For an organism to survive, it must be able to sense its environment and regulate
physiological processes accordingly. Understanding how bacteria integrate signals from …

Some members of root-associated Bacillus species have been developed as biocontrol
agents due to their contribution to plant protection by directly interfering with the growth of …

Nonribosomal peptides are products that fall into the class of secondary metabolites with a
diverse properties as toxins, siderophores, pigments, or antibiotics, among others. Unlike …

Microbes produce a diverse range of secondary metabolites in response to various
environmental factors and interspecies competition. This enables them to become superior …

Highlights•Bacilysin produced by B. subtilis is an enzymatically produced dipeptide
antibiotic.•The genetics and biochemical pathway of its biosynthesis are largely …

The B6 vitamer pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is a co-factor for proteins and enzymes that
are involved in diverse cellular processes. Therefore, PLP is essential for organisms from all …

AprE and NprE are two major extracellular proteases in Bacillus subtilis whose expression is
directly regulated by several pleiotropic transcriptional factors, including AbrB, DegU, ScoC …

Bacillus subtilis is adaptable to many environments in part due to its ability to produce a
broad range of bioactive compounds. One such compound, bacillaene, is a linear …

The plant is an attractive versatile home for diverse associated microbes. A subset of these
microbes produces a diversity of anti-microbial natural products including polyketides, non …

Formation of glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcN6P) by enzyme GlcN6P synthase (GlmS)
represents the first step in bacterial cell envelope synthesis. In Escherichia coli, expression …