pediocin

Etymology

From Pediococcus + -cin.

pediocin means Any of a class of bacteriocin from bacteria of the genus Pediococcus Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Any of a class of bacteriocin from bacteria of the genus Pediococcus“Bacteriocin with similar molecular weights reported from past studies included pediocin A from Pediococcus acidilactici [34 ] and bacteriocin ST33LD from Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp.”