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The genetic basis of the fungicidal activity of strains ofLactobacillus brevis andL. fermentum isolated from indigenous fermented foods was determined. A 5.5-kb plasmid was isolated fromL. brevis whileL. fermentum was found to harbor no plasmid. Plasmid curing indicated no correlation between the plasmid and the fungicidal activity of theLactobacillus species. The fungicidal activity of the isolated organisms can be supposed to be mediated by the chromosome. No antibiotic resistance genetic markers were detected on the plasmid and hence it was classified as cryptic.
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Osuntoki, A.A., Gbenle, G.O. & Olukoya, D.K. Evidence for chromosomal determination of fungicidal activity in strains ofLactobacillus brevis andLactobacillus fermentum isolated from fermented foods. Folia Microbiol 48, 56–58 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931276
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