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Bacteriocin Definitions:
A protein produced by a bacterial strain that kills other closely related bacteria.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Proteins produced by certain bacteria that are lethal against closely related bacteria and are narrow spectrum compared with antibiotics; these proteins are coded and transferred in plasmids.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Bacteriocin Notes:
Bacteriocins are peptide or proteinaceous toxins made by bacteria to stop the growth of closely related or similar strain of bacteria. They are similar to paramecium and yeast killing factors and are ecologically, structurally and functionally diverse.
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