TABLE 1.
Spectrum of antimicrobial activity of enterocins 1071A and 1071B
| Organism | Strain(s)a | Sensitivityb |
|---|---|---|
| Bacillus cereus | LMG 13569 | − |
| Bifidobacterium gallicum | LMG 11596 | − |
| Clostridium sporogenes | LMG 13570 | − |
| Clostridium tyrobutyricum | LMG 13571 | − |
| LMG 1285T | + | |
| Enterococcus durans | RC1 | ++ |
| Enterococcus faecalis | LMG 13566, RC2 | +++ |
| BFE 1071c | − | |
| FA2-2, OGX1 | +++ | |
| Enterococcus faecalis subsp. liquefaciens | ATCC 10100 | +++ |
| Enterococcus faecium | RC3 | ++ |
| Escherichia coli XL1-Blue MRF′ | Stratagene | − |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | LMG 13550 | − |
| Lactobacillus casei | LMG 13552 | − |
| Lactobacillus curvatus | LMG 13553 | − |
| Lactobacillus fermentum | LMG 13554 | − |
| Lactobacillus helveticus | LMG 13555 | − |
| Lactobacillus plantarum | LMG 13556 | − |
| Lactobacillus reuteri | LMG 13557 | − |
| Lactobacillus sake | LMG 13558 | − |
| Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salivarius | NCIMB 702747T | +++ |
| Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis | IL 1403 | − |
| Leuconostoc carnosum | NCIMB 702776T | − |
| Leuconostoc cremoris | LMG 13562, LMG 13563 | − |
| Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris | NCIMB 4543 | − |
| Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides | NCIMB 4518 | − |
| Listeria innocua | LMG 13568 | +++ |
| Micrococcus sp. | DF 132 | + |
| Pediococcus pentosaceus | LMG 13560, LMG 13561 | − |
| Peptostreptococcus aerogenes | MKB 12 | ++ |
| Propionibacterium acidipropionici | LMG 13572 | − |
| Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii | LMG 16424 | + |
| Propionibacterium spp. | LMG 13573, LMG 13574 | − |
| Staphylococcus aureus | MKB 38 | − |
| Staphylococcus carnosus | LMG 13567 | − |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | ATCC 13813 | + |
| Streptococcus mutans | MKB THSM | − |
| Streptococcus thermophilus | LMG 13564, LMG 13565 | − |
a
Abbreviations: ATCC, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Md.; LMG, Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium; NCIMB, National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria, Reading, United Kingdom; MKB, Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa; RC, Red Cross Children Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; DF, F. Dellaglio, Istituto Policattedra, Universitá degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy.
b
+, sensitive to enterocins 1071A and 1071B (+, ++, and +++ reflect the degree of sensitivity); −, resistant to enterocins 1071A and 1071B.
c
Enterocin 1071A and 1071B producer strain.