Bacteriocin activity of various iranian honey-associated bacteria and development of a simple medium for enhanced bacteriocin activity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Honey is a promising source of bacterial strains producing metabolites with antimicrobial activity. There is a great variety in the antimicrobial activity of honey from different areas of nature. Therefore, the aim of present study was to investigate the antibacterial activity of Iranian honey from different regions and to optimize the culture condition for the highly potent bacterial isolate.

Methods

Honey samples were collected from ten different regions of Iran and were screened for bacteriocin-producing bacteria. The best bacteriocin-producing strain was characterized and identified by 16S rDNA analysis. One-factor-at-a-time method was used for optimization of culture medium and the yield and time-course of bacteriocin production were compared in both shake flask

SUBMITTER: Khalili Samani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172756 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature