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Discovery of a novel lantibiotic nisin O from Blautia obeum A2-162, isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 2017
Hatziioanou Diane, Gherghisan-Filip Cristina, Saalbach Gerhard, Horn Nikki, Wegmann Udo, Duncan Sylvia H, Flint Harry J, Mayer Melinda J, Narbad Arjan
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A novel lanC-like sequence was identified from the dominant human gut bacterium Blautia obeum strain A2-162. This sequence was extended to reveal a putative lantibiotic operon with biosynthetic and transport genes, two sets of regulatory genes, immunity genes, three identical copies of a nisin-like lanA gene with an unusual leader peptide, and a fourth putative lanA gene. Comparison with other nisin clusters...
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