and biodegradable organic ingredients, if not disposed in time or unsuitably, will result in the waft of an unbearable stench during decomposition [4] and become breeding grounds for bacteria, pests and mice, thus leading to the spread of disease. On the other hand, these residues are also high in nutrients and are potential feed resources for ruminants. To help minimize the waste burden and meet the intensive feed demand from ruminants, ensiling these fruit residues for long-term storage is necessary. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) converts sugar into lactic acid to inhibit the growth of the spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms [5], which could extend the preservation time of pineapple residuals. LAB fermentation can improve the content of riboflavin, folate, vitamin B12, sugar polymers, aroma compounds or low-calorie polyols (mannitol, sorbitol) in pineapple [6,7]. Thus, LAB are responsible for silage fermentation, and might also deliver probiotics and prebiotics to ruminants that consume pineapple residual silage.
The gastrointestinal microbiota of adult ruminants is rather stable and resilient, although probiotics and prebiotics are needed for early life. Calf diarrhea (also known as calf scouring) is a commonly reported disease and a major cause of economic loss for dairy farms [8]. Though more and more studies reported viral pathogens, such as BCoV, BoRVA was responsible for calf diarrhea [9,10], Escherichia coli F5 (K99) was the major diarrheal pathogenic bacteria of calves, while Salmonella fluctuated between different countries [11,12]. A high risk of calves being infected with pathogens has been associated with the negative effect of oxidative stress on immune responses [13]. More dramatic redox balance changes during calves’ first month of life were observed than in transition cows [14,15].
Therefore, we hypothesized that the LAB strains that were dominant in pineapple residual silages would have potential probiotic functions (especially the antibacterial activity against Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli) and might enhance the intestinal antioxidant capacity. To test our hypothesis, in the present study, 96 LAB isolates were purified from naturally fermented pineapple residues. Their taxonomic status was studied through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. LAB with probiotic functions were gradually screened step by step according to the probiotic characteristics (peroxidase negative; nonhemolytic; no virulence gene; resistance to acid, bile salts and gastro-pancreatic digestion; inhibitory against Escherichia coli F5 (E. coli F5) and Salmonella Dublin (S. Dublin) in vitro; adhering to the surface of the bovine jejunum epithelial cells (BJECs); enhancing the antioxidant activity by BJECs model).

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Silage Preparation

Fresh pineapple residues (peel, crown, and small part of pulp; Tainong 16, hybrid varieties, Taiwan, China) were collected from fruit stores on the Zhejiang campus, Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China). Residues were cut into 2 cm2 pieces and mixed evenly. Approximately 200 g of chopped residues in each of the three replicates was mixed without additives or supplements, vacuum-packed in a polyethylene bag (30 cm × 25 cm) and stored at room temperature (approximately 25 °C) for two months.

2.2. Isolation and Identification of LAB Strains

Pineapple residual silage samples (10 g) were blended with 90 mL sterilized phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and shaken at 37 °C with 100 rpm agitation for 1 h (THZ-100B, Shanghai, China) to collect the supernatants. Immediately after collection, the supernatants were serially diluted 10−3 to 10−5 in sterilized PBS, plated on de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) agar plates (Beijing Solaibao Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, China) and incubated under anaerobic conditions (vinyl anaerobic chambers, Coy Laboratory Products, Grass Lake, MI, USA) at 37 °C for 24 h. Then, 10 to 20 strains were picked randomly from each plate, and a total of 96 isolates were collected. The gram stain appearance, catalase test and hemolytic activity of the isolates were determined as described by Kozaki et al. [16]. Their taxonomic status was classified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Total genomic DNA was extracted using the rapid bacterial genomic DNA isolation kit (Sangon Biotech, Shanghai, China) and amplified via PCR (polymerase chain reaction) using primers of 27F (5′-AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAG-3′) and 1492R (5′- TACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTT-3′). The PCR products were sequenced using the ABI 3730xl DNA analyzer (ABI Company, Tampa, FL, USA) at Sangon Biotech Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). The sequences obtained were compared using BLAST (basic local alignment search tool) and submitted to the GenBank sequence database to assign the strains [17]. A phylogenetic tree of the LAB strains was constructed using MEGA Version X software (version 11.0.13) [18], based on the adjacency method.

2.3. Presence of Genes Encoding Virulence Factors

Adherent virulence factors esp (encoding enterococcal surface protein), efaAfs (cell wall adhesive), asa (aggregation substance) and ace (adhesion of collagen) aid the bacterium in adhesion and evasion of the host cell [19,20,21]; secretory virulence factors gelE (encoding gelatinase), cylA (cytolysin) and hyl (hyaluronidase) help the bacterium wade through the innate and adaptive immune response mounted within the host [22], and biogenic amine production factors hdc (encoding histidine decarboxylase), tdc (tyrosine decarboxylase) and odc (ornithine decarboxylase) act as biogenic amine production factors involved in biogenic amine production [23]. Therefore, the genes encoding virulence factors were detected using PCR with their specific primers (Table 1) and visualized using agarose gel (1%) electrophoresis, as described by Nagpal et al. [24]. In brief, predenaturation at 98 °C for 2 min, followed by 30 cycles (10 s of denaturation at 98 °C, 10 s of annealing at 57 °C, and 10 s of extension at 68 °C), with a final extension at 68 °C for 5 min.

