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Streptococcus faecium 158 cells were examined by electron microscopy at sequential intervals after addition of enterocin E1A, a bacteriocin produced by Streptococcus faecium E1. After addition of enterocin E1A, the nuclear material began to concentrate into distinct areas at the center of the bacteria. In a later stage, extensive condensation of the nuclear filaments left a small cluster of dense granules within a cytoplasmic vacuole, and 10–20% of the cells underwent a complete lysis.
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Krämer, J., Lenz, W., Viebahn, A. et al. Effects of enterocin E1A on the ultrastructure ofStreptococcus faecium . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 41, 405–410 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02565084
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