Characterization of a bacteriocin-like substance produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens isolated from the Brazilian Atlantic forest

International Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-118

  Lisboa, Márcia P ^a   Bonatto, Diego ^b   Bizani, Delmar ^a   Henriques, João A P ^a   Brandelli, Adriano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Bacteriocin; Bioactive peptide

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 33745890212     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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