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PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 915-925Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12602-021-09751-1
Keywords
Weissella; Technological potential; Exopolysaccharide; Probiotic
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq, Brasilia, DF, Brazil)
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES, Brasilia, DF, Brazil)
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil)
- CPER/FEDER Alibiotech grant 2016-2021
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Weissella strains have garnered attention for their technical and probiotic potential, with certain strains showing antimicrobial capabilities and potential applications in pharmaceutical and food industries. These strains also demonstrate potential for treating atopic dermatitis and certain cancers.
Weissella strains have been the subject of much research over the last 5 years because of the genus' technological and probiotic potential. Certain strains have attracted the attention of the pharmaceutical, medical, and food industries because of their ability to produce antimicrobial exopolysaccharides (EPSs). Moreover, Weissella strains are able to keep foodborne pathogens in check because of the bacteriocins, hydrogen peroxide, and organic acids they can produce; all listed have recognized pathogen inhibitory activities. The Weissella genus has also shown potential for treating atopic dermatitis and certain cancers. W. cibaria, W. confusa, and W. paramesenteroides are particularly of note because of their probiotic potential (fermentation of prebiotic fibers) and their ability to survive in the gastrointestinal tract. It is important to note that most of the Weissella strains with these health-promoting properties have been shown to be save safe, due to the absence or the low occurrence of virulence or antibiotic-resistant genes. A large number of scientific studies continue to report on and to support the use of Weissella strains in the food and pharmaceutical industries. This review provides an overview of these studies and draws conclusions for future uses of this rich and previously unexplored genus.
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