Major losses of crop yield and quality caused by soil-borne plant diseases have long
threatened the ecology and economy of agriculture and forestry. Biological control using …

Microbial secondary metabolites (MSMs) have played and continue to play a highly
significant role in the drug discovery and development process. Genetically, MSM chemical …

This minireview highlights the importance of endophytic fungi for sustainable agriculture and
horticulture production. Fungal endophytes play a key role in habitat adaptation of plants …

Microorganisms have a long track record as important sources of novel bioactive natural
products, particularly in the field of drug discovery. While microbes have been shown to …

Microorganisms form diverse multispecies communities in various ecosystems. The high
abundance of fungal and bacterial species in these consortia results in specific …

Marine-derived bacteria and fungi are promising sources of novel bioactive compounds that
are important for drug discovery programs. However, as encountered in terrestrial …

An important goal of the mycotoxin research community is to develop comprehensive
strategies for mycotoxin control and detoxification. Although significant progress has been …

Genomic sequence data have revealed the presence of a large fraction of putatively silent
biosynthetic gene clusters in the genomes of actinomycetes that encode for secondary …

Natural products have traditionally served as a dominant source of therapeutic agents. They
are produced by dedicated biosynthetic gene clusters that assemble complex, bioactive …

Antibiotic resistance is one of the critical issues, describing a significant social health
complication globally. Hence, the discovery of novel antibiotics has acquired an increased …