colicin
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col·i·cin
(kŏl′ĭ-sĭn, kō′lĭ-)n.
Any of various antibacterial proteins produced by certain strains of E. coli that inhibit or kill closely related species or strains of bacteria.
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colicin
(ˈkɒlɪsɪn) orcolicine
n
a bacteriocidal protein
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