Bioprospecting the microbiome of Red Sea Atlantis II brine pool for peptidases and biosynthetic genes with promising antibacterial activity

Abstract Background The search for novel antimicrobial agents is crucial as antibiotic-resistant pathogens continue to emerge, rendering the available antibiotics no longer effective. Likewise, new anti-cancer drugs are needed to combat the emergence of multi-drug resistant tumors. Marine environmen...

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Main Authors: Laila Ziko, Omnia AbdelRaheem, Marina Nabil, Ramy K. Aziz, Rania Siam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-022-01835-z