Detection and characterization of cerein 7, a new bacteriocin produced by Bacillus cereus with a broad spectrum of activity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-341

  Oscáriz, Juan Carlos ^a   Lasa, Iñigo ^a   Pisabarro, Antonio G ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacteriocin; Cerein; Peptidic antibiotic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOCINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0345062223     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00370-5     Document Type: Article

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