新型内素LysPFX32的表达和特征作为潜在的生物抗菌剂,用于猪肉保存,用于对抗Pseudomonas fluorescens

Peng Guan1, Zixin Ming1, Xi Liu1

  • 1Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.

概括

一种新型的菌体内溶素,LysPFX32,可以有效地对抗Pseudomonas fluorescens (P. fluorescens) 和其生物膜. 这种抗菌剂通过减少细菌污染而不会改变肉质,显示出对食品安全的承诺.

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