title: Bacteriocin as weapons in the marine animal-associated bacteria warfare: inventory and potential applications as an aquaculture probiotic.
abstract: As the association of marine animals with bacteria has become more commonly recognized, researchers have increasingly questioned whether these animals actually produce many of the bioactive compounds originally isolated from them. Bacteriocins, ribosomally synthesized antibiotic peptides, constitute one of the most potent weapons to fight against pathogen infections. Indeed, bacteriocinogenic bacteria may prevent pathogen dissemination by occupying the same ecological niche. Bacteriocinogenic strains associated with marine animals are a relevant source for isolation of probiotics. This review draws up an inventory of the marine bacteriocinogenic strains isolated from animal-associated microbial communities, known to date. Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances (BLIS) and fully-characterized bacteriocins are described. Finally, their applications as probiotics in aquaculture are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Brest, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Laboratoire, Universitaire de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Microbienne EA3882, 6 Rue de l'Université, 29334 Quimper Cedex, France. floriedesriac@hotmail.fr
authors.forename: Florie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Desriac
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Defer
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bourgougnon
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brillet
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Chevalier
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fleury
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000379:methods; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D019936:Probiotics / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001430:Bacteriocins