Production of Lanhouin—A Fermented Catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ) Using the Selected Lactiplantibacillus pentosus Probiotic Strain

Vasilica Barbu (), Chimène Agrippine Rodogune Yelouassi (), Mihaela Cotârleț, Leontina Grigore-Gurgu, Comlan Kintomagnimessè Célestin Tchekessi and Pierre Dossou-Yovo
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Vasilica Barbu: Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Integrated Center for Research, Expertise and Technological Transfer in Food Industry (Bioaliment-TehnIA), Dunarea Jos University of Galati, 111, Domneasca Street, 800201 Galati, Romania
Chimène Agrippine Rodogune Yelouassi: Research Laboratory in Fishery Products Treatment and Conservation, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi P.O. Box 1270, Benin
Mihaela Cotârleț: Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Integrated Center for Research, Expertise and Technological Transfer in Food Industry (Bioaliment-TehnIA), Dunarea Jos University of Galati, 111, Domneasca Street, 800201 Galati, Romania
Leontina Grigore-Gurgu: Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Integrated Center for Research, Expertise and Technological Transfer in Food Industry (Bioaliment-TehnIA), Dunarea Jos University of Galati, 111, Domneasca Street, 800201 Galati, Romania
Comlan Kintomagnimessè Célestin Tchekessi: Food Health Safety Research Unit of Laboratory of Microbiology, Food Technology and Phytopathology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou P.O. Box 526, Benin
Pierre Dossou-Yovo: Research Laboratory in Fishery Products Treatment and Conservation, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi P.O. Box 1270, Benin

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-30

Abstract: Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) preserve many foods and play a vital role in fermented food products. This study designed a controlled biotechnological process of catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ) fermentation with a LAB starter culture isolated from corn hydrolysate. The BY (Barbu-Yelouassi) LAB strain was characterized regarding fermentative and antimicrobial potential, and its adaptability in the simulated gastrointestinal system (SGIS). After 10–12 h of cultivation on MRS broth (De Man Rogosa and Sharpe), the strain achieved the maximum exponential growth, produced maximum lactic acid (33.04%), and decreased the acidity up to pH 4. Also, the isolated strain showed increased tolerance to an acidic pH (3.5–2.0), high concentrations of salt (2–10%), and high concentrations of bile salts (≤2%). The behavior in SGIS demonstrated good viability after 2 h in artificial gastric juice (AGJ) (1 × 10 7 CFU/mL) and up to 2 × 10 3 CFU/mL after another 6 h in artificial intestinal juice (AIJ). The characterized BY strain was identified with the API 50CHL microtest (BioMerieux) as Lactiplantibacillus pentosus ( Lbp. pentosus ) (90.9% probability), taxon confirmed by genomic DNA sequencing. It was also demonstrated that Lbp. pentosus BY inhibited the growth of pathogenic bacteria, including Escherichia coli , Staphylococcus aureus , Listeria monocytogenes , and sporulated bacteria, such as Bacillus cereus . Additionally, it suppressed the sporulation of fungi like Aspergillus niger , Fusarium sp., and Penicillium sp. Furthermore, the Lbp. pentosus BY strain was used to ferment catfish, resulting in three variants of lanhouin (unsalted, with 10% salt, and with 15% salt), which exhibited good microbiological safety.

Keywords: catfish; Lactoplantibacillus pentosus; probiotic properties; functional food; lanhouin; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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