Antimicrobial Activity of Bacteriocin-Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria
AssigneeInstitut National De La Recherche Scientifique
InventorsMonique Lacroix, Mathieu Millette
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Abstract
The present invention relates to novel bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria strains Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis MM19 accession number NML-080508-01 and Pediococcus acidilactici MM33 accession number NML-080508-02 isolated from the human gut. The strains L. lactis subsp. lactis MM19 and P. acidilactici MM33 and the bacteriocins produced by these strains are useful for inhibiting microbial growth in food products, and for inhibiting microbial infection or colonization of a mammal.
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An isolated lactic acid bacteria having the identifying characteristics of a strain selected from the group consisting of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis MM19 accession number NML-080508-01 and Pediococcus acidilactici accession number NML-080508-02.
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