Surfactant use throughout mankind is extensive, from their initial applications as detergents
extending to use in medicine, lubricant, cosmetics and even enhanced oil recovery …

Lipopeptides are microbial surface active compounds produced by a wide variety of
bacteria, fungi and yeast. They are characterized by highly structural diversity and have the …

Background Gram-positive bacteria of the Bacillales are important producers of antimicrobial
compounds that might be utilized for medical, food or agricultural applications. Thanks to the …

Main conclusion Lipopeptides could help to overcome a large concern in agriculture:
resistance against chemical pesticides. These molecules have activity against various …

Aims To study the antimicrobial agents of the Bacillus velezensis strain HC6 and assess the
application potential of B. velezensis HC6 in maize. Methods and Results We applied a dual …

Background There is an urgent need to discover biocontrol agents to control bacterial wilt.
This study reports on a new lipopeptide-producing biocontrol strain FJAT-46737 and …

Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules which showed application in the food, medical,
and cosmetics industries and in bioremediation. In this study, a marine sponge-associated …

Ficus is one of the largest genera in the plant kingdom that belongs to the Moraceae family.
This review aimed to summarize the medicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological …

Bacillus pumilus strain PTB180 and Bacillus subtilis strain PTB185 were recently reported
for their strong in vitro antagonistic activity against several plant pathogens including …

Fusarium graminearum and Xanthomonas translucens are the causal agents of important
diseases in wheat plants worldwide. Seeds carry beneficial microbes known as endophytes …