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R-type pyocin is required for competitive growth advantage between Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jan 2007
Heo Yun-Jeong, Chung In-Young, Choi Kelly B, Cho You-Hee
Abstract excerpt
R-type pyocin is a bacteriophage tail-shaped bacteriocin produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but its physiological roles are relatively unknown. Here we describe a role of R-type pyocin in the competitive growth advantages between P. aeruginosa strains. Partial purification and gene disruption revealed that the major killing activity from the culture supernatant of PA14 is attributed to R-type pyocin, neither...
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