In silico analysis highlights the frequency and diversity of type 1 lantibiotic gene clusters in genome sequenced bacteria

BACKGROUND: Lantibiotics are lanthionine-containing, post-translationally modified antimicrobial peptides. These peptides have significant, but largely untapped, potential as preservatives and chemotherapeutic agents. Type 1 lantibiotics are those in which lanthionine residues are introduced into th...

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Autores principales: Marsh, Alan J, O'Sullivan, Orla, Ross, R Paul, Cotter, Paul D, Hill, Colin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3091789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21118552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-679

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3091789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21118552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-679

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