Microcin 25, a novel antimicrobial peptide produced by Escherichia coli

doi:10.1128/jb.174.22.7428-7435.1992

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Microcin 25, a novel antimicrobial peptide produced by Escherichia coli

1 Nov 1992

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Microcin 25, a peptide antibiotic excreted by an Escherichia coli strain isolated from human feces, was purified to homogeneity and characterized. Composition analysis and data from gel filtration indicated that microcin 25 may contain 20 amino acid residues. It has a blocked amino-terminal end. Microcin synthesis and immunity are plasmid determined, and the antibiotic was produced in minimal medium when the...

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