Characterization of amylolysin, a novel lantibiotic from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens GA1.

Lantibiotics are heat-stable peptides characterized by the presence of thioether amino acid lanthionine and methyllanthionine. They are capable to inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria, including Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus or Bacillus cereus, the causative agents of food-bo...

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Main Authors: Anthony Arguelles Arias, Marc Ongena, Bart Devreese, Mohammed Terrak, Bernard Joris, Patrick Fickers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3857288?pdf=render