bacteriocin
nounEtymology From bacterio- + -cin, from English colicin.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria
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agrocin, alveicin, bovicin, carnocin, closticin, colicin, curvaticin, divercin, enterocin, enterolysin, epidermin, erwiniocin, glycinecin, halocin, helveticin, lacticin, lactocin, lactococcin, leucoccin, mesentericin, nisin, pectocin, pediocin, pesticin, plantaricin, sakacin, subtilin, sulfolobicin, vibriocin, warnerin, weissellicin