Phylogenetic Distribution of Secondary Metabolites in the <named-content content-type="genus-species">Bacillus subtilis</named-content> Species Complex

ABSTRACT Microbes produce a plethora of secondary (or specialized) metabolites that, although not essential for primary metabolism, benefit them to survive in the environment, communicate, and influence cell differentiation. Biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), responsible for the production of these...

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Main Authors: Kat Steinke, Omkar S. Mohite, Tilmann Weber, Ákos T. Kovács
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00057-21