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Antibiotic vs Bacteriocin - What's the difference?

antibiotic | bacteriocin |

As nouns the difference between antibiotic and bacteriocin

is that antibiotic is any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms while bacteriocin is any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria.

As an adjective antibiotic

is of or relating to antibiotics.

antibiotic

English

(wikipedia antibiotic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms.

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics.
  • (obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist.

    • See also

    * antibacterial * antiseptic

    bacteriocin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bacteriocin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a class of antibiotic toxins, produced by some bacteria, that target closely related bacteria

    • Hyponyms

    * agrocin * alveicin * carnocin * colicin * curvaticin * divercin * enterocin * enterolysin * epidermin * erwiniocin * glycinecin * halocin * lactococin * lacticin * leucoccin * mesentericin * nisin * pediocin * plantaricin * sakacin * subtilin * sulfolobicin * vibriocin * warnerin

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