<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The use of bacteriocins holds great promise in different areas such as health, food, nutrition, veterinary, nanotechnology, among others. Many research groups worldwide continue to advance the knowledge to unravel a novel range of therapeutic agents and food preservatives. This review addresses the advances of bacteriocins and their producer organisms as biocontrol agents for applications in the medical industry and agriculture. Furthermore, the bacteriocin mechanism of action and structural characteristics will be reviewed. Finally, the potential role of bacteriocins to modulate the signaling in host-associated microbial communities will be discussed.</p></abstract>

The use of bacteriocins holds great promise in different areas such as health, food, nutrition, veterinary, nanotechnology, among others. Many research groups worldwide continue to advance the knowledge to unravel a novel range of therapeutic agents and food preservatives. This review addresses the advances of bacteriocins and their producer organisms as biocontrol agents for applications in the medical industry and agriculture. Furthermore, the bacteriocin mechanism of action and structural characteristics will be reviewed. Finally, the potential role of bacteriocins to modulate the signaling in host-associated microbial communities will be discussed.

Emerging Applications of Bacteriocins as Antimicrobials, Anticancer Drugs, and Modulators of The Gastrointestinal Microbiota

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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The use of bacteriocins holds great promise in different areas such as health, food, nutrition, veterinary, nanotechnology, among others. Many research groups...

Emerging Applications of Bacteriocins as Antimicrobials, Anticancer Drugs, and Modulators of The Gastrointestinal Microbiota

Article Category: minireview

Publié en ligne: 06 déc. 2021

Pages: 143 - 159

Reçu: 16 déc. 2020

Accepté: 25 avr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2021-020

Mots clés
bacteriocin, bio-preservatives, agriculture, biomedical, microbial communities

© 2021 Catherine Cesa-Luna et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Emerging Applications of Bacteriocins as Antimicrobials, Anticancer Drugs, and Modulators of The Gastrointestinal Microbiota

Article Category: minireview

Publié en ligne: 06 déc. 2021

Pages: 143 - 159

Reçu: 16 déc. 2020

Accepté: 25 avr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2021-020

Mots clésbacteriocin, bio-preservatives, agriculture, biomedical, microbial communities

© 2021 Catherine Cesa-Luna et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
bacteriocin, bio-preservatives, agriculture, biomedical, microbial communities