Antimicrobial spectrum of bacteriocin-like substances produced by rumen staphylococci.
Five strains of rumen coagulase-negative adherent and ureolytic staphylococci were obtained as bacteria producing bacteriocin-like substances or lantibiotics. All examined staphylococci produced inhibitory agents which showed a wide range of inhibition against Gram-positive and Gram-negative indicator organisms from different sources. Clear zones of inhibition (diameter 1-6 mm) dominated. Most bacteriocin-like substances produced by the strains were stable and sensitive to trypsin, susceptible to chloroform vapours and heat-sensitive.
Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice.
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D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000378:metabolism*; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology
D001430:Bacteriocins; D014357:Trypsin