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Colicin 6 is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by | Colicin 6 is a type of [[Colicin]], a bacteriocin made by ''E. coli'' which acts against other nearby ''E. coli'' to kill them by forming a pore in the membrane, leading to depolarisation of the membrane which kills the cell. | ||
==Synthesis and release== | ==Synthesis and release== | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 25 February 2011
Colicin 6 is a type of Colicin, a bacteriocin made by E. coli which acts against other nearby E. coli to kill them by forming a pore in the membrane, leading to depolarisation of the membrane which kills the cell.