With the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, researchers around the globe are seeking alternatives to stem bacterial
pathogenesis. One such alternative is bacteriocins, proteins produced by bacterial species to inhibit the growth and viability
of related bacterial species. With their diverse mechanisms, which include pore formation and nuclease activities, and
narrow spectrum of activities, which limit their impact to only certain bacterial species, unlike many chemical antibiotics,
bacteriocins offer intriguing possibilities to selectively control individual bacterial populations. Within this review, therefore,
we highlight current research exploring the application of colicins and microcins, a subset of bacteriocins, with an emphasis
on their activities against drug-resistant pathogens, both in in vitro and in vivo settings.
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Two Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, endospore-forming
bacteria, designated 12200R-189T and 14171R-81T were isolated
from the rhizosphere of tomato plants. The 16S rRNA
gene sequence similarity between strains 12200R-189T and
14171R-81T were 97.2%. Both strains showed the highest 16S
rRNA gene sequence similarities to Paenibacillus sacheonensis
SY01T (96.3% and 98.0%, respectively). The genome of strain
12200R-189T was approximately 6.7 Mb in size with 5,750
protein-coding genes (CDSs) and the G + C content was 58.1
mol%, whereas that of strain 14171R-81T comprised one
chromosome of 7.0 Mb and two plasmids (0.2 Mb each) with
6,595 CDSs and the G + C content was 54.5 mol%. Comparative
genome analysis revealed that average nucleotide identity
(ANI) and digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) values
among 12200R-189T, 14171R-81T, and other closely related
species were below the cut-off levels 95% and 70%, respectively.
Strain 12200R-189T grew at a temperature range
of 15–40°C, pH 6.0–9.0, and 0–3% NaCl (w/v), whereas strain
14171R-81T grew at a temperature range of 10–37°C, pH 6.0–
8.0, and 0–1% NaCl (w/v). Menaquinone-7 (MK-7) was the
only isoprenoid quinone detected in both strains. The predominant
cellular fatty acids (> 10%) were iso-C15:0, anteiso-
C15:0, and iso-C16:0. The polar lipids of strain 12200R-
189T were diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), phosphatidylglycerol
(PG), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), aminophospholipid
(APL), phospholipid (PL), phosphatidylglycolipid (PGL),
and four aminophosphoglycolipids (APGLs) and those of
strain 14171R-81T were DPG, PG, PE, APL, three PLs, two
PGLs, and three APGLs. Based on phylogenetic, genomic,
phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic analyses, strains 12200R-
189T and 14171R-81T represent two novel species of the genus
Paenibacillus, for which the names Paenibacillus lycopersici
sp. nov. and Paenibacillus rhizovicinus sp. nov. are proposed.
The type strains are 12200R-189T (= KACC 19916T = CCTCC
AB 2020027T) and 14171R-81T (= KACC 19915T = CCTCC
AB 2020026T).
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