Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest challenges in the health system nowadays,
representing a serious problem for public health. Initially, antibiotic-resistant strains were …

Bacteriocins are a diverse group of ribosomally synthesised antimicrobial peptides/proteins
that play an important role in self-defence. They are widely used as bio-preservatives and …

Ensuring food quality and safety will remain a major challenge for the agri-food sector, due
in large part to expected limits on the use of conventional microbiological barriers. There is …

This review attempts to analyze the mechanism of action and immunity of class IIa
bacteriocins. These peptides are promising alternative food preservatives and they have a …

A wide variety of antimicrobial peptides produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been
identified and studied in the last decades. Known as bacteriocins, these ribosomally …

Antimicrobial resistance is a global health problem with strong social and economic impacts.
The development of new antimicrobial agents is considered an urgent challenge. In this …

Listeria monocytogenes is a relevant foodborne pathogen causing invasive listeriosis in
humans, a disease with high mortality rates. Its ubiquity and growth characteristics enable …

Bacteriocins are bacterial antimicrobial peptides that, unlike classical peptide antibiotics, are
products of ribosomal synthesis and usually have a narrow spectrum of antibacterial activity …

Bacterial resistance to antibiotic alternatives: a wolf in sheep’s clothing?1 | Animal Frontiers |
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Objective To determine bacteriocin producers and the prevalence of structural enterocin
genes and to detect the spectrum of activity against foodborne pathogens, from isolates of …