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SUBMITTER: Hu CB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2897431 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Chih-Bo CB Malaphan Wanna W Zendo Takeshi T Nakayama Jiro J Sonomoto Kenji K
Applied and environmental microbiology 20100423 13
Enterocin X, composed of two antibacterial peptides (Xalpha and Xbeta), is a novel class IIb bacteriocin from Enterococcus faecium KU-B5. When combined, Xalpha and Xbeta display variably enhanced or reduced antibacterial activity toward a panel of indicators compared to each peptide individually. In E. faecium strains that produce enterocins A and B, such as KU-B5, only one additional bacteriocin had previously been known. ...[more]