Leuconostoc lactis strain APC 3969 produces a new variant of cyclic bacteriocin leucocyclicin Q and displays potent anti-Clostridium perfringens activity

Abstract Clostridium perfringens is an important foodborne pathogen that produces diverse toxins and is often associated with foodborne gastroenteritis. In this sense, novel biopreservatives with anti-C. perfringens activity are of interest. Among them, bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria...

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Main Authors: Felipe Miceli de Farias, Maria Cecilia Soria, Paula M. O’Connor, Xiaohui Huang, Colin Buttimer, Eleni Kamilari, Aiswariya Deliephan, Daragh Hill, Oxana Fursenko, Jonathan Wiese, Lorraine Draper, Catherine Stanton, Colin Hill, R. Paul Ross
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89450-x