2.4. Anti-Pathogenic Activity

A lysogenic broth (LB) medium was used to grow E. coli F5 (BNCC125787) and S. Dublin (BNCC186358). The anti-pathogenic activity of the LAB isolates against E. coli F5 and S. Dublin was evaluated using the Oxford cup method [25]. Briefly, petri dishes (10 cm), containing 5 mL of LB agar and sterilized Oxford cups on top, were overlaid with 10 mL of soft LB agar seeded with 107 CFU/mL pathogenic bacteria at 45 °C. After the medium solidified, the Oxford cup was removed, 150 μL of overnight culture LAB isolates was added to the wall and incubated at 37 °C for 16–18 h and the anti-pathogenic activity was determined by measuring the diameter of the inhibition zone around the LAB isolate spot.

2.5. Antibiotic Susceptibility

The antibiotic susceptibility of the LAB strains was assessed in a semiquantitative manner using the disc diffusion method of Charteris et al. [26], with 107 CFU/mL of agar overlay. Antibiotic discs (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Shanghai, China) containing (per disc) ampicillin (10 µg), vancomycin (30 µg), gentamicin (10 µg), kanamycin (30 µg), streptomycin (10 µg), chloramphenicol (30 µg), erythromycin (15 µg), rifampicin (5 µg), amoxicillin (30 µg) and tetracycline (30 µg) were applied to agar plates inoculated with strains. After being cultivated at 37 °C for 24 h, the diameter of the inhibition zones was measured. Antibiotic susceptibility was recorded as susceptible (S), moderately susceptible (MS), or resistance (R), according to the interpretive criteria of Enterobacteriaceae in Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disc Susceptibility Tests [27].

2.6. Cell Surface Hydrophobicity

The in vitro bacterial cell surface hydrophobicity of the LAB isolates was evaluated by measuring the microbial cell adhesion to hydrocarbons according to the method described by Nagpal et al. [24]. Briefly, the harvested cells (5000× g for 10 min) from the overnight culture were washed twice with PBS, and resuspended in PBS to 0.7 absorbance (Abs0) at 600 nm. The mixture of 3 mL cell suspension and 0.6 mL n-hexadecane was vortexed for 2 min, and then incubated at 25 °C for 1 h to separate the aqueous and organic phases. The absorbance (Abs1) of the aqueous phase was measured at 600 nm. The percentage of hydrophobicity was calculated by a decrease in absorbance, using the following formula: (1 − Abs1/Abs0) × 100.

2.7. Resistance to Gastrointestinal Conditions

2.7.1. Tolerance to Low pH and Bile Salts

Adhesion of probiotics to the host epithelium is thought to increase competitive exclusion of pathogens [28]. There was a positive correlation between hydrophobicity and adhesion of probiotic bacteria [29]. Thus, only those strains with hydrophobicity higher than 40% were subjected to the assay of tolerance to low pH and bile salts. The tolerance of the LAB isolates to low pH bile salts, as well as continuous acid and bile, was assessed according to the method of Adetoye et al. [30], with minimal modifications. In brief, the cells were harvested (5000× g for 10 min) from the overnight culture and washed twice with PBS, then suspended and enumerated (N0, CFU/mL) in MRS. The resuspended cells were inoculated into fresh MRS broth; MRS broth adjusted to pH 4.0, 3.0 and 2.0; and fresh MRS broth containing 0%, 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% bile salts (Oxoid LP0055J, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Shanghai, China), respectively. After anaerobic incubation for 3 h at 37 °C, the cells were enumerated (Nt, CFU/mL) again. Strain viability was calculated using the formula Nt/N0 × 100. Continuous acid and bile tolerance was assessed at pH 3.0 for 3 h, followed by 1% bile salt for another 3 h of incubation.

2.7.2. Tolerance to Simulated Gastric and Intestinal Fluids

The tolerance to simulated gastrointestinal tract conditions was assessed following the method of Nagpal et al. [31], with the pepsin dissolved in sterile PBS, and the bile salts and pancreatin dissolved in PBS to simulate gastric fluid and intestinal fluid, respectively. The pH values used in the gastric and intestinal phases were adjusted to 3.0 and 8.0, respectively. The incubation times for the gastric and intestinal phases were both 6 h at 37 °C.

2.8. Inhibition of the Growth of E. coli F5 and S. Dublin

The L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 were selected for pathogen co-culture experiments due to the above screenings. The rate of inhibition of the growth of E. coli F5 and S. Dublin by the three LAB strains was determined by a modified kinetic study of Adetoye et al. [30]. Briefly, a broth culture medium containing 5 mL of double strength MRS broth and 5 mL of double strength LB broth (MRS-LB) was prepared to support the growth of both LAB strains and E. coli F5 or S. Dublin. For the co-culture, the MRS-LB broth was inoculated with LAB and the test of E. coli F5 or S. Dublin both at 108 CFU/mL was performed. Three experimental controls were set up, which consisted of LAB, E. coli F5 or S. Dublin as monocultures at 108 CFU/mL. At 0, 8, 16 and 24 h, the cultures were counted on MRS agar, Salmonella–Shigella agar and eosin methylene blue agar.

