Diversity of enterococcal bacteriocins and their grouping in a new classification scheme

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-310

  Franz, Charles M A P ^b   Van Belkum, Marco J ^c   Holzapfel, Wilhelm H ^b   Abriouel, Hikmate ^a   Gálvez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Enterocin; Enterococci bacteriocin classification; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BACTERIOCIN; BACTERIOCIN 31; BACTERIOCIN 32; BACTERIOCIN RC714; BACTERIOCIN T8; CYTOLYSIN; ENTEROCIN; ENTEROCIN 1071A; ENTEROCIN 1071B; ENTEROCIN A; ENTEROCIN AS 48; ENTEROCIN B; ENTEROCIN CRL35; ENTEROCIN EJ97; ENTEROCIN L50; ENTEROCIN MR10A; ENTEROCIN MR10B; ENTEROCIN P; ENTEROCIN Q; ENTEROCIN RJ 11; ENTEROCIN SE K4; ENTEROLYSIN A; MUNDTICIN KS; PEDIOCIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; ECOLOGY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOCINS; ENTEROCOCCUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 34047114842     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2007.00064.x     Document Type: Review

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