Isolation, purification and partial characterization of plantaricin 423, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00451.x

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Isolation, purification and partial characterization of plantaricin 423, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum.

Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jun 1998

van Reenen C A, Dicks L M, Chikindas M L

Abstract excerpt

Lactobacillus plantarum 423, isolated from sorghum beer, produces a bacteriocin (plantaricin 423) which is inhibitory to several food spoilage bacteria and food-borne pathogens, including Bacillus cereus, Clostridium sporogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, Listeria spp. and Staphylococcus spp. Plantar...

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Bacteria
Bacteriocins
Blotting, Southern
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Hot Temperature
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Lactobacillus
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mutation
Peptide Hydrolases
Plasmids

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