2.9. Adhesion to BJECs

Similarly to the assays for bacterial adhesion to Caco-2 cells performed for probiotic screening in humans [32] and mice [33], the adhesion to BJECs, an immortalized BJEC cell line (Shanghai Saiqi Bioengineering Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China), was assessed in our screening. Briefly, cultured BJECs were grown in 12-well plates presented with round coverslips in Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium (DMEM; Sangon, Shanghai, China) at 37 °C, with 5% CO2 in an incubator (Thermo, Waltham, MA, USA) until they reached over 80% confluence. Before the adhesion assay, the BJEC layers were washed twice with sterile PBS, suspended in 2 mL antibiotic-free and serum-free DMEM and incubated for 0.5 h. The overnight-grown LAB isolates were washed with PBS and suspended to 108 CFU/mL with antibiotic-free and serum-free DMEM. Then, 100 µL of the LAB suspension was added to the BJEC cell wall, and incubated for another 2 h. After incubation, each wall was washed five times with PBS to remove nonadherent bacteria, and the round coverslips was picked out and fixed by drying in the incubator at 65 °C. After staining with safranin, the bacterial adhesion was observed under a microscope.

2.10. Antioxidant Capacity

2.10.1. Survival Rate and Growth Curves at Different H2O2 Concentrations

The L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 grown overnight were collected by centrifugation at 5000× g for 10 min, then washed twice with sterile PBS. They were then resuspended in fresh MRS broth containing 0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 and 10.0 mmol/L H2O2, at a bacterial concentration of 108 CFU/mL, and anaerobically incubated at 37 °C for 3 h. The survival rate was calculated by the viable L. plantarum cells before and after 3 h of incubation, and assessed by the plate count method.
For growth detection, the washed strains were resuspended in fresh MRS broth containing 0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 or 10.0 mmol/L H2O2 to 0.4 initial absorbance (OD600). Then, 250 μL of the resuspended MRS broth was inoculated into 96-well microplates, and incubated at 37 °C. The OD600 of each well was measured (the microplate meter, SPARK, Tecan GmbH, Grödig, Austria) after vibrating (10 s) every 30 min for 48 h. For each strain, triplicates were performed for each concentration.

2.10.2. Modulation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Total Antioxidant Capacity (T-AOC) Activity of BJECs with or without H2O2

Similar to the adhesion assay, the L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 were incubated with BJECs in 6-well microplates with 5% CO2 at 37 °C for 1 h. After that, the well H2O2 concentration was adjusted to 0 or 200 µmol/L for another 3 h of incubation. BJECs not inoculated with the L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 were used as controls. Then, the total ROS levels, T-AOC activities and protein concentrations of the whole cell lysates (WCLs) in BJECs were measured using a CellRoxTM Deep Red Flow Cytometry Assay Kit (C10491; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA), Total Antioxidant Capacity Assay Kit (A015-2; Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute, Nanjing, China) and Pierce BCA Protein Assay Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Shanghai, China), following the manufacturer’s protocol, respectively. The T-AOC activity (U/mL) was normalized to the total protein concentration (mg/mL) of the WCLs.

2.11. Statistical Analysis

For each isolate, triplicate data were acquired. Values are displayed as mean ± standard error. GraphPad Prism 8.0 software (La Jolla, CA, USA) was used to conduct one-way ANOVA for intracellular ROS content and T-AOC activity. The Tukey method was used for multiple comparisons between treatments. When p ≤ 0.05, the difference was significant; when 0.05 < p ≤ 0.1, it showed a trend of significance.

3. Results

3.1. Identification of the LAB Strains

Ninety five single colonies were gram-positive, catalase-negative and nonhemolytic LAB strains. Among these strains, 47 were unique, including 24 strains of L. plantarum; nine strains of Levilactobacillus brevis; four strains of Lacticaseibacillus casei; three each of Liquorilactobacillus nagelii, Lentilactobacillus buchneri, Pediococcus ethanolidurans; and one strain of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei (Figure 1).

3.2. Virulence Gene Detection

All 47 LAB strains were negative for gelE, cylA, hyl, hdc, ace and tdc, whereas 12 strains carried one, and seven strains carried two to three of these potential virulence genes (esp, efaAfs, asa or odc) (Table 2).

3.3. Antibacterial Activity

The antibacterial activity of the 28 LAB strains without potential virulence genes was screened. Levilactobacillus brevis C12 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri D12 only inhibited the growth of S. Dublin, while 18 LAB strains inhibited (inhibition zone > 10 mm, Table 3) the growth of both E. coli F5 and S. Dublin. These included all the isolated 13 isolated strains of L. plantarum, one stain of Pediococcus ethanolidurans, two strains of Liquorilactobacillus nagelii, one stain of Levilactobacillus brevis and one strain of Lentilactobacillus buchneri.

