Detection and characterization of the novel bacteriocin entomocin 9, and safety evaluation of its producer, Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. entomocidus HD9

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 990-1000

  Cherif, A ^a   Chehimi, S ^a   Limem, F ^a   Hansen, B M ^b   Hendriksen, N B ^b   Daffonchio, D ^c   Boudabous, A ^a  

^a Campus Universitaire   (Tunisia)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. thuringiensis entomocidus; Bacillus thuringiensis safety evaluation; Bacteriocins; Characterization; Entomocin 9; Partial purification; Vero cell assay

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LISTERIA; PURIFICATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

B THURINGIENSI ENTOMOCIDU; BACILLUS THURINGIENSI SAFETY EVALUATION; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIOCINS; CELL ASSAYS; CHARACTERIZATION; ENTOMOCIN 9; PARTIAL PURIFICATION; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; THURINGIENSIS; VERO CELL ASSAY; VERO CELLS;

STRAIN;

BACTERICIDE; BACTERIOCIN; CYTOTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; ENTOMOCIN 9; HEMOLYSIN; PROTEINASE K; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FREEZE DRYING; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THERMOSTABILITY; VERO CELL;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0242351960     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02089.x     Document Type: Article

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