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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ghequire MGK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5821083 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
mBio 20180213 1
Bacteria host an arsenal of antagonism-mediating molecules to combat for ecologic space. Bacteriocins represent a pivotal group of secreted antibacterial peptides and proteins assisting in this fight, mainly eliminating relatives. Colicin M, a model for peptidoglycan-interfering bacteriocins in Gram-negative bacteria, appears to be part of a set of polymorphic toxins equipped with such a catalytic domain (ColM) targeting lipid II. Diversifying recombination has enabled parasitism of different re ...[more]