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Diversity of bacteriocins and activity spectrum in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 2007
Lux Thomas, Nuhn Michael, Hakenbeck Regine, Reichmann Peter
Abstract excerpt
The production of bacteriocins can be favorable for colonization of the host by eliminating other bacterial species that share the same environment. In Streptococcus pneumoniae, the pnc (blp) locus encoding putative bacteriocins, immunity, and export proteins is controlled by a two-component system similar to the comCDE system required for the induction of genetic competence. A detailed comparison of the pnc...
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