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| Compound class: 
                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Difficidin is a macrocyclic polyene lactone phosphate ester originally isolated from Bacillus subtilis. It has potent antibacterial activity in vitro against a broad spectrum of aerobic and anaerobic organisms [1].
                                    
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| MICs for antibacterial activity in vitro against aerobic spp. range from 0.5-16 μg/ml, with the exception of Streptococcus faecalis (>128 μg/ml) [1]. Difficidin also demonstrates potent activity against anaerobes including strains of Clostridium difficile (0.06-0.125 μg/ml). |