TY - JOUR
T1 - Bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria. A powerful alternative as antimicrobials, probiotics, and immunomodulators in veterinary medicine
AU - Hernández-González, Juan Carlos
AU - Martínez-Tapia, Abigail
AU - Lazcano-Hernández, Gebim
AU - García-Pérez, Blanca Estela
AU - Castrejón-Jiménez, Nayeli Shantal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - In the search for an alternative treatment to reduce antimicrobial resistance, bacteriocins shine a light on reducing this problem in public and animal health. Bacteriocins are peptides synthesized by bacteria that can inhibit the growth of other bacteria and fungi, parasites, and viruses. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a group of bacteria that produce bacteriocins; their mechanism of action can replace antibiotics and prevent bacterial resistance. In veterinary medicine, LAB and bacteriocins have been used as antimicrobials and probiotics. However, another critical role of bacteriocins is their immunomodulatory effect. This review shows the advances in applying bacteriocins in animal production and veterinary medicine, highlighting their biological roles.
AB - In the search for an alternative treatment to reduce antimicrobial resistance, bacteriocins shine a light on reducing this problem in public and animal health. Bacteriocins are peptides synthesized by bacteria that can inhibit the growth of other bacteria and fungi, parasites, and viruses. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a group of bacteria that produce bacteriocins; their mechanism of action can replace antibiotics and prevent bacterial resistance. In veterinary medicine, LAB and bacteriocins have been used as antimicrobials and probiotics. However, another critical role of bacteriocins is their immunomodulatory effect. This review shows the advances in applying bacteriocins in animal production and veterinary medicine, highlighting their biological roles.
KW - Antimicrobials
KW - Bacteriocins
KW - Immunomodulation
KW - Lactic acid bacteria
KW - Probiotics
KW - Veterinary medicine
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U2 - 10.3390/ani11040979
DO - 10.3390/ani11040979
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 33915717
AN - SCOPUS:85103344405
SN - 2076-2615
VL - 11
JO - Animals
JF - Animals
IS - 4
M1 - 979
ER -