3.4. Antibiotic Sensitivity

All 18 LAB strains with antibacterial activity towards both E. coli F5 and S. Dublin were sensitive to rifampicin, erythromycin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol, and were resistant to vancomycin, streptomycin and kanamycin. Levilactobacillus brevis D6, Lentilactobacillus buchneri A5, Liquorilactobacillus nagelii A8 and L. plantarum F10 and H2 were resistant to gentamicin (Table 4). Therefore, 13 strains that were sensitive to gentamicin were screened for cell surface hydrophobicity. They were 11 strains of L. plantarum, and one each of Liquorilactobacillus nagelii and Pediococcus ethanolidurans.

3.5. Cell-Surface Hydrophobicity

The cell surface hydrophobicity of Liquorilactobacillus nagelii C5, Pediococcus ethanolidurans D10, and five strains of L. plantarum were lower than 10% (Table 5). The cell surface hydrophobicity of one L. plantarum strain (C1) was 45.50%, and that of the other four L. plantarum strains (A1, C10, E10, E11 and F8) ranged from 66.90% to 90.83%.

3.6. Tolerance to Acids, Bile Salts and Gastric and Pancreatic Digestion

Six strains with cell surface hydrophobicity ≥ 45.50% were screened for gastrointestinal environment tolerance. As shown in Table 6 and Table 7, the survival rate of L. plantarum F8 decreased quickly from 259.38% (pH 7) to 53.02% (pH 4), to 13.40% (pH 3) and to 0.00% (pH 2). At pH 3, the other five L. plantarum strains (A1, C1, C10, E10 and E11) were able to retain a survival rate higher than 70%, but when the pH decreased to 2, L. plantarum E10 and E11 were completely inactivated. The 0.1% bile salt did not affect the survival rate of L. plantarum A1, C1 or C10, but exposure to 0.5% bile salt for 3 h decreased the survival rates of L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 to 0.10%, 55.39% and 69.61%, respectively. Regarding exposure to 1% bile salt for 3 h, only 41.46% and 21.67% survival rates could be detected in L. plantarum C1 and C10, respectively. After incubation in simulated gastric conditions for 6 h, L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 survived, with survival rates of 70.6%, 41.3% and 38.5%, respectively, but in simulated intestinal fluids, the survival of these strains was almost completely inhibited, whether for 3 or 6 h.

3.7. Inhibition of Growth of E. coli F5 and S. Dublin

As shown in Figure 2, E. coli F5 and S. Dublin could not be counted in the co-cultures of E. coli F5 or S. Dublin with L. plantrum A1, C1 or C10 when sampled at 8, 16 and 24 h.

3.8. In Vitro Adhesion to BJECs

As shown in Figure 3, after 2 h of coincubation and five washes, significant amounts of L. plantarum A1, C1 or C10 remained around the BJECs, which indicated that the three strains of L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 all had good cell adhesion.

3.9. Resistance of the Screened L. plantarum Strains to H2O2

The L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 grew well, with a survival rate of more than 100% in MRS broth after incubation at 2 mmol/L H2O2 for 2 h (Table 8). However, their survival rate decreased to 0.5%, 0.06% and 12.7%, at 4 mmol/L H2O2, respectively, and was almost undetectable at 6, 8, and 10 mmol/L H2O2. The growth curves of L. plantarum A1 (Figure 4A), C1 (Figure 4B) and C10 (Figure 4C) incubated in MRS broth at 0 to 4.5 mmol/L H2O2, with 0.5 mmol/L as intervals, revealed that these three LAB strains could be resistant to 2 mmol/L H2O2 for more than 45 h.

3.10. Improving the Antioxidant Activity of BJECs

Compared to the control treatment, the coincubation of BJECs with L. plantarum A1, C1 or C10 significantly (p < 0.05) reduced ROS levels in BJECs with (Figure 5A) or without (Figure 5B) exposure to H2O2. However, the T-AOC activity was only increased in BJECs after exposure to H2O2 (Figure 6).

