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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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Bacteriocins add another layer of protection to food preservation systems.
Not only are bacteriocins too small to trigger allergic reactions, but they're also very selective, he notes.
After an introductory chapter, the book first discusses the use of bacteriocins such as nisin in preserving animal and other food products, often in conjunction with other preservation techniques such as high hydrostatic pressure and pulsed electric fields.
 
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