Pore-forming bacteriocins of gram-positive bacteria and self-protection mechanisms of producer organisms.
Proteinaceous antimicrobial compounds are produced by a diversity of species ranging from bacteria to humans. This review focuses on the mode of action of pore-forming bacteriocins produced by Gram-positive bacteria. The mechanism of action of specific immunity proteins, which protect the producer strains from the lethal action of their own products (producer self-protection), are also discussed.
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Department of Food Science, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands.
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
D001430:Bacteriocins; D008055:Lipids