Enterococci (118) from Italian sausages were tested for the production of antimicrobial substances. Of these, 7.6\% showed antibacterial activity against one or several closely related microorganisms used as indicators. Enterococcus casseliflavus IM 416K1 in particular produced a bacteriocin (Enterocin 416K1) with strong anti-listerial antagonistic activity. The bacteriocin withstood heating at 90 degrees C for 120 min and storage at 4 degrees C for 6 months. The mode of action was identified as bactericidal. The crude activity of Enterocin 416K1 was linked to a molecule with an apparent molecular weight smaller than 5 kDa. Plasmid analysis of E. casseliflavus IM 416K1 revealed the presence of four plasmids with different molecular weights (34, 11, 7 and 3.3 MDa). All the Bac- variants produced by curing experiments showed loss of the single plasmid of 34 MDa. Bacteriocin activity and immunity production may be linked to genes located on that same plasmid.

Enterocin 416K1, an antilisterial bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus casseliflavus IM 416K1 isolated from Italian sausages / Sabia, Carla; Manicardi, Giuliano; Messi, Patrizia; DE NIEDERHAUSERN, Simona; Bondi, Moreno. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0168-1605. - STAMPA. - 75:1-2(2002), pp. 163-170. [10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00741-3]

Enterocin 416K1, an antilisterial bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus casseliflavus IM 416K1 isolated from Italian sausages.

SABIA, Carla;MANICARDI, Giuliano;MESSI, Patrizia;DE NIEDERHAUSERN, Simona;BONDI, Moreno
2002

Abstract

Enterococci (118) from Italian sausages were tested for the production of antimicrobial substances. Of these, 7.6\% showed antibacterial activity against one or several closely related microorganisms used as indicators. Enterococcus casseliflavus IM 416K1 in particular produced a bacteriocin (Enterocin 416K1) with strong anti-listerial antagonistic activity. The bacteriocin withstood heating at 90 degrees C for 120 min and storage at 4 degrees C for 6 months. The mode of action was identified as bactericidal. The crude activity of Enterocin 416K1 was linked to a molecule with an apparent molecular weight smaller than 5 kDa. Plasmid analysis of E. casseliflavus IM 416K1 revealed the presence of four plasmids with different molecular weights (34, 11, 7 and 3.3 MDa). All the Bac- variants produced by curing experiments showed loss of the single plasmid of 34 MDa. Bacteriocin activity and immunity production may be linked to genes located on that same plasmid.
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Enterocin 416K1, an antilisterial bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus casseliflavus IM 416K1 isolated from Italian sausages / Sabia, Carla; Manicardi, Giuliano; Messi, Patrizia; DE NIEDERHAUSERN, Simona; Bondi, Moreno. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 0168-1605. - STAMPA. - 75:1-2(2002), pp. 163-170. [10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00741-3]
Sabia, Carla; Manicardi, Giuliano; Messi, Patrizia; DE NIEDERHAUSERN, Simona; Bondi, Moreno
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