Bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria are commonly used as natural protective cultures.

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Biology Articles » Biotechnology » Detection of the pediocin gene pedA in strains from human faeces by real-time PCR and characterization of Pediococcus acidilactici UVA1 » Authors' contributions

Authors' contributions

- Detection of the pediocin gene pedA in strains from human faeces by real-time PCR and characterization of Pediococcus acidilactici UVA1

Authors' contributions

SM participated in the study design and carried out the identification of the bacteriocin and the genetic study. UVA contributed to the study design, isolated and identified the strain UVA1 and participated in the writing of the manuscript. ES contributed to the characterisation of the strain. RM performed the real-time PCR screening of faecal samples. TC participated in the identification of the genetic determinant. LM and CL provided guidance during all parts of the work. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Swiss National Foundation (Project no. 3100A0-102256).