Antibiotic resistance is projected as one of the greatest threats to human health in the future
and hence alternatives are being explored to combat resistance. Antimicrobial peptides …

Water‐membrane soluble protein and peptide toxins are used in the defense and offense
systems of all organisms, including plants and humans. A major group includes …

The rapid rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has once again caused bacterial
infections to become a global health concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as …

Many bacteria produce antimicrobial peptides, which are also referred to as peptide
bacteriocins. The class IIa bacteriocins, often designated pediocin-like bacteriocins …

Twelve years have passed since its last edition-making Antimicrobials in Foods, Third
Edition the must-have resource for those interested in the latest information on food …

In the last decade, a variety of ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides or
bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria have been identified and characterized. As a …

The routine use of antibiotics in agriculture has contributed to an increase in drug-resistant
bacterial pathogens in animals that can potentially be transmitted to humans. In 2000, the …

Living organisms of all types produce a large repertoire of gene-encoded, net positively
charged, antimicrobial peptides as part of their innate immunity to microbial invasion …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) fight competing Gram-positive microorganisms by secreting anti-
microbial peptides called bacteriocins. Peptide bacteriocins are usually divided into …

Interest in protein disulfide bond formation has recently increased because of the prominent
role of disulfide bonds in bacterial virulence and survival. The first discovered pathway that …