THE LENGTH OF A LANTIBIOTIC HINGE REGION HAS PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND HOST SPECIFICITY

The length of a lantibiotic hinge region has profound influence on antimicrobial activity and host specificity

Lantibiotics are ribosomally synthesized (methyl)lanthionine containing peptides which can efficiently inhibit the growth of Gram-positive bacteria.As lantibiotics kill bacteria efficiently and resistance to them is difficult to be obtained, they have the potential to be used in many applications, e.g.in pharmaceutical industry or food industry.Nis

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The X-Codes: A Post-Katrina Postscript

Dorothy Moye explores the prevalence and significance of the X-code, a symbol used little boys fleece shorts by search-and-rescue teams in 2005 to mark searched property in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.She considers the purposes of these codes and how returning New Orleanians felt about these symbols, as well as the stories Lipstick these mar

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