Bacteriocin-Related Siblicide in Clinical Isolates of Enterococci.
Siblicide is a phenomenon defined in the present context as an Enterococcus strain that, while growing as a colony on solid media, exhibits an inhibitory effect on a lawn composed of the identical strain. It was shown to occur in seven clinical isolates of enterococci (one E. faecalis and six E. faecium). Four involve inhibitory anti-listerial activities consistent with class II bacteriocins, two of which appear to be up-regulated by extracellular autoinducers.
['Hwang|Yun-Chan|YC|', 'Flannagan|Susan E|SE|', 'Clewell|Don B|DB|', 'Sedgley|Christine M|CM|']
Siblicide Bacteriocin Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecium Vancomycin-resistance