ISSN:
1745-4565
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Extracellular antimicrobial substances produced by certain enterococci inhibit Listeria monocytogenes. Enterococcus faecium 108, a competitive food isolate, produced a heat-stable and protease-sensitive anti-L. monocytogenes bacteriocin-like substance (Ef108) in Listeria selective enrichment broth and other media. Ef108 activity was purified to homogeneity by a four-step procedure including (NH4)2SO4 fractionation, chromatography on anion exchange QSepharose column, and two Superose 12 gel filtration columns. In activities represented by two peaks (Ef108A and Ef108B), 90% of the crude activity was due to peak B. Ef108A is believed to be a variable aggregate of the active moiety in Ef108B. All Listeria spp. and five L. monocytogenes serotypes were inhibited by Ef108B in several media including Listeria enrichment medium. The Ef108 activity may be due to a bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance produced by E. faecium 108 that may suppress the growth and predominance of Listeria monocytogenes during selective enrichment.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.1996.tb00159.x
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