Bacteriocin-producing probiotic lactic acid bacteria in controlling dysbiosis of the gut microbiota

and Anjana, SK Tiwari - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Several strains of lactic acid bacteria are potent probiotics and can cure a variety of diseases
using different modes of actions. These bacteria produce antimicrobial peptides …

Novel biotechnological applications of bacteriocins: a review

EM Balciunas, FAC Martinez, SD Todorov… - Food control, 2013 - Elsevier
Nowadays, consumers are aware of the health concerns regarding food additives; the health
benefits of “natural” and “traditional” foods, processed without any addition of chemical …

Production of bioactive substances by intestinal bacteria as a basis for explaining probiotic mechanisms: bacteriocins and conjugated linoleic acid

EF O'Shea, PD Cotter, C Stanton, RP Ross… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The mechanisms by which intestinal bacteria achieve their associated health benefits can
be complex and multifaceted. In this respect, the diverse microbial composition of the human …

Anti-infective properties of bacteriocins: an update

R Hammami, B Fernandez, C Lacroix, I Fliss - Cellular and molecular life …, 2013 - Springer
Bacteriocin production is a widespread phenomenon among bacteria. Bacteriocins hold
great promise for the treatment of diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria and could be …

Bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria and their potential clinical applications

A Fernandes, R Jobby - Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides that have long been used in
the food industry. Being a highly diverse and heterogeneous group of molecules the …

[HTML][HTML] Enterococcal bacteriocins and antimicrobial proteins that contribute to niche control

IF Ness, DB Diep, Y Ike - 2014 - europepmc.org
Enterococci, which belong to the group of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), have received
increased attention in recent years for various reasons (Fisher & Phillips, 2009; Franz, Huch …

Class IIa bacteriocins: diversity and new developments

Y Cui, C Zhang, Y Wang, J Shi, L Zhang, Z Ding… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Class IIa bacteriocins are heat-stable, unmodified peptides with a conserved amino acids
sequence YGNGV on their N-terminal domains, and have received much attention due to …

Target recognition, resistance, immunity and genome mining of class II bacteriocins from Gram-positive bacteria

M Kjos, J Borrero, M Opsata, DJ Birri, H Holo… - …, 2011 - microbiologyresearch.org
Due to their very potent antimicrobial activity against diverse food-spoiling bacteria and
pathogens and their favourable biochemical properties, peptide bacteriocins from Gram …

ABC transporters of antimicrobial peptides in F irmicutes bacteria–phylogeny, function and regulation

S Gebhard - Molecular microbiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a group of antibiotics that mainly target the cell wall of G
ram‐positive bacteria. Resistance is achieved by a variety of mechanisms including target …

An extracellular loop of the mannose phosphotransferase system component IIC is responsible for specific targeting by class IIa bacteriocins

M Kjos, Z Salehian, IF Nes, DB Diep - Journal of bacteriology, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Class IIa bacteriocins target a phylogenetically defined subgroup of mannose-
phosphotransferase systems (man-PTS) on sensitive cells. By the use of man-PTS genes of …