TABLE 2.

Spectrum of antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin T8

Microorganism	Straina	Growth conditions (temp [°C], oxygen requirement)	Growth medium	Bacteriocin activity
Enterococcus faecalis	MDK1	37, aerobic	BHI	+
	MDK2	37, aerobic	BHI	+
	MDK3	37, aerobic	BHI	+
	MDK4	37, aerobic	BHI	+
	MDK5	37, aerobic	BHI	+
Lactobacillus acidophilus	LMG 13550	37, anaerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus bulgaricus	LMG 13551	37, anaerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus casei	LMG 13552	37, anaerobic	MRS	−
	LHS3	37, aerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus curvatus	LMG 13553	30, anaerobic	MRS	−
	DF38	37, aerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus fermentum	LMG 13554	37, anaerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus helveticus	LMG 13555	42, anaerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus plantarum	LMG 13556	37, anaerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus reuteri	LMG 13557	37, anaerobic	MRS	−
Lactobacillus sakei	LMG 13558	30, anaerobic	MRS	+
Lactobacillus salivarius	241	37, aerobic	MRS	−
Pediococcus pentosaceus	LMG 13560	30, anaerobic	MRS	−
	LMG 13561	30, anaerobic	MRS	−
Leuconostoc cremoris	LMG 13562	30, anaerobic	MRS	−
	LMG 13563	30, anaerobic	MRS	−
Streptococcus thermophilus	LMG 13564	42, anaerobic	MRS	−
	LMG 13565	42, anaerobic	MRS	−
Enterococcus faecalis	LMG 13566	37, aerobic	BHI	+
	BFE 1071	37, aerobic	MRS	+
Staphylococcus carnosus	LMG 13567	37, aerobic	BHI	−
Listeria innocua LMG	LMG 13568	30, aerobic	BHI	−
Bacillus cereus	LMG 13569	37, aerobic	BHI	−
Clostridium sporogenes	LMG 13570	37, anaerobic	RCM	−
Clostridium tyrobutyricum	LMG 13571	30, anaerobic	RCM	−
Propionibacterium sp.	LMG 13574	32, anaerobic	GYP	+

^aBFE, Bundesforschungsanstalt für Ernährung, Karlsruhe, Germany.