Optimization of the biotechnological production of a novel class of anti-MRSA antibiotics from Chitinophaga sancti

Abstract Background Recently, the discovery of the elansolids, a group of macrolides, was reported. The molecules show activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as well as other gram-positive organisms. This fact renders those substances a promising starting point for future chemi...

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Main Authors: Amelie Beckmann, Stephan Hüttel, Viktoria Schmitt, Rolf Müller, Marc Stadler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0756-z