Natural Antimicrobials: Bacteriocin Applications in Foods

Since their discovery almost a century ago, bacteriocins have been recognized as promising antimicrobial agents with possible food, clinical, and veterinary applications.

Bacteriocins are toxic proteins produced by a given strain of bacteria that are active against closely related species but not on the producer organism (Perez et al. 2014). As natural antimicrobials, bacteriocins are an appealing alternative to chemical antimicrobials in the wake of continuing consumer demand for ready-to-eat, …