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Genes involved in immunity to the lantibiotic nisin produced by Lactococcus lactis 6F3.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 1995
Siegers K, Entian K D
Abstract excerpt
The lantibiotic nisin is produced by several strains of Lactococcus lactis. The complete gene cluster for nisin biosynthesis in L. lactis 6F3 comprises 15 kb of DNA. As described previously, the structural gene nisA is followed by the genes nisB, nisT, nisC, nisI, nisP, nisR, and nisK. Further analysis revealed three additional open reading frames, nisF, nisE, and nisG, adjacent to nisK. Approximately 1 kb...
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