Evidence of andrimid production by a psychrotolerant Serratia proteamaculans strain

SANCHEZ L. A; GONZALEZ-SIERRA, M; DELGADO O.D.

Mar del Plata

Congreso; X CONGRESO ARGENTINO DE MICROBIOLOGIA GENERAL SAMIGE; 2012

Sociedad Argentina de Microbiología General SAMIGE

Key factors such as frequent and inappropriate use of antibiotic causing increased bacterial resistance to those commonly used, in addition to an irregular emergence generated from a detriment of pharmaceutical companies involved in drugs discovery makes the development of new antibiotics is an increasing worldwide problem and a constant challenge. The necessity to reduce additives in the food industry has triggered the search for natural antimicrobial substances produced by microorganisms from different sources with the aim to preserve processed foods by inhibiting microorganisms associated with food-borne illness.