Many giant linear plasmids have been isolated from Streptomyces by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and some of them were found to carry an antibiotic biosynthetic cluster(s); SCP1 carries ...

Researchers have discovered toxic protein particles, shaped like umbrellas, that soil bacteria known as Streptomyces secrete to squelch competitors in their crowded microbial communities, especially ...

One of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development, as recognized by the World Health Organization, is antibiotic resistance. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics since the ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s most urgent health challenges, with the WHO’s recent report showing there are “too few antibacterials in the pipeline” and the limited commercial ...

Streptomyces bacteria are our primary source of antibiotics, which are produced in the transition from vegetative growth to sporulation in a complex developmental life cycle. Streptomyces bacteria are ...

Plant growth-promoting Streptomyces assemble into the internal, root endophytic compartments of a wide variety of plants around the world. These bacteria are well-known for their ability to produce a ...

A recent study conducted by scientists at ESPOL has unveiled the biotechnological potential of microorganisms from Antarctica. In this remote continent, where life thrives under extreme conditions, ...

Invisible to the human eye, they are generally seen as germs responsible for disease and food poisoning. Now, a group of Rutgers University microbiologists is trying to rehabilitate the image of the ...

Soil gets its characteristic earthy smell from certain chemicals produced primarily by soil-dwelling bacteria called Streptomyces. But until now, we didn’t know why these bacteria produce these odours ...

A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognized as New Jersey’s state microbe. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday giving the distinction to Streptomyces ...

A new weapon to defeat antibiotic-resistant bacteria has come from soil. Soil bacteria are the key players. They had long been making antimicrobial substances 100 times more potent than existing ...