Highlights
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Isolation of bacteriocin producing Lactobacillus curvatus from Italian type salami.
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Isolates were identified as Lb. curvatus based on 16S rRNA sequencing.
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Both strains expressed bacteriocins, homologous to sakacins P and X, respectively.
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Presence of sakacin P encoding gene have been recorded in both studied strains.
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Lb. curvatus MBSa2 bacteriocin been used for control of Listeria monocytogenes in salami.