Plasmid profiles of bacteriocin-producing Lactobacillus isolates from African fermented foods.
Fourteen of 200 Lactobacillus isolates from African fermented foods, viz. 'wara', 'kenkey', 'ugba', 'ogi', 'kunuzarki', 'fufu' and 'iru' were found to produce bacteriocins against L. plantarum and only three bacteriocinogenic isolates inhibited some of the food pathogens. Plasmid analysis of the 14 bacteriocin-producing lactobacilli showed that only 5 isolates harbored plasmids ranging in size from 3.1 to 55.5 kb.
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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Nigeria.
Olukoya
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Odunfa
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D000349:Africa; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005285:Fermentation; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010957:Plasmids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
D001430:Bacteriocins