Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a natural
product class that has undergone significant expansion due to the rapid growth in genome …

It is almost a century since nisin was discovered in fermented milk cultures, coincidentally in
the same year that penicillin was first described. Over the last 100 years this small, highly …

Highlights•Bacteriocins play an integral, multifaceted role in microbial ecology.•Targeted
and controlled delivery should improve the efficacy of bacteriocins.•Bacteriocins' diverse …

Nisin is a bacteriocin produced by a group of Gram‐positive bacteria that belongs to
Lactococcus and Streptococcus species. Nisin is classified as a Type A (I) lantibiotic that is …

Bacteriocins are low molecular weight peptides secreted by the predator bacterial cells to kill
sensitive cells present in the same ecosystem competing for food and other nutrients …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are prestigious bacteria which have reserved their position as
biotechnological tool due to the probiotic properties characterizing many species of them, as …

Dairy product safety is a global public health issue that demands new approaches and
technologies to control foodborne pathogenic microorganisms. Natural antimicrobial agents …

The alarming rise of antimicrobial resistance requires antibiotics with unexploited
mechanisms. Ideal templates could be antibiotics that target the peptidoglycan precursor …

The discovery of microbial communities in the urinary tract (the urobiome) has fundamentally
altered the previous doctrine regarding urine sterility and associated urinary disorders …

Lanthipeptides are ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides, with
modifications that are incorporated during biosynthesis by dedicated enzymes. Various …