Antimicrobial Activity - The Most Important Property of Probiotic and Starter Lactic Acid Bacteria

作者：Suskovic Jagoda^*; Kos Blazenka; Beganovic Jasna; Pavunc Andreja Lebos; Habjanic Ksenija; Matoic Srecko

来源：Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2010, 48(3): 296-307.

• antimicrobial activity
• bacteriocins
• lactic acid bacteria
• probiotics
• starter cultures

The antimicrobial activity of industrially important lactic acid bacteria as starter cultures and probiotic bacteria is the main subject of this review. This activity has been attributed to the production of metabolites such as organic acids (lactic and acetic acid), hydrogen peroxide, ethanol, diacetyl, acetaldehyde, acetoine, carbon dioxide, reuterin, reutericyclin and bacteriocins. The potential of using bacteriocirts of lactic acid bacteria, primarily used as biopreservatives, represents a perspective, alternative antimicrobial strategy for continuously increasing problem with antibiotic resistance. Another strategy in resolving this problem is an application of probiotics for different gastrointestinal and urogenital infection therapies.

• 出版日期2010-9