Gene Rearrangement and Modification of Immunity Factors Are Correlated with the Insertion of Bacteriocin Cassettes in Streptococcus mutans

ABSTRACT Bacteriocins have been applied in the food industries and have become promising next-generation antibiotics. Some bacteria produce bacteriocins and possess immunity factors for self-protection. Nisin A, a bacteriocin produced by Lactococcus lactis, shows broad-spectrum activity. However, th...

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Main Authors: Mi Nguyen-Tra Le, Miki Kawada-Matsuo, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01806-21