Abstract: The present invention provides a bacteriocin having a molecular weight of about 4.4 kDa and methods involving the use of this bacteriocin. The bacteriocin preferably has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:5 (FIG. 3). The present invention also provides a DNA molecule encoding this bacteriocin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 1997
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2000
Assignees:
The University of Melbourne, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Daratech Pty Limited
Inventors:
Richard Edward Hugh Wettenhall, Barrie Ernest Davidson, Alan James Hillier, Kim Harmark, Ralph Wilson Jack, Malcolm Wayne Hickey, John Coventry, Jason Wan