Pediocins: The bacteriocins of Pediococci. Sources, production, properties and applications

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Class IIa bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria are small, cationic proteins with antilisterial activity. Within this class, the pediocins are those bacteriocins that share a highly conserved hydrophilic and charged N-terminal part harboring the consensus sequen...

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Main Authors: Anastasiadou Sofia, Papagianni Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/8/1/3