Safety Aspect of Enterococcus faecium FL31 Strain and Antibacterial Mechanism of Its Hydroxylated Bacteriocin BacFL31 against Listeria monocytogenes

In previous work we have isolated and identified a new strain called Enterococcus faecium FL31. The active compound secreted by this strain, “BacFL31”, has been purified and characterized. In the present study, safety aspect, assessed by microbiological and molecular tests, demonstrated that Enteroc...

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Main Authors: Ahlem Chakchouk-Mtibaa, Imen Sellem, Yosra Kamoun, Slim Smaoui, Ines Karray-Rebai, Lotfi Mellouli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5308464