Enterococci are commensal organisms well suited to survival in intestinal and vaginal tracts
and the oral cavity. However, as for most bacteria described as causing human disease …

Enterococcus faecalis is a micro-organism that can survive extreme challenges. Its
pathogenicity ranges from life-threatening diseases in compromised individuals to less …

Enterococcus faecalis is both a common commensal of the human gastrointestinal tract and
a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Systemic infections with multidrug-resistant …

Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most important foodborne pathogens. This
microorganism is a serious concern in the ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and dairy-ripened …

The inhibitory activity of 122 out of 426 Enterococcus strains of geographically widespread
origin and from different sources (food and feed, animal isolates, clinical and nonclinical …

Circular bacteriocins are a group of N-to-C-terminally linked antimicrobial peptides,
produced by Gram-positive bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. Circular bacteriocins …

Bacteriocins are generally considered as low‐molecular‐weight ribosomal peptides or
proteins synthesized by G+ and G− bacteria that inhibit or kill other related or unrelated …

Enterocin AS-48 is a circular bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus. It contains a 70 amino
acid-residue chain circularized by a head-to-tail peptide bond. The conformation of …

The incidence and diversity of enterococci in retail food samples of meat, dairy and
vegetable origin was investigated. Enterococci were present, at concentrations of 101 to 104 …

After the discovery of bacteriocin AS-48, a 70-residue cyclic peptide produced by
Enterococcus faecalis subsp. liquefaciens, some naturally-occurring cyclic proteins from …