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Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bacteriocins

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Lactic Acid Bacteria

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Bacteriocin is a kind of antibiotic substance produced by bacteria in the metabolic process and has the function of resisting bacteria, fungi, or viruses. The intrinsic nature of bacteriocin is protein or polypeptide. For producing strain, bacteriocin is a biological weapon as it can inhibit or kill competitors in complex or harsh environments.

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Zhang, Q. (2019). Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bacteriocins. In: Chen, W. (eds) Lactic Acid Bacteria. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7283-4_4

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