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bacteriocin
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bac·te·ri·o·cin  (bk-tîr--sn)
n.
An antibacterial substance, such as colicin, produced by a strain of certain bacteria and harmful to another strain within the same family.



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1), (2) This unremitting assault on microbes has wiped out billions of beneficial commensal cells that synthesize vitamin K, folic acid, synbiotic nutrient detoxifiers, immunological weaponry (lysozymes, bacteriocins, lactoferrin, and transferren), neuronutrients, and hormone precursor nutrients.
These include novel promising lantibiotic candidates in pre-clinical testing for the treatment of Gram-positive infections including MRSA and novel broad spectrum bacteriocins for the treatment of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative infections.
Tagg began his work with the 1981 publication of a paper on the role of mysterious compounds called bacteriocins on the formation of dental plaque.
 
 
 
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