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Table 2 Antibacterial spectra of RP-HPLC-purified elgicin compounds

From: Gene cluster analysis for the biosynthesis of elgicins, novel lantibiotics produced by paenibacillus elgii B69

Indicator Strain

Diameter of Inhibition (mm)

 

Elgicinsa

Polymyxin Bb

Staphyloccus epidermidis CMCC 26069

8

18

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300

8

15

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923

0

0

Bacillus subtilis CGMCC 1.1470

0

10

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853

7

12

Escherichia coli ATCC 35218

9

10

Proteus vulgaris CMCC 49027

8

0

  1. aThe amount of elgicins is 150 μg per disk.
  2. bThe amount of polymyxin B is 30 μg per disk.
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BMC Microbiology

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