The Many Faces of Enterococcus spp.—Commensal, Probiotic and Opportunistic Pathogen

B Krawczyk, P Wityk, M Gałęcka, M Michalik - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the
intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and …

Current trends of enterococci in dairy products: A comprehensive review of their multiple roles

MLE Dapkevicius, B Sgardioli, SPA Câmara, P Poeta… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a genus that has evolved for resistance against adverse environmental factors and that
readily exchanges genetic elements, enterococci are well adapted to the cheese …

Emerging pre-clinical safety assessments for potential probiotic strains: A review

B Haranahalli Nataraj, PV Behare… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Probiotics are amply studied and applied dietary supplements of greater consumer
acceptance. Nevertheless, the emerging evidence on probiotics-mediated potential risks …

Milk and its derivatives as sources of components and microorganisms with health-promoting properties: Probiotics and bioactive peptides

L Quintieri, F Fanelli, L Monaci, V Fusco - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Milk is a source of many valuable nutrients, including minerals, vitamins and proteins, with
an important role in adult health. Milk and dairy products naturally containing or with added …

Mineral composition, the profile of phenolic compounds, organic acids, sugar and in vitro antioxidant capacity, and antimicrobial activity of organic extracts of …

HF Akbulut, M Akbulut - Food Science & Nutrition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Juniperus drupacea fruit is widely used in traditional and complementary medicine in Turkey
for the treatment of different diseases in various forms such as molasses and tar. This study …

Isolation and characterization of aroma producing lactic acid bacteria from artisanal white cheese for multifunctional properties

ÇB Albayrak, M Duran - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to isolate and characterize potential aroma producing lactic acid
bacteria with some probiotic properties from artisanal cheese environment. For this purpose …

Characterization of potential probiotic bacteria Enterococcus faecium MC-5 isolated from the gut content of Cyprinus carpio specularis

YM Tilwani, AK Lakra, L Domdi, N Jha, V Arul - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to determine the unique characteristics of Enterococcus faecium
MC-5, a probiotic bacteria isolated from the intestine of a fish, Cyprinus carpio specularis …

Safety evaluation, biogenic amine formation, and enzymatic activity profiles of autochthonous enterocin-producing Greek cheese isolates of the Enterococcus faecium …

C Tsanasidou, S Asimakoula, N Sameli, C Fanitsios… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Autochthonous single (Ent+) or multiple (m-Ent+) enterocin-producing strains of dairy
enterococci show promise for use as bioprotective adjunct cultures in traditional cheese …

Bacteriocin characterization of Enterococcus faecium isolates and evaluation of their in situ anti-Listerial activity in Beyaz cheese

H Meral-Aktaş - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, as the interest in natural preservatives increases, research on bioprotective
cultures that produce bacteriocins and studies on the use of these cultures in foods are also …

[HTML][HTML] Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium in pasteurized milk: Prevalence, genoty**, and characterization of virulence traits

M Nasiri, S Hanifian - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
To assess the prevalence of enterococci in pasteurized milk and characterize their virulence
traits, 416 pasteurized milk samples were purchased from retail stores in the Northwest of …