Microorganisms area treasure in terms of theproduction of various bioactive compounds
which are being explored in different arenas of applied sciences. In agriculture, microbes …

Lipopeptides are green surfactants with myriad applications in the areas of healthcare,
energy, and the environment. However, the commercial potential of these ecofriendly …

Microbial natural products are widely explored for their therapeutic potential. Understanding
the underlying evolutionary and adaptive forces driving their production remains a …

The increasing burden and health risks of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose a great threat
to society overall. Lipopeptides exhibit great potential as novel and safe alternatives to …

Bacterial contamination is a primary threat to food safety. Therefore, the persistent
development of natural antibacterial agents has become essential work. The present essay …

Pseudomonas lipopeptides (Ps-LPs) play crucial roles in bacterial physiology, host–microbe
interactions and plant disease control. Beneficial LP producers have mainly been isolated …

Since the discovery of penicillin, bacteria are known to be major sources of secondary
metabolites that can function as drugs or pesticides. Scientists worldwide attempted to …

To convert the lipopeptide non-producer strain Bacillus subtilis pB2 into a plipastatin and
surfactin coproducer, a gene expression cassette composed of a constitutive promoter …

Icosalide is an unusual two-tailed lipocyclopeptide antibiotic that was originally isolated from
a fungal culture. Yet, its biosynthesis and ecological function have remained enigmatic. By …

Cyclic lipopeptides derived from the fusaricidin/LI‐F family of naturally occurring antibiotics
represent particularly attractive candidates for the development of new antibacterial agents …