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Cloacin

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Definition: A bacteriocin produced by a plasmid that can occur in several bacterial strains. It is a basic protein of molecular weight 56,000 and exists in a complex with its immunity protein which protects the host bacterium from its effects.      Other names Complex, Cloacin-Immunity Protein; Complex, Cloacin; Cloacin Immunity Protein Complex; Cloacin-Immunity Protein Complex; Cloacin Complex
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
aerobactin receptor  0   *Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Cloacin. J Bacteriol 1982;150(2):490

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