Bacteriocins: not only antibacterial agents
2016
Drider, Djamel | Bendali, Farida | Naghmouchi, Karim | Chikindas, Michael L. | Institut Charles Viollette (ICV) - EA 7394 (ICV) ; Université d'Artois (UA)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (ULCO)-Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture-Université de Lille | Université de Lille | Université d'Artois (UA) | Laboratoire de Microbiologie Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie ; Université Abderrahmane Mira [Université de Béjaïa] = University of Béjaïa = جامعة بجاية (UB) | Laboratoire des Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives (LMBA), Faculté des Sciences de Tunis ; Tunis El Manar University [University of Tunis El Manar] [Tunisia] = Université de Tunis El Manar [Tunisie] = جامعة تونس المنار (ar) (UTM) | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences ; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey [New Brunswick] (RU) ; Rutgers University System (Rutgers)-Rutgers University System (Rutgers) | Center for Digestive Health ; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey [New Brunswick] (RU) ; Rutgers University System (Rutgers)-Rutgers University System (Rutgers) | ANR-11-LABX-0020,LEBESGUE,Centre de Mathématiques Henri Lebesgue : fondements, interactions, applications et Formation(2011)
This commentary was aimed at shedding light on the multifunction of bacteriocins mainly those produced by lactic acid bacteria. These antibacterial agents were first used to improve food safety and quality. With the increasing antibiotic resistance concern worldwide, they have been considered as viable agents to replace or potentiate the fading abilities of conventional antibiotics to control human pathogens. Bacteriocins were also shown to have potential as antiviral agents, plant protection agents, and anticancer agents. Bacteriocins were reported to be involved in shaping bacterial communities through interand intra-specific interactions, conferring therefore to producing strains a probiotic added value. Furthermore, bacteriocins recently were shown as molecules with a fundamental impact on the resilience and virulence of some pathogens.
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