Circular and Leaderless Bacteriocins: Biosynthesis, Mode of Action, Applications, and Prospects

Bacteriocins are a huge family of ribosomally synthesized peptides known to exhibit a range of bioactivities, most predominantly antibacterial activities. Bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria are of particular interest due to the latter’s association to food fermentation and the general notion of...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Rodney H. Perez, Takeshi Zendo, Kenji Sonomoto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Subjects:	lactic acid bacteria bacteriocins circular bacteriocins leaderless bacteriocins bacteriocin biosynthesis mode of action
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02085/full