The Bacteriocinogenic Potential of Marine Microorganisms
- Authors: Andryukov B.G.1, Mikhaylov V.V.2, Besednova N.N.1, Zaporozhets T.S.1, Bynina M.P.1, Matosova E.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Somov Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology
- Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 44, No 6 (2018)
- Pages: 433-441
- Section: Review
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-0740/article/view/184276
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074018060020
- ID: 184276
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Abstract
One of the modern antibacterial strategies to control various infectious pathogens in agriculture, veterinary medicine, and the food industry is the use of bacteriocins, which are potent antimicrobial peptides produced by almost all species of bacteria. The wide distribution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as well as the increasing awareness of the importance of the normal human biocenosis for health, necessitates the study of this new class of antimicrobial agents, whose application is recognized an alternative strategy for the treatment of infectious diseases. Among diverse marine organisms, bacteria are considered the most numerous. They are a promising source of bacteriocins, which play an important role in regulating competitive interactions in marine microbial systems. In the marine environment, with its high competition for space and resources, bacteria produce more potent bacteriocins than those isolated from other ecosystems. The scientific substantiation of the relevance of the research on the biological properties of these peptides is associated with the prospect of industrial cultivation of their producers in maricultures, as well as with the use of bacteriocins for medical and veterinary purposes.
About the authors
B. G. Andryukov
Somov Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology
Author for correspondence.
Email: andrukov_bg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690087
V. V. Mikhaylov
Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: andrukov_bg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690022
N. N. Besednova
Somov Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology
Email: andrukov_bg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690087
T. S. Zaporozhets
Somov Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology
Email: andrukov_bg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690087
M. P. Bynina
Somov Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology
Email: andrukov_bg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690087
E. V. Matosova
Somov Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology
Email: andrukov_bg@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690087