The control of insects of medical importance, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
are still the only effective way to prevent the transmission of diseases, such as dengue …

Background The biological diversity on planet earth is declining day by day, due to different
factors such as excessive applications of pesticides. The utilization of chemical pesticides …

Natural products have been proven to be important starting points for the development of
new drugs. Bacteria in the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus produce antimicrobial …

The global threat of multiresistant pathogens has to be answered by the development of
novel antibiotics. Established antibiotic applications are often based on so-called secondary …

The discovery of novel bioactive compounds produced by microorganisms holds significant
potential for the development of therapeutics and agrochemicals. In this study, we conducted …

Photorhabdus luminescens is an enterobacterium, a symbiont of beneficial nematodes with
broad-spectrum insecticidal potential against various important pests of crops. Nowadays …

An entomopathogenic bacterium, Photorhabdus temperata subsp. temperata, is mutualistic
to its host nematode, Heterorhabditis megidis. The infective juvenile nematodes enter target …

Recovery, yield, and dispersal are crucial developmental and behavioral indices for the
infective juveniles of entomopathogenic nematodes, which are used as biocontrol agents …

The rapid emergence of multidrug resistant microorganisms has become one of the most
critical threats to public health. A decrease in the effectiveness of available antibiotics has …

Natural products have proven themselves as a valuable resource for antibiotics. However, in
view of increasing antimicrobial resistance, there is an urgent need for new, structurally …