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Master's Thesis
Author of thesis: Bc. Jan Cveček
Acad. year: 2025/2026
Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Ivana Márová, CSc.
Reviewer: Ing. Julie Hoová, Ph.D.
Subject of this master thesis was to investigate probiotic clinical isolates acquired from industrial partner and characterize selected isolates. Probiotics are living microorganisms, mostly bacteria, which, applied in appropriate dose, are beneficial for human health. Adherence to intestinal epithelium, biofilm formation, production of antimicrobial and immuno-stimulating compounds, which help to inhibit growth of pathogenic bacteria and yeast in human intestine, belong to the essential properties of probiotics. Apart from lactic acid and acetic acid, which exhibit antimicrobial activity, probiotics can produce antimicrobial peptides called bacteriocins. These peptides exhibit their own antimicrobial activity by formation of pores in cytoplasmatic membrane of sensitive bacteria. Therefore, bacteriocins could be potentially used as food preservatives and alternatives to antibiotics in healthcare industry. Nowadays, nisin is the only bacteriocin that is used as food preservative. In experimental part of this thesis, the properties of probiotic isolates such as biofilm formation, production of organic acids and antimicrobial activity were studied. The formation of biofilm was studied by Christensen method, which proved that 14 out of 20 isolates belong to strong biofilm producers. Antimicrobial activity was tested against three indicator microorganisms. The highest antimicrobial activity was detected against Escherichia coli, then slightly lower activity was detected against Staphylococcus epidermidis, and no activity was detected against yeast Candida glabrata. In the second part of thesis, antimicrobial activity of selected probiotic isolates was compared to antimicrobial activity of lactic acid and bacteriocin nisin. The aim of comparison was to prove the presence of antimicrobial compounds other than organic acids. Antimicrobial activity of probiotic isolates (500 mg/ml) were slightly higher than of lactic acid of the same concentration, which indirectly proves the presence of other antimicrobial compounds. In the final part of this thesis, selected probiotic isolates were examined for presence of genes encoding bacteriocins called plantaricins by real time polymerase chain reaction. The results of this thesis proved presence of bacteriocins in probiotics clinical isolate SS2 by indirect detection methods.
Probiotics, bacteriocins, lactic acid, acetic acid, antimicrobial activity, plantaricins, polymerase chain reaction
Date of defence
25.05.2026
Date of publish
24.05.2028
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Process of defence
1. Student seznámil členy komise s náplní a cílem diplomové práce. 2. Byly přečteny posudky na diplomovou práci. 3. Student akceptoval všechny připomínky oponentky a na všechny otázky odpověděl v plné šíři. Diskuse: doc. Ing. Petr Sedláček, Ph.D. V jaké růstové fázi dochází k největší produkci antimikrobiálních látek? Jak se liší v množství v různých fází růstové křivky? prof. Ing. Adriána Kovalčík, Ph.D. Čím si vysvětlujete nejvyšší antimikrobiální účinky testů proti bakterii E. coli? Mgr. Ondřej Vašíček, Ph.D. Stanovovali jste optickou densitu buněk na konci kultivace? Zmínil jste pojmy prebiotikum a postbiotikum, můžete je objasnit? Jaké jsou v nich rozdíly? Jakou roli v tom hraje třeba kyselina octová a další Vámi stanovované látky? Student odpověděl na všechny doplňující otázky členů komise, které byly v průběhu diskuse k dané problematice vzneseny. V diskusi student prokázal výbornou orientaci v dané problematice. Po diskusi následovalo hodnocení závěrečné práce. Diplomant prokázal nejen výborné odborné znalosti, ale i schopnost samostatné prezentace dosažených výsledků.
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta chemická
Department
Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology
Study programme
Chemistry for Medical Application (NPCP_CHMA)
Specialization
Chemistry of Bioactive Substances (CHBL)
Composition of Committee
prof. RNDr. Ivana Márová, CSc. (předseda) doc. Ing. Petr Sedláček, Ph.D. (místopředseda) doc. Ing. Pavel Diviš, Ph.D. (člen) prof. Ing. Adriána Kovalčík, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Eva Vítová, Ph.D. (člen) Mgr. Ondřej Vašíček, Ph.D. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportprof. RNDr. Ivana Márová, CSc.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportIng. Julie Hoová, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Reasons for publication postponement
Publication of the final thesis has been postponed in compliance with the provisions of Section 47b (4) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on the Higher Education Institutions and on amendments and supplements to other acts, as amended.
The work is carried out in collaboration with the industrial partner Fermatigo, s.r.o., with the aim of its anticipated commercial application. The work forms a partial component of experiments conducted within the industrial PhD programme of Ing. Vojáčková, for which a formal intellectual property protection agreement has been concluded, governing cooperation with the Master's students involved.
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová