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==Killing Activities== | ==Killing Activities== | ||
Colicins kill their target cell through a variety of different methods. The main killing activities are carried out through [[Pore Formation]], and 16s rRNase activity. | |||
The killing activities carried out by colicins could be used medicinally as an alternative to antibiotics in the case where the specific strain of ''E. coli'' can be identified. <ref> PMID: 17724148 </ref> | The killing activities carried out by colicins could be used medicinally as an alternative to antibiotics in the case where the specific strain of ''E. coli'' can be identified. <ref> PMID: 17724148 </ref> | ||
