Open AccessIsolation and Characterization of a Rod-shaped Bacteriocin from a Strain of Rhizobium
Author(s) -
Lutz Gissmann,
W. Lotz
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of general virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1465-2099
pISSN - 0022-1317
DOI - 10.1099/0022-1317-27-3-379
Subject(s) - bacteriocin , strain (injury) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antimicrobial , anatomy
A bactericidal agent ('bacteriocin 16-2') produced by rhizobial strain 16-2 had been characterized as a sheathless rod-shaped particle with a length of 200 nm and a diam. of 8 nm. One end of the rod is pointed and carries short fibre-like appendages, while the other end appears square. The particles specifically adsorb with their pointed end to bacteriocin-sensitive, but not to bacteriocin-resistant, cells. The possible mode of action of this bacteriocin in discussed.