Lantibiotics are two-component lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotics active on Gram-positive bacteria [1-2].

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2: Biological and molecular characterization of a two-peptide lantibiotic produced by Lactococcus lactis IFPL105. Martinez-Cuesta MC, Buist G, Kok J, Hauge HH, Nissen-Meyer J, Pelaez C, Requena T; J Appl Microbiol. 2000;89:249-260. PMID:10971756