Interaction between Lactiplantibacillus plantarum RX-8 and Wickerhamomyces anomalus Y-5 under co-culture by proteomics analysis

In present study, it was found that the co-culture of Wickerhamomyces anomalus Y-5 and L. plantarum RX-8 could enhance bacteriocin production. To analyze the interaction between W. anomalus Y-5 and L. plantarum RX-8, a quantitative proteomic approach was used to analyze and compare the proteome in L. plantarum RX-8 and W. anomalus Y-5 under mono-culture and co-culture. In total, 339 differently expressed proteins (DEPs) were screened in comparison of L. plantarum RX-8 under mono-culture and co-culture, 645 proteins of W. anomalus Y-5 changed in mono-culture and co-culture. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis indicated that DEPs participated in various metabolic pathways such as PTS system, glycolysis, galactose metabolism, glutamate, aspartate, arginine and cysteine metabolism etc. These pathways were related to inducing mechanism on improving bacteriocin production by co-culture. Quantitative proteomic analysis-based strategies can therefore provide further evidence for new regulated targets to improve the production of bacteriocins.