5. Conclusion
A new bacterial strain, designated OSY-7LA, was isolated from
food and identified as B. atrophaeus. The isolate was active against
foodborne pathogens and antibiotic resistant strain (methicillinresistant
S. aureus). Bacterioin produced by this strain showed
significant inhibitory effect against Listeria strain in Vienna sausage
and is potentially useful to combat pathogens in food industry.
Acknowledgements
This research is supported by an endowment from Ginni and
Frank Bazler to A. Yousef and a scholarship from the Chinese
Government to Y. Guo. We thank B. Kemmenoe (OSU Campus Microscopy
and Imaging Facility) for assistance with SEM
examination.