bacteriocins


bac·te·ri·o·cins

(bak-tēr'ē-ō-sinz), Proteins produced by certain bacteria that have bacteriocinogenic plasmids and that exert a lethal effect on closely related bacteria; in general, bacteriocins have a narrower range of activity than antibiotics and are more potent.

bac·te·ri·o·cins

(bak-tēr'ē-ō-sinz) Proteins produced by certain bacteria that exert a lethal effect on closely related bacteria; in general, bacteriocins have a narrower range of activity than antibiotics and are more potent.