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Review
. 1995 Jun 1;129(1):1-10.
doi: 10.1016/0378-1097(95)00137-T.

Pore-forming bacteriocins of gram-positive bacteria and self-protection mechanisms of producer organisms

T Abee  1
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Review

Pore-forming bacteriocins of gram-positive bacteria and self-protection mechanisms of producer organisms

T Abee. FEMS Microbiol Lett. .

Abstract

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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