Abstract
Siblicide is a phenomenon defined in the present context as an Enterococcus strain that, while growing as a colony on solid media, exhibits an inhibitory effect on a lawn composed of the identical strain. It was shown to occur in seven clinical isolates of enterococci (one E. faecalis and six E. faecium). Four involve inhibitory anti-listerial activities consistent with class II bacteriocins, two of which appear to be up-regulated by extracellular autoinducers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 57-61 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bacteriocin
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Siblicide
- Vancomycin-resistance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology