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bacteriocin

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bac·te·ri·o·cin   (bāk-tîr'ē-ə-sĭn')   
n.  An antibacterial substance, such as colicin, produced by a strain of certain bacteria and harmful to another strain within the same family.

[bacterio- + (coli)cin.]
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Main Entry: bac·te·rio·cin
Pronunciation: bak-'tir-E-&-s&n
Function: noun
: an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria
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bacteriocin bac·te·ri·o·cin (bāk-tēr'ē-ə-sĭn')
n.
An antibacterial substance, such as colicin, produced by a strain of bacteria and harmful to another strain within the same family.

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