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TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 7, Pages 578-593Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.03.001
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- University of Toronto, Canada
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Lantibiotic salivaricins are polycyclic peptides containing lanthionine and/or beta-methyllanthionine residues produced by certain strains of Streptococcus salivarius, which almost exclusively reside in the human oral cavity. The importance of these molecules stems from their antimicrobial activity towards relevant oral pathogens which has so far been applied through the development of salivaricin-producing probiotic strains. However, salivaricins may also prove to be of great value in the development of new and novel antibacterial therapies in this era of emerging antibiotic resistance. In this review, we describe the biosynthesis, antimicrobial activity, structure, and mode of action of the lantibiotic salivaricins characterized to date. Moreover, we also provide an expert opinion and suggestions for future development of this important field of microbiology.
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