4. Discussion

Silage is an important part of ruminant diets. Ensiling pineapple residues provides not only carbohydrates, but also some functional fermentation products for feeding ruminants, while also reducing environmental pollution. The quality of silage is largely determined by LAB. For the purpose of delivering probiotics from ensiling pineapple residues, the LAB strains with antibiotic activity against E. coli F5 and S were used. Dublin (the major diarrheal pathogenic bacteria of calf diarrhea) was isolated from the naturally fermented pineapple residues to improve the antioxidant activity of intestinal tracts (highly associated with diarrheal pathogenic bacteria).
The LAB strains for utilization in feed products or other aspects should consider their safety, including detecting whether they contain virulence genes. Esp, efaAfs, asa and ace are adhesion virulence factors that can enhance the adhesion ability of pathogens to host cells, so as to infect the host and cause diseases [19,20,21]. GelE, cylA and hyl are secretory virulence factors. Pathogenic bacteria can degrade collagen and fibrin in the host body through the secretion, transfer and spread of gelatinase in the host body [22]. Hdc, tdc and odc can degrade histidine, tyrosine and ornithine into bioamines, and excessive bioamines in animal intestines will enter systemic circulation and pose a threat to host health [23]. Therefore, the isolated LAB should not include these virulence genes.
Calf diarrhea is one of the major health challenges in cattle herds. The prevalence of Salmonella and E. coli, especially enter-toxigenic E. coli (ETEC), in diarrheic calves has been confirmed [34,35]. S. Dublin is a bovine-associated serotype of Salmonella that has strong adaptability in the calf intestinal tract. E. coli (BNCC125787) was isolated from the feces of diarrheal calves, encoding heat-stable enterotoxin and expressing F5 and F41 fimbriae. Both are the essential attributes of virulence for causing disease. Therefore, E. coli F5 (BNCC125787) and S. Dublin (BNCC186358) were used to screen the LAB strains with antimicrobial activity. In our study, of the 28 LAB strains, all the 13 L. plantarum strains had favorable antimicrobial activity against both E. coli F5 and S. Dublin. Similar results were also reported by Sharafi et al. [36]. In addition to E. coli and Salmonella, antimicrobial activity of the L. plantarum strains against Pseudomonas sp. and Enterococcus faecalis was reported [37]. Furthermore, in our study, L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 inhibited the activity of E. coli F5 and S. Dublin during co-culture evaluation, which was consistent with the results of Abdel-Daim et al. [38].
Variable antibiotic sensitivities were recorded within strains of the same species. In our study, all the L. plantarum strains were susceptible to rifampicin, erythromycin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol, but were resistant to streptomycin and vancomycin. These results were in agreement with Zhang and Karasu et al. [39,40], who found that the L. plantarum strains isolated from traditionally produced fermented vegetables showed resistance against vancomycin and streptomycin, and were consistent with the findings of Lee et al. [41], who studied the antibiotic susceptibility of L. plantarum isolated from kimchi, which showed susceptibility to ampicillin. Hummel et al. [42] also reported that the resistance to glycopeptides, such as vancomycin, is a common feature of LAB, especially L. plantarum. The vancomycin resistance of Lactobacilli has been reported to be intrinsic and chromosomally encoded [43,44]. However, the susceptibility to vancomycin is species-dependent and varies between species [45]. Hence, some resistant strains may harbor spontaneous mutations or acquired genes. Among the genes of the vancomycin resistance cluster, only the vanA gene is considered transferable via conjugation within the plasmid DNA [46] or the conjugative transposon [47]. With further study, we should amplify these vancomycin resistance clusters to explain whether the vancomycin resistance of our strains is acquired or intrinsic. Gentamicin is a strong bactericidal spectral antibiotic produced by the fermentation of Rhodomonas and Echinospora, and is widely used in clinical practice. Levilactobacillus brevis D6, Lentilactobacillus buchneri A5, Liquorilactobacillus nagelii A8, L. plantarum F10 and H2 were resistant to gentamicin, and these strains must be screened out from the candidates.
The cell surface hydrophobicity helps in studying the colonization and adhesion of probiotic bacteria to epithelial cells in the gastrointestinal tract, which leads to the prevention of colonization by pathogens through their interaction [48]. A study that evaluated the probiotic properties and biological barrier resistance of 24 LAB strains showed that the percentage of hydrophobicity varied from 38.1% to 67.8% [49]. Del Re et al. [50] suggested that a minimum of 40.0% hydrophobicity is essential for a probiotic strain. Thus, the six L. plantarum strains with cell surface hydrophobicity levels higher than 45% were screened out in our study to ensure that these screened strains could colonize the epithelial cells and exert potentially probiotic functions in further application.
Probiotic microorganisms are required to be intrinsically tolerant to the stress factors prevalent in the gastrointestinal tract to ensure health benefits to the consumer [51]. Among the various stress factors, pH and bile salts are the most detrimental to the viability of probiotics. A pH of 3.0 is usually considered as an optimum pH for a successful probiotic to survive, due to the buffering impact of ingested food to raise pH to 3.0 in the stomach environment [52]. Five of the six selected L. plantarum strains with cell surface hydrophobicity survived well at pH 3.0, with a survival rate higher than 71%. In addition, bile salt has an antimicrobial impact on the intestinal microbiota [30]; therefore, it is essential for a probiotic to display tolerance to bile salt. For bile salts, a concentration between 0.3% and 0.5% is considered critical for the selection of potential probiotics [53]. L. plantarum strains (C1 and C10) survived well in 0.5% bile salts, with survival rates of 55.39% and 69.61%. The reason that L. plantarum could survive in 0.5%, and even 1% bile salts, might be because it contains bile salt hydrolase [54]. In addition, in our study, L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 could also survive in simulated gastric and intestinal fluids for 6 h. As the L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 strains demonstrated a strong ability to survive after exposure to the gastrointestinal tract conditions, they can be considered promising potential probiotic strains.
Adhesion of probiotics to the intestinal surface and colonization of the epithelial cells is an important requirement for probiotic activity. There is a positive correlation between hydrophobicity and adhesion ability [55]. L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 passed the criterion of 45% hydrophobicity, and adhered closely to the cell surface after co-culture with the BJECs, which further indicated that these three strains had good cell adhesion and potential probiotic functions [56].
H2O2 participates in the formation of intracellular polar reactive oxygen molecules, and has good diffusion and persistence [57]. Compared with other free radicals, H2O2 is relatively mild and less toxic, but it can form more active ROSs, such as hydroxyl radicals, through the Fenton reaction and autoxidation reaction, thus damaging proteins, fats and DNA and causing oxidative damage to cells [57,58]. Increasing evidence has shown that probiotics, especially some LAB strains, exert important roles in reducing the accumulation of ROSs and improving antioxidant activities in the host [59,60]. In our study, we observed that L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 were resistant to 2 mmol/L H2O2 for more than 45 h. Das et al. [61] observed that L. plantarum DM5 exhibited maximum resistance in the presence of 1.0 mmol/L H2O2, whereas L. plantarum AR113 could tolerate 8.0 mmol/L H2O2, and it entered the exponential phase at 48 h under 3.5 mmol/L H2O2. Thus, the three L. plantarum strains in our study showed favorable tolerance to H2O2 concentration.
Cell test results showed that the L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 strains could reduce ROS accumulation in BJECs with or without H2O2 stimulation, and could increase T-AOC activity in BJECs with H2O2 stimulation. Therefore, all three of these strains had the ability to tolerate high H2O2 concentrations, which could reduce cellular oxidative stress by eliminating ROS in the extracellular environment of BJECs [62,63]. Infection of a calf’s intestinal tract with pathogenic bacteria has been associated with the negative effect of oxidative stress on immune responses [13]. In the present study, our results confirmed that the L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10 strains screened from the pineapple residues could reduce oxidative stress in a BJEC model.

