Lantibiotics, Class I Bacteriocins from the Genus Bacillus

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-235

  Lee, Hyungjae ^a   Kim, Hae Yeong ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Bacillus; Bacteriocins; Lantibiotics; Ribosomally synthesized

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; LANTIBIOTIC; NISIN; SUBTILIN;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FOOD PRESERVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENUS; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; TARGET CELL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOCINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RIBOSOMES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79953284572     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1010.10017     Document Type: Review

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