title: Isolation and characterization of enterocin EJ97, a bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus faecalis EJ97.
abstract: The bacteriocinogenic strain of Enterococcus faecalis EJ97 has been isolated from municipal waste water. It produces a cationic bacteriocin (enterocin EJ97) of low molecular mass (5,340 Da) that is very stable under mild heat conditions and is sensitive to proteolytic enzymes. The amino acid sequence of the first 18 N-terminal residues of enterocin EJ97 indicates that it is different from other known protein sequences. Enterocin EJ97 is active on several gram-positive bacteria including enterococci, several species of Bacillus, Listeria, and Staphylococcus aureus. The producer strain is immune to bacteriocin. Enterocin EJ97 has a concentration-dependent bactericidal and bacteriolytic effect on E. faecalis S-47.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain. agalvez@ujaen.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gálvez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valdivia
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abriouel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Camafeita
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Bueno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maqueda
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008087:Listeria / Q000187:drug effects; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013997:Time Factors; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001430:Bacteriocins; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; C012306:enterocin