title: Lichenicidin biosynthesis in Escherichia coli: licFGEHI immunity genes are not essential for lantibiotic production or self-protection.
abstract: This study demonstrated, for the first time, that immunity genes licFGEHI are not essential for self-protection and production of the two-component lantibiotic lichenicidin in the Gram-negative heterologous host Escherichia coli BLic5. Additionally, it was experimentally demonstrated that lichenicidin lantibiotics are active against the E. coli imp4213 strain, a mutant strain possessing a permeable outer membrane.
authors: Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810 Aveiro, Portugal.
authors: Tânia
authors: T
authors: Caetano
authors: Joanna M
authors: JM
authors: Krawczyk
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Mösker
authors: Roderich D
authors: RD
authors: Süssmuth
authors: Sónia
authors: S
authors: Mendo
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