“…Research on antimicrobial substances, mainly bacteriocins, produced by starter cultures has suggested their potential use as natural preservatives in meat products (Aymerich, Hugas, & Monfort, 1998;Hugas, 1998), and several studies have demonstrated antagonism by bacteriocins towards Listeria species in meat and meat products (Azuma, Bagenda, Yamamoto, Kawai, & Yamazaki, 2007;Berry et al, 1991;Degnan, Yousef, & Luchansky, 1992;Luchansky et al, 1992;Nieto-Lozano, Reguera-Useros, Peláez-Martínez, & Hardisson de la Torre, 2006;Schillinger et al, 1991;Winkowski, Crandall, & Montville, 1993;Yousef, Luchansky, Degnan, & Doyle, 1991).…”