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Bacteriocin-Like Inhibitory Substance (BLIS) Activity of Enterococcus faecium DB1 Against Biofilm Formation by Clostridium perfringens

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The antibiofilm effect of bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) from Enterococcus faecium DB1 against Clostridium perfringens was investigated in the present study. BLIS of E. faecium DB1 significantly reduced biofilm formation by C. perfringens in a dose-dependent manner for 24 and 48 h. In particular, treatment with BLIS of E. faecium DB1 significantly inhibited biofilm formation by C. perfringens on chicken meat and stainless steel coupon surfaces. Moreover, BLIS of E. faecium DB1 decreased the viability of C. perfringens biofilm and planktonic cells, indicating that the reduction of biofilm formation by C. perfringens might be achieved by killing the bacterial cells. Taken together, the present results suggest that BLIS of E. faecium DB1 can be a promising antibiofilm agent to eradicate C. perfringens.  

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The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03028730 and NRF-2020R1A2C1010010).

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Lee, J.S., Park, S.W., Lee, H.B. et al. Bacteriocin-Like Inhibitory Substance (BLIS) Activity of Enterococcus faecium DB1 Against Biofilm Formation by Clostridium perfringens. Probiotics & Antimicro. Prot. 13, 1452–1457 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-021-09813-4

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