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McGill researchers have identified and characterized a novel bacteriocin (Thuricin 17), produced by a plant growth producing bacterium. With anti-microbial and bacteriostatic applications for specific E. coli and Salmonella strains, Thuricin 17 can increase the shelf life and quality of food by preventing spoilage.

Of the 53 strains tested, Thuricin 17 inhibited 32. These were generally strains closely related to NEB 17, a McGill strain of Bacillus thuringiensis.

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