Siderophores are metal chelating secondary metabolites secreted by almost all organisms.
Beside iron starvation, the ability to produce siderophores depends upon several other …

Soil contamination by heavy metals, particularly mercury (Hg), is a problem that can
seriously affect the environment, animals, and human health. Hg has the capacity to …

Introduction This study aimed to identify and characterize novel siderophore-producing
organisms capable of secreting high quantities of the iron-binding compounds. In the course …

One of the largest concerns with world health today is still antibiotic resistance, which is
making it imperative to find efficient alternatives as soon as possible. It has been …

Over the past few years, new technological and scientific advances have reinforced the field
of natural product discovery. The spirotetronate class of natural products has recently grown …

ABSTRACT Although South Africa is known as one of the most biodiverse countries in the
world, based on its unique plants and animals, microorganisms have received much less …

Rare actinomycete genera are highly recognized as a promising source of structurally
diverse and bioactive natural products. Among these genera, Allokutzneria and …

Agriculture sector has been under tremendous pressure for merely producing enough food
products to fulfil the considerable demand of progressively expanding population in this …

Most smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have infertile soils and
inorganic fertiliser use is generally low resulting in suboptimal yields. Low cost and …

Hydroxamate siderophores are low molecular weight, high-affinity ferric iron-chelating
compounds which are excreted by Aspergillus fumigatus for iron transport extracellularly or …