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. 1985 Dec;50(6):1538-41.
doi: 10.1128/aem.50.6.1538-1541.1985.

Association of a 13.6-Megadalton Plasmid in Pediococcus pentosaceus with Bacteriocin Activity

M A Daeschel  1 , T R Klaenhammer
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Association of a 13.6-Megadalton Plasmid in Pediococcus pentosaceus with Bacteriocin Activity

M A Daeschel et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 Dec.

Abstract

Pediococcus pentosaceus FBB61 and L7230, isolated from cucumber fermentations, produced a bacteriocin, designated pediocin A, which had identical activity spectra against species of Pediococcus, Clostridium, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus. Both strains possessed a 13.6-megadalton plasmid (pMD136). Plasmid curing experiments suggested that both bacteriocin immunity and production determinants were encoded by pMD136. Use of pediocin-producing strains in food fermentations is discussed.

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