5. Conclusions

L. plantarum A1, C1 and C10, isolated from pineapple residual silage, showed antibiotic activity against E. coli F5 and S. Dublin, the major pathogenic bacteria of diarrheal calves, and improved the antioxidant activity in BJECs. Therefore, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10 are potential probiotics isolated from pineapple residual silage.

Author Contributions

H.Z. contributed to writing the original manuscript; Y.L. performed the experiments, data collection and analysis; K.H. and H.C. contributed to performing the experiment; B.Y. contributed to reviewing the manuscript; J.W. contributed to funding supporting, and review and editing of the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was supported by Science and Technology Matching Support and East-West Cooperation Project—Research on the three−combination Homeopathic farming technology of Plateau Herbivorous livestock and its ecological protection effect (2022C04038).

Data Availability Statement

The sequenced data reported in the current study have been deposited in the GenBank (Accession No. OQ096519-OQ096614).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Circular phylogenetic tree showing the relative positions of the 47 LAB strains based on the neighbor-joining method of 16S rRNA genes with 1000 bootstrap replications.
Figure 1. Circular phylogenetic tree showing the relative positions of the 47 LAB strains based on the neighbor-joining method of 16S rRNA genes with 1000 bootstrap replications.
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Figure 2. Monoculture or coculture of Salmonella Dublin (A) or Escherichia coli F5 (B) with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10. SD = Salmonella Dublin; F5 = Escherichia coli F5; Lp = Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
Figure 2. Monoculture or coculture of Salmonella Dublin (A) or Escherichia coli F5 (B) with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10. SD = Salmonella Dublin; F5 = Escherichia coli F5; Lp = Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
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Figure 3. Adhesion of the three LAB strains to bovine jejunum epithelial cells (BJECs) observed under a light microscope. (A) Control BJECs. (B) Adhesion of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1 to the BJECs. (C) Adhesion of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1 to the BJECs. (D) Adhesion of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10 to the BJECs.
Figure 3. Adhesion of the three LAB strains to bovine jejunum epithelial cells (BJECs) observed under a light microscope. (A) Control BJECs. (B) Adhesion of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1 to the BJECs. (C) Adhesion of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1 to the BJECs. (D) Adhesion of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10 to the BJECs.
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Figure 4. Growth density of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1 (A), Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1 (B) and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10 (C) strains under different concentration of H2O2. OD600 = the absorbance at 600 nm of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10.
Figure 4. Growth density of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1 (A), Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1 (B) and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10 (C) strains under different concentration of H2O2. OD600 = the absorbance at 600 nm of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10.
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Figure 5. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in bovine jejunum epithelial cells treated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10, under conditions without (A) or with (B) 200 μmol/L H2O2. Values are means ± standard error; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Lp = Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
Figure 5. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in bovine jejunum epithelial cells treated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10, under conditions without (A) or with (B) 200 μmol/L H2O2. Values are means ± standard error; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Lp = Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
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Figure 6. Total antioxidant capacity (T−AOC) activities in bovine jejunum epithelial cells treated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10, under conditions without (A) or with 200 μmol/L H2O2 (B). Values are means ± standard error; ns, not significant; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. Lp = Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
Figure 6. Total antioxidant capacity (T−AOC) activities in bovine jejunum epithelial cells treated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10, under conditions without (A) or with 200 μmol/L H2O2 (B). Values are means ± standard error; ns, not significant; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01. Lp = Lactiplantibacillus plantarum.
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Table 1. Primers used to detect the virulence factor-coding genes.
