Table 2 List of circular bacteriocins identified with potential activity against clinically relevant isolates as part of the WHO’s Global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to guide research, discovery, and development of new antibiotics [44]

Identified previously

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecalis 39–5

S. aureus, E. faecalis, E. faecium, S. agalactiae, S. sanguis

[45]

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecalis subsp. liquefaciens S-48

S. faecalis S-47, Escherichia coli U-9, E. faecalis OGlX

[46, 47]

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecium NKR-5-3B

B. coagulans, B. subtilis, L. lactis ssp. lactis, L. sakei ssp. sakei

[48]

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus 4185

B. cereus, B. coagulans, B. licheniformis, L. monocytogenes, M. luteus

[49, 50]

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus uberis 42

E. faecalis, E. hirae, M. luteus, S. aureus, S. agalactiae, S. salivarius, S. pyogenes, S. equisimilis, S. dysgalactiae, S. anginosus

[29]

Identified in this study

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus villorum F1129D

N/A

This study

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus thailandicus a523

N/A

This study

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecium E8172

N/A

This study

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecium IHC105

N/A

This study

Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecalis AZ19

N/A

This study

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus felis F9

N/A

This study

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus felis F21

N/A

This study

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus xylosus INIFAP 004–15

N/A

This study

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus kloosii SNUC 4696

N/A

This study

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus 3688STDY6124959

N/A

This study

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis AU23

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus uberis NCTC 4674

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus suis YS111

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus sp. OBRC6

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus gordonii BCA7

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus cristatus 787_SOLI

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus sp. CCH8-G7

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus mitis KCOM 1350

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus pneumoniae UoS2029

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus thermophilus NCTC 12958

N/A

This study

Streptococcus pneumoniae/Group A/Group B

Streptococcus pneumoniae Zo 18 m39–2

N/A

This study