Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
College of Agriculture and Forestry, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China.
Molecules. 2022 Mar 30;27(7):2258. doi: 10.3390/molecules27072258.
Enterococci, a type of lactic acid bacteria, are widely distributed in various environments and are part of the normal flora in the intestinal tract of humans and animals. Although enterococci have gradually evolved pathogenic strains causing nosocomial infections in recent years, the non-pathogenic strains have still been widely used as probiotics and feed additives. can produce enterocin, which are bacteriocins considered as ribosomal peptides that kill or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. This paper reviews the classification, synthesis, antibacterial mechanisms and applications of enterocins, and discusses the prospects for future research.
肠球菌是一种乳酸菌，广泛分布于各种环境中，是人类和动物肠道正常菌群的一部分。近年来，肠球菌逐渐演化出了引起医院感染的致病性菌株，但非致病性菌株仍被广泛用作益生菌和饲料添加剂。肠球菌可以产生肠球菌素，这是一种被认为是核糖体肽的细菌素，可以杀死或抑制其他微生物的生长。本文综述了肠球菌的分类、合成、抗菌机制及其应用，并探讨了其未来的研究前景。
