Class I bacteriocins. They are produced by bacteria that live on LACTIC ACID and contain the sulfur-containing lanthionine amino acid.

Substances elaborated by specific strains of bacteria that are lethal against other strains of the same or related species. They are protein or lipopolysaccharide-protein complexes used in taxonomy studies of bacteria.

Synonyms: 0, Bacteriocin, Lantibiotic, Lantibiotics, Bacteriocins