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Bacteriocins: Developing innate immunity for food

Cotter, Paul D., Hill, Colin, Ross, R. Paul·2005·Nature Reviews Microbiology

Abstract

Bacteriocins are bacterially produced antimicrobial peptides with narrow or broad host ranges. Many bacteriocins are produced by food-grade lactic acid bacteria, a phenomenon which offers food scientists the possibility of directing or preventing the development of specific bacterial species in food. This can be particularly useful in preservation or food safety applications, but also has implications for the development of desirable flora in fermented food. In this sense, bacteriocins can be used to confer a rudimentary form of innate immunity to foodstuffs, helping processors extend their control over the food flora long after manufacture.

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  • Bacteriocins are peptides with antimicrobial activity, synthesized by bacteria in ribosomes; these peptides often exhibit a narrow inhibitory spectrum and inhibit taxonomically-close bacteria.

    “Bacteriocins are peptides with antimicrobial activity, synthesized by bacteria in ribosomes. These peptides often exhibit a narrow inhibitory spectrum and inhibit taxonomically-close bacteria [143,183,184,185].”

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Authors
Cotter, P. D., Hill, C., & Ross, R. P.
Affiliations
  • University College Cork (IE)
  • Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (IE)
Corresponding author
Hill, Colin
Venue
Nature Reviews Microbiology
Published
2005-10
Volume
3
Issue
10
Pages
777-788
ISSN
  • 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-1534
OpenAlex
W2783981376
Cited by
2,380
References
169
Citations by year
2026: 69 · 2025: 94 · 2024: 115 · 2023: 136 · 2022: 128 · 2021: 158 · 2020: 157 · 2019: 141 · 2018: 134 · 2017: 127 · 2016: 116 · 2015: 154 · 2014: 143 · 2013: 110 · 2012: 112
FWCI
8.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Keywords
bacteriocins, antimicrobial peptides, lactic acid bacteria, food-grade bacteria, food preservation, food safety, fermented foods
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Bacteriocins, Bacteriolysis, Food Contamination, Food Microbiology, Food Preservation, Immunity, Innate, Lactobacillus, Molecular Sequence Data, Nisin

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