Microorganisms contribute to the biology and physiology of eukaryotic hosts and affect other
organisms through natural products. Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus (XP) living in …

Bacterial secondary metabolites represent an invaluable source of bioactive molecules for
the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Although screening campaigns for the …

Although microbial genomes harbor an abundance of biosynthetic gene clusters, there
remain substantial technological gaps that impair the direct correlation of newly discovered …

Toxicity of the metabolites of two bacteria, Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdus
bovienii, symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes, were tested in the laboratory against …

A milky-white-coloured, aerobic, Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped and motile bacterial strain
(GW78T) was isolated from forest soil. GW78T was catalase-positive and oxidase-negative …

Natural product (NP)-based pesticides have emerged as a compelling alternative to
traditional chemical fungicides, attracting substantial attention within the agrochemical …

Introduction Pectobacterium cacticida was identified as the causative agent of soft rot
disease in cacti. Due to a high potential of spread in the face of global warming, the species …

Xenorhabdus nematophila is a symbiotic Gammaproteobacterium that produces diverse
natural products that facilitate mutualistic and pathogenic interactions in their nematode and …

Background Nematodes of the genus Steinernema and their Xenorhabdus bacterial
symbionts are lethal entomopathogens that are useful in the biocontrol of insect pests, as …

Bacteria are rich sources of pharmaceutically valuable natural products, many crafted by
modular polyketide synthases (PKS) and non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS). PKS …