Characterization of Tryptamine-Producing Bacteria Isolated from Commercial Salted and Fermented Sand Lance Ammodytes personatus Sauces

摘要

We isolated seven tryptamine-producing bacteria from commercial salted and fermented sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) sauces using an L-tryptophan decarboxylating medium. These tryptamine-producing bacteria, identified using an API kit and 16S rRNA analysis, included Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus (one strain), Lysinibacillus fusifor-mis (four strains), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (two strains). Lysinibacillus spp. produced the highest levels of tryptamine in culture broth containing 0.5% L-tryptophan, compared with 1.0% and 2.0% preparations. After 72 h of incubation, Staphylococcus epidermidis produced the highest levels of tryptamine (60.50 ug/mL and 664.86 ug/ mL) in culture broth containing 2.0% L-tryptophan. While Lysinibacillus spp. comprised the dominant tryptamine-producing bacteria in sand lance sauces, Staphylococcus epidermidis also showed high tryptamine-producing activity. This is the first report on the isolation and identification of tryptamine-producing bacteria in sand lance sauces.