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Five strains of rumen coagulase-negative adherent and ureolytic staphylococci were obtained as bacteria producting bacteriocin-like substances or, lantibiotics. All examined staphylococci produced inhibitory agents which showed a wide range of inhibition against Gram-positive and Gram-negative indicator organisms from different sources. Clear zones of inhibition (diameter 1–6 mm) dominated. Most bacteriocin-like substances produced by the strains were stable and sensitive to trypsin, susceptible to chloroform vapours and heat-sensitive.
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Lauková, A., Mareková, M. Antimicrobial spectrum of bacteriocin-like substances produced by rumen staphylococci. Folia Microbiol 38, 74–76 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814554
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