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A novel bacteriocin produced by <i>Bifidobacterium longum</i> subsp. <i>infantis</i> has dual antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activity
2022-01-27
Abstract excerpt
Bacteriocins are ribosomally-synthesized antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria with either narrow or broad spectrum activity. Many genome mining studies have indicated that bacteriocin gene clusters are widespread within certain gut microbiota members. In early life, Bifidobacterium comprise the dominant microbiota genus in vaginally delivered and breast-fed infants, with high levels associated with improve...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e2dcbcea-f41b-53c8-be07-1661a4f90f89
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.01.27.477972
