As feed accounts for a significant proportion of a farm's expenditure, animal nutrition is one
of the key profit determinants. Attributed to the size-dependent market value, enhancing …

Bacillus subtilis produces a wide range of secondary metabolites providing diverse plant
growth-promoting and biocontrol abilities. These secondary metabolites include …

Gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) is a serious disease causing considerable losses to harvested
tomato during storage and transportation. Extensive and unjudicial use of fungicides has …

Highlights•Temperate phage may alter host phenotype during lysogeny with benefits for the
host.•Gene switching via active lysogeny may harm the host and promote phage …

Bacteria produce diverse specialized metabolites that mediate ecological interactions and
serve as a rich source of industrially relevant natural products. Biosynthetic pathways for …

Microbes produce a plethora of secondary (or specialized) metabolites that, although not
essential for primary metabolism, benefit them to survive in the environment, communicate …

Secondary metabolites have an important impact on the biocontrol potential of soil-derived
microbes. In addition, various microbe-produced chemicals have been suggested to impact …

Phages are the main source of within-species bacterial diversity and drivers of horizontal
gene transfer, but we know little about the mechanisms that drive genetic diversity of these …

Bacterial secondary metabolites are structurally diverse molecules that drive microbial
interaction by altering growth, cell differentiation, and signaling. Bacillus subtilis, a Gram …

Aluminium (Al) toxicity in acid soil ecosystems is a major impediment to crop production as it
drastically affects plant root growth, thereby acquisition of nutrients from the soil. Plant …