The role and application of enterococci in food and health

MRF Moreno, P Sarantinopoulos, E Tsakalidou… - International journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The genus Enterococcus is the most controversial group of lactic acid bacteria. Studies on
the microbiota of many traditional cheeses in the Mediterranean countries have indicated …

Virulence factors of Enterococcus faecalis: relationship to endodontic disease

G Kayaoglu, D Ørstavik - Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Enterococcus faecalis is a micro-organism that can survive extreme challenges. Its
pathogenicity ranges from life-threatening diseases in compromised individuals to less …

Diversity of enterococcal bacteriocins and their grou** in a new classification scheme

CMAP Franz, MJ Van Belkum… - FEMS microbiology …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Enterococci are lactic acid bacteria of importance in food, public health and medical
microbiology. Many strains produce bacteriocins, some of which have been well …

Bacteriocins as food preservatives: Challenges and emerging horizons

EM Johnson, DYG Jung, DYY **… - Critical reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing demand for fresh-like food products and the potential health hazards of
chemically preserved and processed food products have led to the advent of alternative …

Screening for enterocins and detection of hemolysin and vancomycin resistance in enterococci of different origins

L De Vuyst, MRF Moreno, H Revets - International journal of food …, 2003 - Elsevier
The inhibitory activity of 122 out of 426 Enterococcus strains of geographically widespread
origin and from different sources (food and feed, animal isolates, clinical and nonclinical …

Structure-function relationships of the non-lanthionine-containing peptide (class II) bacteriocins produced by gram-positive bacteria

J Nissen-Meyer, P Rogne, C Oppegard… - Current …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
This review focuses on the structure and mode-of-action of non-lanthionine-containing
peptide bacteriocins produced by Gram-positive bacteria. These bacteriocins may be …

Bacteriocins: novel solutions to age old spore-related problems?

K Egan, D Field, MC Rea, RP Ross, C Hill… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria,
which have the ability to kill or inhibit other bacteria. Many bacteriocins are produced by food …

Bacteriocin Diversity in Streptococcus and Enterococcus

IF Nes, DB Diep, H Holo - Journal of bacteriology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Most bacteriocins in gram-positive bacteria are small and heat stable (peptide bacteriocins),
and their antimicrobial activities are directed against a broader spectrum of bacteria than is …

Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from molasses produces bacteriocins active against Gram-negative bacteria

SD Todorov, LMT Dicks - Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2005 - Elsevier
Two bacteriocins, ST28MS and ST26MS, produced by Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from
molasses, inhibited the growth of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus sakei, Staphylococcus …

Biosynthesis and production of class II bacteriocins of food-associated lactic acid bacteria

T Zhang, Y Zhang, L Li, X Jiang, Z Chen, F Zhao, Y Yi - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized peptides made by bacteria that inhibit the growth
of similar or closely related bacterial strains. Class II bacteriocins are a class of bacteriocins …