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Antibacterial polypeptides of Lactobacillus species
M. RammelsbergF. Radlersubject
biologyfood and beveragesLactobacillaceaebiology.organism_classificationAntimicrobialApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMicrobiologyLactic acidMicrobiologychemistry.chemical_compoundPediococcus damnosuschemistryBacteriocinLactobacillusbacteriaBacteriaAntibacterial agentdescription
Twelve of 79 strains of the genus Lactobacillus, mainly isolated from plants or fermenting material, were found to inhibit at least one of the nine indicator strains of the species Lact. brevis, Pediococcus damnosus and Leucanostoc oenos. The antimicrobial activities from Lact. brevis B 37 and Lact. casei B 80 were caused by polypeptides detectable in the culture liquids. They are bacteriocins with a narrow antimicrobial spectrum. Brevicin 37 from Lact. brevis B 37 was active against many lactic acid bacteria and Nocardia corallina, whereas caseicin 80 from Lact. casei B 80 inhibits only one other strain of Lact. casei. Brevicin 37 is stable at 121dC, caseicin 80 is inactivated above 60dC, and both are inactivated under alkaline conditions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-08-01 | Journal of Applied Bacteriology |