HYDROSTATIC-PRESSURE AND ELECTROPORATION HAVE INCREASED BACTERICIDAL EFFICIENCY IN COMBINATION WITH BACTERIOCINS

Authors
KALCHAYANAND N SIKES T DUNNE CP RAY B
Citation
N. Kalchayanand et al., HYDROSTATIC-PRESSURE AND ELECTROPORATION HAVE INCREASED BACTERICIDAL EFFICIENCY IN COMBINATION WITH BACTERIOCINS, Applied and environmental microbiology, 60(11), 1994, pp. 4174-4177
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
60
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
4174 - 4177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1994)60:11<4174:HAEHIB>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
WE report here that both ultrahigh hydrostatic pressure (UHP) and elec troporation (EP) induced sublethal injury to bacterial cells surviving the treatments. The injured cells of both gram-positive and -negative bacteria became sensitive to the bacteriocins pediocin AcH and nisin. Bacteriocins in combination with either UHP or EP have greater antiba cterial effectiveness than UHP or EP alone.