Current Applications of Bacteriocin

Table 1

Classification of bacteriocins adapted from [9].

Classification	Features	Subcategories	Examples
Class I bacteriocins (lantibiotics)	Lanthionine or peptides containing β-lanthionine	Type-A (linear molecules)	Nisin, subtilin, epidermine
		Type-B (globular molecules)	Mersacidin
Class II bacteriocins	Heterogeneous class of small thermostable peptides	Subclass IIa (antilisterial pediocine bacteriocins type)	Pediocin, enterocin, sakacin
		Subclass IIb (composed of two peptides)	Plantaricin, lactacin F
		Subclass IIc (other bacteriocins)	Lactococcin
Class III bacteriocins	Large thermolabile peptides		Helveticin J, millericin B