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Isolation of Lactococcus lactis mutants simultaneously resistant to the cell wall-active bacteriocin Lcn972, lysozyme, nisin, and bacteriophage c2.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2012
Roces Clara, Courtin Pascal, Kulakauskas Saulius, Rodríguez Ana, Chapot-Chartier Marie-Pierre, Martínez Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
Lactococcin 972 (Lcn972) is a nonlantibiotic bacteriocin that inhibits cell wall biosynthesis by binding to lipid II. In this work, two mutants resistant to Lcn972, Lactococcus lactis D1 and D1-20, with high (>320 arbitrary units [AU]/ml) and low (80 AU/ml) susceptibilities, respectively, have been isolated. Resistance to Lcn972 did not impose a burden to growth under laboratory conditions, nor did it...
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