secondary metabolites
Environmental Microbiology | SpotlightBiofilm Formation and Synthesis of Antimicrobial Compounds by the Biocontrol Agent Bacillus velezensis QST713 in an Agaricus bisporus Compost MicromodelBiocontrol agents are increasingly used to replace chemical pesticides to prevent crop diseases. In the button mushroom field in France, the use of Bacillus velezensis QST713 as a biocontrol agent against the green mold Trichoderma aggressivum has been shown to be efficient. However, the biocontrol...
Environmental Microbiology | SpotlightResponse of Secondary Metabolism of Hypogean Actinobacterial Genera to Chemical and Biological StimuliMicrobial secondary metabolites are an important source of biologically active and therapeutically relevant small molecules. However, much of this active molecular diversity is challenging to access due to low production levels or difficulty in discerning secondary metabolites within complex microbial extracts prior to isolation. Here, we demonstrate that ecological stimuli increase secondary metabolite production in phylogenetically...
- Microbial Ecology | SpotlightUnveiling Concealed Functions of Endosymbiotic Bacteria Harbored in the Ascomycete Stachylidium bicolor
The discovery of two bacterial endosymbionts harbored in Stachylidium bicolor mycelium, Burkholderia contaminans and Sphingomonas leidyi, is described here. Production of tetrapeptides inside the mycelium is ensured by...
- Microbial Ecology | SpotlightPirated Siderophores Promote Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis
- Microbial Ecology | SpotlightEffects of Actinomycete Secondary Metabolites on Sediment Microbial Communities