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n. (context biochemistry English) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacterium, that target closely related bacteria
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Bacteriocins are proteinaceous toxins produced by bacteria to inhibit the growth of similar or closely related bacterial strain(s). They are similar to yeast and paramecium killing factors, and are structurally, functionally, and ecologically diverse. Applications of bacteriocins are being tested to assess their application as narrow-spectrum antibiotics.
Bacteriocins were first discovered by A. Gratia in 1925. He was involved in the process of searching for ways to kill bacteria, which also resulted in the development of antibiotics and the discovery of bacteriophage, all within a span of a few years. He called his first discovery a colicine because it killed E. coli.
Usage examples of "bacteriocin".
We’ve demonstrated we can isolate the bacteriocins, purify them, produce them in neutralized form in bulk—then activate them.
They both knew that any revenue from current projects, including the bacteriocin work, was at least a year down the road.
She had handed off her bacteriocin studies a month ago to some postdocs in Lab 5.