“…Among the bacteriocinogenic LAB used in biopreservation of foods, the genus Enterococcus is of a special interest (Orihuel et al., 2018). In fact, enterococci are able to produce bacteriocins called enterocins displaying notable advantages such as large spectrum of activity against several spoilage microorganisms and foodborne pathogens, stability under extreme conditions, activity during extended periods of time, and relevant role in food preservation (Orihuel et al., 2018; Schelegueda, Vallejo, Gliemmo, Marguet, & Campos, 2015). Over the past years, they were used as protective cultures in foods, particularly in meat products, to extend their shelf life and to prevent growth of pathogenic microorganisms such as Listeria monocytogenes (Ben Braïek et al., 2019; Du, Liu, Zhao, Zhao, & Doyle, 2017).…”