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Bacteriocin
Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria
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Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria
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| Word | Definition |
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| bateriocinnoun | Alternative form of bacteriocin. [(biochemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria] |
| colicinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains |
| bacteriocinogennoun | (cytology) A bacterial plasmid that directs the synthesis of bacteriocins |
| lactococcinnoun | Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Lactococcus bacteria. |
| staphylococcinnoun | Any bacteriocin produced by Staphylococcus |
| bactenecinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a family of antimicrobial cyclic peptides found in the granules of bovine neutrophils |
| subtilosinnoun | Any of a group of bacteriocins produced by Bacillus subtilis |
| microcystinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of cyclic oligopeptide hepatotoxins produced by cyanobacteria |
| bacteriolysinnoun | Any antibody that causes lysis of the cells of a bacterium |
| carnocinnoun | (biochemistry) A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Carnobacterium piscicola. |
| circularinnoun | A particular circular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Clostridium beijerinckii. |
| antibiontnoun | (biology) Any organism that produces antibiotics or participates in antibiosis |
| enterotoxinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of several toxins produced by intestinal bacteria |
| subtilinnoun | A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. |
| bacillopeptinnoun | Any of a group of cyclic lipopeptide antibiotics present in Bacillus subtilis |
| colicinogenynoun | The production of colicin by a bacterium |
| cecropinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes |
| macinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial proteins |
| autocidenoun | An act of suicide committed by crashing a car. |
| cytolysinnoun | (biology) Any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell. |
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