TABLE 4.

Bacteriocin sensitivity of LAB producing class IIa bacteriocins

Strain	Reference	Bacteriocin produced	Sensitivity (MIC, μg/ml) to:
			Pediocin PA-1	Curvacin A	Sakacin P	Enterocin A
L. sake LTH673	7, 45	Sakacin P	>1.0	0.63	>0.7	0.021
L. sake LTH673	7, 45	Bac− phenotypea	0.020	0.037	0.057	0.0056
P. acidilactici	35	Pediocin PA-1	>1.0	>2.0	>0.7	>0.6
L. curvatus LTH1174	45	Curvacin Ab	0.12	>2.0	0.39	0.061
L. sake Lb706	2	Sakacin Ab	>1.0	>2.0	>0.7	>0.6
E. faecium CTC492	3	Enterocin A	>1.0	>2.0	>0.7	>0.6

^aSee the text for details. 

^bSakacin A is identical to curvacin A; the cognate immunity proteins are highly identical (2, 46).