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Meaning of mutanobactin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of a family of pigments, isolated from Streptococcus mutans, that arrest the growth of the oral infection thrush

Examples

“This region carries genes coding for non-ribosomal peptide synthetases, polyketide synthases, and accessory proteins that are responsible for the biosynthesis of the pigment mutanobactin carried by S. mutans.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

mutanobactins mutanolysin mutanome Mutant mutant disco mutant protein

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