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. 1994 Nov;60(11):4207–4209. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.11.4207-4209.1994

Duplication of the lantibiotic structural gene in M-type 49 group A streptococcus strains producing streptococcin A-M49.

W L Hynes 1, V L Friend 1, J J Ferretti 1
PMCID: PMC201964  PMID: 7993103

Abstract

Streptococcin A-M49 is produced by certain strains of M-type 49 group A streptococci. The structural gene for streptococcin A-M49 was cloned after hybridization with a probe containing the scnA lantibiotic structural gene. Sequence analysis revealed a duplication of the scnA gene; each gene (scnA' and scnA") encoded a 51-amino-acid prepeptide.

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