Lactobacillus casei TN-2 was firstly isolated from fermented camel milk (Shubat) of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, China.
A novel bacteriocin designated as caseicin TN-2 produced by L. casei TN-2 was purified and partially characterized.
Caseicin TN-2 has broad antimicrobial spectrum including some antibiotic-resistant foodborne pathogenic microorganisms.