Biologically Active Substance
bacteriocin Audio
bac·te·ri·o·cin
Subclass of:
Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins; Bacterial Proteins
Definitions related to bacteriocins:
  • Substances elaborated by specific strains of bacteria that are lethal against other strains of the same or related species. They are protein or lipopolysaccharide-protein complexes used in taxonomy studies of bacteria.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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