Biogeographic patterns of biosynthetic potential and specialized metabolites in marine sediments

AB Chase, A Bogdanov, AM Demko… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
While the field of microbial biogeography has largely focused on the contributions of abiotic
factors to community patterns, the potential influence of biotic interactions in structuring …

Polyketides/nonribosomal peptides from Streptococcus mutans and their ecological roles in dental biofilm

W Luo, M Zhang, X Zhou, X Xu… - Molecular Oral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Streptococcus mutans is the major etiological agent of dental caries in humans. S. mutans
overgrowth within dental biofilms can trigger biofilm dysbiosis, ultimately leading to the …

SecMet-FISH: labeling, visualization, and enumeration of secondary metabolite producing microorganisms

Y Buijs, AU Geers, I Nita, ML Strube… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Our understanding of the role of secondary metabolites in microbial communities is
challenged by intrinsic limitations of culturing bacteria under laboratory conditions and …

Species-level distribution of microbiota with secondary metabolic potential in Chinese Baijiu fermentation

L Xu, R Du, Q Wu, Y Xu - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Chinese Baijiu fermentation is a typical spontaneous fermentation with complex microbial
community. However, the species-level distribution of microbiota with secondary metabolic …

Unlocking the biosynthetic potential and taxonomy of the Antarctic microbiome along temporal and spatial gradients

W Medeiros, K Hidalgo, T Leão… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extreme environments, such as Antarctica, select microbial communities that display a range
of evolutionary strategies to survive and thrive under harsh environmental conditions. These …

Non-ribosomal peptide synthase profiles remain structurally similar despite minimally shared features across fungus-farming termite microbiomes

R Murphy, ML Strube, S Schmidt, KS Silué… - ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Fungus-farming termites (Macrotermitinae) engage in an obligate mutualism with members
of the fungal genus Termitomyces, which they maintain as a monoculture on specialized …