Table 1. Primers used to detect the virulence factor-coding genes.
Virulence Genes and ProductsPrimersSequence (5’-3’)Product (bp)Tm
°C
gelE (Gelatinase)gelE-FACCCCGTATCATTGGTTT41956
gelE-RACGCATTGCTTTTCCATC
cylA (Cytolysin)cylA-FTGGATGATAGTGATAGGAAGT51757
cylA-RTCTACAGTAAATCTTTCGTCA
esp (Enterococcal surface protein)esp-FTTGCTAATGCTAGTCCACGACC93362
esp-RGCGTCAACACTTGCATTGCCGAA
efaAfs (Cell wall adhesins)efaAfs-FGACAGACCCTCACGAATA70552
efaAfs-RAGTTCATCATGCTGTAGTA
hyl (Hyaluronidase)HYLn1ACAGAAGAGCTGCAGGAAATG27656
HYLn2GACTGACGTCCAAGTTTCCAA
asa (Aggregation substance)ASA11GCACGCTATTACGAACTATGA37556
ASA12TAAGAAAGAACATCACCACGA
hdc (Histidine decarboxylase)JV16HCAGATGGTATTGTTTCTTATG36752
JV17HCAGACCATACACCATAACCTT
ace (Adhesion of collagen)ACE-FGAATTGAGCAAAAGTTCAATCG100855
ACE-RGTCTGTCTTTTCACTTGTTTC
tdc (Tyrosine decarboxylase)P2-forGAYATNATNGGNATNGGNYTNGAYCARG92452
P1-revCCRTARTCNGGNATAGCRAARTCNGTRTG
odc (Ornithine decarboxylase)odc-3GTNTTYAAYGCNGAYAARACNTAYTTYGT144652
odc-16ATNGARTTNAGTTCRCAYTTYTCNGG
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Table 2. Virulence gene detection in the LAB strains.
Table 2. Virulence gene detection in the LAB strains.
StrainsVirulence Genes
gelE cylA esp efaAfs hyl asa hdc ace tdc odc
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A10−−++−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum B8−−++−+−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum B9−−+−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum D11−−+−−+−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum D8−−+−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E10−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E11−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E6−−−+−+−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E8−−+−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F10−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F11−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F12−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F2−−+−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F5−−++−+−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F8−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum G9−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H1−−+−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H10−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H11−−+−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H2−−−−−−−−−−
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H5−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis A9−−++−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis B1−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis C12−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis D6−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis E7−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis F4−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis G1−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis G11−−−−−−−−−−
Levilactobacillus brevis G4−−−−−−−−−−
Lacticaseibacillus casei A7−−−+−−−−−−
Lacticaseibacillus casei C4−−−+−−−−−−
Lacticaseibacillus casei D5−−−+−−−−−−
Lacticaseibacillus casei D7−−−+−−−−−−
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii A8−−−−−−−−−−−
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii B2−−−−−−−−−−
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii C5−−−−−−−−−−
Lentilactobacillus buchneri A5−−−−−−−−−−
Lentilactobacillus buchneri B7−−−−−−−−−−
Lentilactobacillus buchneri D12−−−−−−−−−−
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei B6−−−−−−−−−+
Pediococcus ethanolidurans A2−−++−−−−−−
Pediococcus ethanolidurans B5−−+−−−−−−−
Pediococcus ethanolidurans D10−−−−−−−−−−
+/− means contained or nor contained corresponding virulence factor-coding genes.
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Table 3. Antagonistic activity of the LAB strains against Escherichia coli F5 and Salmonella Dublin.
Table 3. Antagonistic activity of the LAB strains against Escherichia coli F5 and Salmonella Dublin.
StrainsDiameter of Inhibition (mm)
E. coli F5S. Dublin
Levilactobacillus brevis B1−−
Levilactobacillus brevis C12−+
Levilactobacillus brevis D6++
Levilactobacillus brevis E7−−
Levilactobacillus brevis F4−−
Levilactobacillus brevis G1−−
Levilactobacillus brevis G11−−
Levilactobacillus brevis G4−−
Lentilactobacillus buchneri A5++
Lentilactobacillus buchneri B7−−
Lentilactobacillus buchneri D12−+
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii A8++
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii B2−−
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii C5++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E10++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E11++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F10++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F11++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F12++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F8++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum G9++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H10++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H2++
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H5++
Pediococcus ethanolidurans D10++
+/− means diameter of inhibition above or less than 10 mm.
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Table 4. Antibiotic susceptibility of the LAB strains.
