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Some strains of ''Pediococcus pentocaseus'' have been found to produce bacteriocins, which are toxins that are produced by the cells that inhibit the growth of other types of bacteria. For example, Bootleg Biology's "Sour Weapon" culture produces antimicrobials called bacteriocins or pediocins(see Bootleg Biology's [https://www.facebook.com/BootlegBiology/photos/a.148869931970401.1073741829.124634287727299/465185997005458/?type=1&theater Facebook post] regarding bacteriocins for more info). These can inhibit and kill similar species of bacteria like ''Lactobacillus'' and other ''Pediococcus'' species in mixed-culture fermentations. Read Bootleg BiologyBacteriocin production can be higher when ''Pediococcus pentocaseus''s is co-fermented with other bacteria than when it is fermented on its own <ref>[https://www.facebookfrontiersin.comorg/articles/BootlegBiology10.3389/photosfmicb.2018.02952/aabstract Enhanced Bacteriocin Production by Pediococcus pentosaceus 147 in Co-Culture with Lactobacillus plantarum LE27 on Cheese Whey Broth. Carolina Gutiérrez-Cortés, Héctor Suarez, Gustavo Buitrago, Luis A. Nero and Svetoslav D. Todorov.148869931970401 2018.1073741829 DOI: 10.1246342877272993389/465185997005458fmicb.2018.02952.]</?type=1&theater Facebook post] regarding bacteriocins for more info.ref>