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acidocin CH5, Lactobacillus acidophilus
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Bacteriocins
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: 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.
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Lantibiotics
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acidocin CH5, Lactobacillus acidophilus
has wide-spectrum antibacterial activity; partial amino acid sequence in first source
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*Bacteriocins
J Appl Microbiol 2004;96(5):1082-9