Received: 19-09-2022 / Accepted: 29-06-2023
The study was carried out to identify Enterococcusstrains capable of producing bacteriocins, orienting the applications as a supplement to aquaculture feeds and replacing the current use of antibiotics. In this study, bacterial strain ET04 was isolated and evaluated for its ability to antagonize against Staphylococcus aureus and Aeromonas jandaei. The research results showed that the bacterial strain ET04 was determined to have the ability to produce bacteriocin that inhibited the growth of the tested microorganisms. The bacteriocin compound produced by strain ET04 was stable at pH 2.0 to 8.0 and most of the antibacterial activity was lost at pH 10; at pH 12.0 the antibacterial activity was completely lost. On MRS medium supplemented with 3% glucose and yeast extract, bacterial strain ET04 showed the best bacteriocin production ability. Combining morphological, physiological, biochemical, and sequence analysis of 16S rRNA genes, strain ET04 was identified as Enterococcusfaecalis ET04.