title: Association of a 13.6-Megadalton Plasmid in Pediococcus pentosaceus with Bacteriocin Activity.
abstract: Pediococcus pentosaceus FBB61 and L7230, isolated from cucumber fermentations, produced a bacteriocin, designated pediocin A, which had identical activity spectra against species of Pediococcus, Clostridium, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus. Both strains possessed a 13.6-megadalton plasmid (pMD136). Plasmid curing experiments suggested that both bacteriocin immunity and production determinants were encoded by pMD136. Use of pediocin-producing strains in food fermentations is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Food Fermentation Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7624.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Daeschel
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Klaenhammer