Molecular mechanisms of bacteriocin evolution.

doi:10.1146/annurev.genet.32.1.255

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Molecular mechanisms of bacteriocin evolution.

Annual review of genetics - 1 Jan 1998

Riley M A

Abstract excerpt

Microorganisms are engaged in a never-ending arms race. One consequence of this intense competition is the diversity of antimicrobial compounds that most species of bacteria produce. Surprisingly, little attention has been paid to the evolution of such extraordinary diversity. One class of antimi...

Topics

Bacteriocins
Colicins
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Escherichia coli
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Variation
Halobacteriaceae
Humans
Models, Biological
Pyocins
Selection, Genetic

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