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ArticleScientific reports2017

Bacteriocin Gene-Trait matching across the complete Lactobacillus Pan-genome.

Fergus W J Collins, Paula M O'Connor, Orla O'Sullivan, Beatriz Gómez-Sala, Mary C Rea, Colin Hill, R Paul Ross

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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57 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fergus W J CollinsTeagasc Food Research Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland.
Paula M O'ConnorTeagasc Food Research Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland.
Orla O'SullivanTeagasc Food Research Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-4332-1109
Beatriz Gómez-SalaTeagasc Food Research Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland.
Mary C ReaTeagasc Food Research Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland.
Colin HillAPC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
R Paul RossTeagasc Food Research Centre, Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland. p.ross@ucc.ie.
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority · IEUniversity College Cork · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lactobacilli constitute a large genus of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria which have widespread roles ranging from gut commensals to starters in fermented foods. A combination of in silico and laboratory-based screening allowed us to determine the overall bacteriocin producing potential of representative strains of each species of the genus. The genomes of 175 lactobacilli and 38 associated species were screened for the presence of antimicrobial producing genes and combined with screening for antimicrobial activity against a range of indicators. There also appears to be a link between the strains' environment and bacteriocin production, with those from the animal and human microbiota encoding over twice as many bacteriocins as those from other sources. Five novel bacteriocins were identified belonging to differing bacteriocin classes, including two-peptide bacteriocins (muricidin and acidocin X) and circular bacteriocins (paracyclicin). In addition, there was a clear clustering of helveticin type bacteriolysins in the Lactobacillus acidophilus group of species. This combined in silico and in vitro approach to screening has demonstrated the true diversity and complexity of bacteriocins across the genus. It also highlights their biological importance in terms of communication and competition between closely related strains in diverse complex microbial environments.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriocinsLactobacillusOperonAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriocins

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PMID28615683
PMCPMC5471241
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