These funds were awarded to assist in experimentally identifying environmental biotic and a-biotic factors that play a role in colicin induction. In addition, there will be further exploration of preliminary findings that suggest bacteriocins induce expression of neighboring bacteriocins. These abundant, narrow spectrum toxins are under consideration to serve as an alternative to classical antibiotics for use in human and animal health and are already used in food preservation.
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