Garvieacin Q, a novel class II bacteriocin from Lactococcus garvieae BCC 43578.

ABSTRACT: Lactococcus garvieae BCC 43578 produces a novel class II bacteriocin, garvieacin Q (GarQ), 70 amino acids in length and containing a 20-amino-acid N-terminal leader peptide. It is cleaved at the Gly-Gly site to generate the mature GarQ (5,339 Da), which is especially inhibitory against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19115 and other L. garvieae strains.

SUBMITTER: Tosukhowong A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3294492 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature