Antimicrobial activity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum against shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli.

Aims: The aim of the present work was to characterize the Lactiplantibacillus sp. LP5 strain, isolated from pork production, and identify bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances produced by this strain.

Methods And Results: In this study, LP5 was identified by species-specific PCR and 16S rRNA sequencing.