Mutacin 1140 is an antibiotic produced by Streptococcus mutans. It has activity against a broad spectrum of gram-positive bacteria.
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Lantibiotics — are a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2 aminoisobutyric acid. These characteristic cyclic thioether amino acids are composed of either… … Wikipedia
Streptococcus mutans — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Streptococcus mutans image width = 240px image caption = Gram stain of S. mutans in thioglycollate broth culture. regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Cocci ordo = Lactobacillales familia =… … Wikipedia
