Mycoidesin, a novel lantibiotic, exhibits potent bacteriostatic activity against Listeria monocytogenes and effectively controls its growth in beef

ABSTRACT Listeria monocytogenes can cause severe listeriosis, with the consumption of contaminated food being an important route of its transmission. Biopreservatives can be used for the prevention and control of L. monocytogenes in food. In this study, we identified a novel lantibiotic, mycoidesin,...

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Published in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors:	Fei Zhang, Jiajia Ding, Shu Liu, Guoqiang Huang, Shulin Deng, Mengyu Gao, Hualin Liu, Wanjing Lv, Xin Zeng, Bingyue Xin, Congcong Xu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Listeria monocytogenes biopreservatives bacteriocin Bacillus mycoides mycoidesin
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00067-25