pediocin

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noun

Any of a class of bacteriocin from bacteria of the genus Pediococcus

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Meanings

nounpediocin (plural pediocins)

plural pediocins

  1. Any of a class of bacteriocin from bacteria of the genus Pediococcus

    Bacteriocin with similar molecular weights reported from past studies included pediocin A from Pediococcus acidilactici [34 ] and bacteriocin ST33LD from Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.

    2015 October 17, “Purification and Characterization of Bacteriocin Produced by Weissella confusa A3 of Dairy Origin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From Pediococcus + -cin.

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pediocin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediocin

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“pediocin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediocin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pediocin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pediocin.

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