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PJB-2004-14

ISOLATION AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ENTEROCIN ESF100 PRODUCED BY ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS ESF100 ISOLATED FROM A PATIENT SUFFERING FROM URINARY TRACT INFECTION

SAMIA AHMAD, ALFRED IQBAL AND SHEIKH AJAZ RASOOL
Abstract

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Enterococcus faecalis ESF100 has been found to produce antibacterial substance known as enterocin ESF100. The inhibitory activity could not be related to organic acids, bacteriophages and hydrogen peroxide. It has a broad-spectrum activity against many Gram+ve bacteria but less active against Gram-ve bacteria. It could be stored at 4oC for 2 months without loss of activity and remained stable at 60, 80

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