Table 4. Antibiotic susceptibility of the LAB strains.
StrainsAntibiotic 1
RIFVANGENSTRKANERYAMOAMPTETCHL
Levilactobacillus brevis D6SRRRRSSSSS
Lentilactobacillus buchneri A5SRRRRSSSSS
Liquorilactobacillus nagalii C5SRSRRSSSSS
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii A8SRRRRSSSSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1SRSRRSSSMSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1SRSRRSSSMSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10SRSRRSSSMSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E10SRSRRSSSMSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E11SRSRRSSSSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F10SRRRRSSSSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F11SRSRRSSSSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F12SRSRRSSSSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F8SRSRRSSSMSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum G9SRSRRSSSMSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H10SRSRRSSSMSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H2SRRRRSSSSS
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H5SRSRMSSSSSS
Pediococcus ethanolidurans D10SRSMSRSSSMSS
1 RIF = rifampicin; VAN = vancomycin; GEN = gentamicin; STR = streptomycin; KAN = kanamycin; ERY = erythromycin; AMO = amoxicillin; AMP = ampicillin; TET = tetracycline; CHL = chloramphenicol. S = susceptible; R = resistant; MS = moderately susceptible.
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Table 5. Cell surface hydrophobicity of the LAB strains.
Table 5. Cell surface hydrophobicity of the LAB strains.
StrainsCell Surface Hydrophobicity (%)
Liquorilactobacillus nagelii C59.61 ± 0.79 d
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A171.92 ± 1.51 b
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C145.50 ± 1.45 c
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1066.90 ± 2.93 b
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E1090.83 ± 1.68 a
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E1186.24 ± 0.51 a
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F116.37 ± 2.23 d
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F124.66 ± 0.74 d
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F885.99 ± 2.28 a
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum G93.92 ± 0.47 de
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H101.92 ± 0.28 e
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum H57.45 ± 1.36 d
Pediococcus ethanolidurans D109.27 ± 1.39 d
a–e Different superscripts within a column indicate a significant difference at the 0.05 level.
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Table 6. Survivability of the LAB strains in acidic pH and bile salts.
Table 6. Survivability of the LAB strains in acidic pH and bile salts.
StrainsSurvival Rate (%)
pH = 7pH = 4pH = 3pH = 2Bile Salt = 0.1%Bile Salt = 0.5%Bile Salt = 1%
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1766.45 ± 53.32 b194.38 ± 10.88 b79.34 ± 5.14 b10.27 ± 2.590 a106.59 ± 7.090 b0.10 ± 0.01 d0.03 ± 0.01 c
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1324.75 ± 6.810 d172.30 ± 7.700 c89.46 ± 4.58 b5.17 ± 0.87 b115.44 ± 11.14 b55.39 ± 1.400 b41.46 ± 2.800 a
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C10350.00 ± 13.34 d235.78 ± 9.660 a135.29 ± 13.66 a0.50 ± 0.10 c111.76 ± 5.160 b69.61 ± 7.400 a21.67 ± 1.480 b
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E10637.55 ± 29.21 c186.62 ± 12.18 b83.46 ± 2.28 b0.00 c135.13 ± 14.36 a52.38 ± 2.720 b1.88 ± 0.16 c
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E111039.58 ± 102.15 a210.42 ± 13.03 a71.46 ± 3.00 b0.00 c117.11 ± 0.820 b1.95 ± 0.10 d0.12 ± 0.00 c
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F8259.38 ± 14.27 e53.02 ± 2.20 d13.40 ± 0.98 c0.00 c34.45 ± 3.05 c10.51 ± 0.340 c0.65 ± 0.12 c
a–e Different superscripts within each column indicate a significant difference at the 0.05 level.
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Table 7. Viability of the LAB strains after exposure to simulated gastric and intestinal fluids.
Table 7. Viability of the LAB strains after exposure to simulated gastric and intestinal fluids.
StrainsSurvival Rate (%)
Gastric FluidIntestinal Fluid for 3 hIntestinal Fluid for 6 h
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A170.6 ± 6.63 a0.05 ± 0.01 b0.03 ± 0.01 b
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C141.3 ± 1.77 b0.8 ± 0.04 b0.7 ± 0.02 b
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C1038.5 ± 1.48 b4.1 ± 0.41 a3.7 ± 0.12 a
a,b Different superscripts within each column indicate a significant difference at the 0.05 level.
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Table 8. Survival rates (%) of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10 in different concentrations of H2O2.
Table 8. Survival rates (%) of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A1, C1 and C10 in different concentrations of H2O2.
Concentration of H2O2 (mmol/L)Survival Rate (%)
L. plantarum A1L. plantarum C1L. plantarum C10
0345.0 ± 31.9 b342.6 ± 28.85 b366.7 ± 26.67 a
2172.7 ± 15.36 a146.4 ± 12.95 b182.7 ± 7.69 a
40.5 ± 0.18 b0.06 ± 0.017 b12.7 ± 6.61 a
6<0.01 a<0.01 a<0.01 a
8<0.01 a<0.01 a<0.01 a
100 a0 a<0.01 a
a,b Different superscripts within each row indicate a significant difference at the 0.05 level.
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