Journal of
Microbiology and Antimicrobials

  • Abbreviation: J. Microbiol. Antimicrob.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2308
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 168

Full Length Research Paper

Purification and characterization of a bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis PD6.9

Margarete Alice Fontes Saraiva*
  • Margarete Alice Fontes Saraiva*
  • Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Ingolf Figved Nes
  • Ingolf Figved Nes
  • Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, 1432, Aas, Norway.
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Maria Cristina Baracat-Pereira
  • Maria Cristina Baracat-Pereira
  • Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Marisa Vieira de Queiroz
  • Marisa Vieira de Queiroz
  • Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Hilário Cuquetto Mantovani
  • Hilário Cuquetto Mantovani
  • Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Célia Alencar de Moraes
  • Célia Alencar de Moraes
  • Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 04 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 24 June 2014
  •  Published: 31 July 2014

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