The effects of the gut bacterial product, gassericin A, on obesity in mice by Valeh Mahdavi, Hamid Reza Kazerani, Fereidoun Taghizad, Hedyeh Balaei

“…This research examined the impacts of the bacteriocin, gassericin A, which is generated by certain gut bacteria, using an in vivo model of obesity. …”
Get full text

Genomic insights into the probiotic potential and genes linked to gallic acid metabolism in Pediococcus pentosaceus MBBL6 isolated from healthy cow milk. by Md Morshedur Rahman, Naim Siddique, Soharth Hasnat, Md Tanvir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Munirul Alam, Ziban Chandra Das, Tofazzal Islam, M Nazmul Hoque

“…The genome also revealed primary metabolic pathways for arginine and gallic acid metabolism and secondary metabolite gene clusters, including T3PKS and RiPP-like regions. Importantly, two bacteriocin biosynthesis gene clusters namely bovicin_255_variant and penocin_A, were identified in MBBL6. …”
Get full text

Purification, Characterization and Antibacterial Mechanism of Plantaricin 2-1 by Mengyang LI, Xiaoxue CHE, Qingshen SUN

“…Results showed that plantaricin P2-1 was a novel bacteriocin with the molecular weight of 983.564 Da. …”
Get full text

Research on the Mechanism of Mannose Oligosaccharide Enhancing the Inhibitory Effect of Bifidobacterium breve on the Growth of Fusobacterium nucleatum by Xuyan ZHANG, Ruijie LIU, Bo ZHAO, Xiaoxi XU

“…In addition, the potential bacteriocin gene clusters of Bifidobacterium were also excavated. …”
Get full text

Whole genome sequence of MUM116, a Bacillus species isolated from intertidal soil by Hooi-Leng Ser, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…Based on antiSMASH and RAST annotation, there was one cluster associated with production of bacteriocin. A deeper analysis into the genome sequence of MUM 116 would be essential to exploit the strain for production of bioactive compounds, which could potentially be developed as potent antibacterial agent.…”
Get full text

Why natural drugs being attracted to treat oral cancer? – Highlights from “Oral oncology reports” by Vinothini Gunasekaran, Palanivel Sathishkumar

“…Overall, this study highlights that carotenoid (astaxanthin), alkaloids (piperine), polyphenols (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), flavanoids (genistein and quercetin), probiotic molecules (bacteriocin and extracellular polysaccharides), and marine peptides might be a promising natural drug for the treatment of oral cancer cells. …”
Get full text

Contribution of Cell Surface Hydrophobicity in the Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus against Antimicrobial Agents by Puja Lather, A. K. Mohanty, Pankaj Jha, Anita Kumari Garsa

“…To determine the physiological characteristics of resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus against pediocin, a class IIa bacteriocin, a resistant strain was compared with wild type in order to investigate the contribution of hydrophobicity to this resistance. …”
Get full text

Isolation of a New Mexican Strain of Bacillus subtilis with Antifungal and Antibacterial Activities by M. G. L. Basurto-Cadena, M. Vázquez-Arista, J. García-Jiménez, R. Salcedo-Hernández, D. K. Bideshi, J. E. Barboza-Corona

“…Secreted proteins by B. subtilis 21 were studied, detecting the presence of proteases and bacteriocin-like inhibitor substances that could be implicated in its antagonistic activity. …”
Get full text

Characterization of fermentation liquid from mangrove leaves Avicennia marina and its inhibitory potential for bacterium causing ice-ice disease by Samsu Adi Rahman, Sukenda, Widanarni, Alimuddin, Julie Ekasari

“…The administration of lactic acid, bacteriocin, total fermentation liquid, and supernatant as much as 15 mL produce inhibition to S. maltophilia indicated better result  than using one or a combination of several types of bacterial isolates. …”
Get full text

Influence of Gallic Acid and Thai Culinary Essential Oils on Antibacterial Activity of Nisin against Streptococcus mutans by Pimsumon Jiamboonsri, Pimpikar Kanchanadumkerng

“…Streptococcus mutans is a well-known oral pathogen commonly associated with a normal dental problem and life-threatening infection. A bacteriocin nisin and the plant-derived compounds including gallic acid (GA) and Thai culinary essential oils (EOs) have been reported to have activity against oral pathogens. …”
Get full text

Antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus spp. isolated from fermented foods and their inhibitory effect against foodborne pathogens by Athraa Oudah Hussein, Khalida Khalil, Nurul Aqilah Mohd Zaini, Ahmed Khassaf Al Atya, Wan Syaidatul Aqma

“…Notably, L. plantarum KR3 and L. pentosus had the highest bacteriocin gene counts. L. plantarum KR3 CFS demonstrated significant antibacterial activity, with inhibition zones of 20 ± 0.34 mm for S. aureus, 23 ± 1.64 mm for E. coli, and 17.1 ± 1.70 mm for Salmonella spp. …”
Get full text

Pseudomonas azotoformans and Pseudomonas putida: Novel kiwifruit-native biological control agents against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae by Cristiana Correia, Antonio Cellini, Irene Donati, Panagiotis Voulgaris, Adebayo Ebenezer Obafemi, Elia Soriato, Elodie Vandelle, Conceição Santos, Francesco Spinelli

“…Moreover, several biosynthetic gene clusters of secondary metabolites, were predicted in the genome of both strains, including non-ribosomal peptides, and the bacteriocin pyocin was predicted in the genome of BG1. …”
Get full text