Table 2. Classification of bacteriocin

Class Sub-class Example Producing strain
I Ia Nisin Lactococcus lactis
Ib Labyrinthopeptin A1 Actinomadura namibiensis
Ic Thuricin CD Bacillus thuringiensis
II IIa Pediocin PA-1 Pediococcus pentosaceus
Sakacins A and P Lactobacillus sakei
Leucocin A Leuconostoc gelidum
IIb Lactococcins G Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris
Plantaricin EF Lactobacillus plantarum
Plantaricin JK Lactobacillus plantarum
IIc Gassericin A Lactobacillus gasseri
Enterocin AS-48 Enterococcus faecalis
Garvicin ML Lactococcus garvieae
IId Bactofencin A Lactobacillus salivarius
LsbB Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis
III - Helveticin M Lactobacillus crispatus
Helveticin J Lactobacillus helveticus
Enterolysin A Enterococcus faecalis
López-Cuellar et al., 2016; Mahdi et al. 2018; Kumariya et al., 2019.