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. 2026 Feb 13;17:1762029. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1762029

Table 2.

Characterization of class II bacteriocin biosynthetic gene clusters in Clostridium estertheticum complex genomes.

Strain Species Class Precursor peptide sequence*
CM038 Candidatus C. mucoides IIa MNTLQENELELLNGGVYYANGVHCDKTHCWVDWGEARGAIGQIVVNGWIQNGPFSHL
CF013 C. estertheticum IIb MELNRNFETLETNELENIDGGSFLLACGIITAGVGVFKLGVEVGKELRSAYDKR
MNNLIELNESDLSEINGGIWPWLVAVGAAKATPYVVAGTIFVGGVVVGFVNGKK
CS001 Candidatus C. turicensis IIb MVELSQNELIDVNGGGGDDFSHDLGVFVGRKLHDLYDKAMSNSEERNNNKEYWRYKKGVNG
MENINCIELTENELCDVHGGSVLGGIALFGGVVCAINETYKFGKGVVEGWKNN
CF009 C. estertheticum IId MRELRIKEQKSICGGTMYQFTDLTTGWLYTDTNFYNLYCTRAAASKLHPTHAYSTITP
CM042 Candidatus C. bubulae IId MNKLKMSELEQINGGGPLGGFVVGYLGGKAIDWAVKHPPGKMSPSHKYGQPHGGFL
CF003 C. estertheticum Unclassified MDNTFCELNENELMCINGGGKGDALMTVGGVGVGVGLSCAGEAVTAAFLVSNPIGWGILAGSAAVGAGAYLSSHS
MENIFCELNENELMYINGGNPGAALIGVGGTAVTAGLGCAGEAVTAAFLVSNPIGWGILAGSAAVGAGVYYINK
MELEYNDGLNELTFTELDEINGGDGGAFALIGAAMAGGWAFTKAAHETPWVFITVM
*

The leader peptide is in bold letters while the GG cleavage site is written in bold.