1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. High-Scale Ami Production and Purification
2.2. The Activity Spectrum of Ami
2.3. Exceptional Instability of Ami
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Microbiota Collection and Storage
4.2. Deep Functional Profiling
4.3. NGS Sequencing and Bioinformatics
4.4. Identification of Bacteria using Mass Spectrometry
4.5. Antimicrobial Activity
4.6. Ami Production and Purification
4.7. Ami Hydrolysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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