Biosynthetic mechanisms of secondary metabolites promoted by the interaction between endophytes and plant hosts

Z Li, W Wen, M Qin, Y He, D Xu, L Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Endophytes is a kind of microorganism resource with great potential medicinal value. The
interactions between endophytes and host not only promote the growth and development of …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance genes of Escherichia coli, a bacterium of “One Health” importance in South Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

T Ramatla, M Tawana, KE Lekota, O Thekisoe - AIMS microbiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This is a systematic review and meta-analysis that evaluated the prevalence of Escherichia
coli antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in animals, humans, and the environment in South …

Structural and functional changes in soil bacterial communities by drifting spray application of a commercial red seaweed extract as revealed by metagenomics

K Trivedi, R Kumar, KG Vijay Anand, G Bhojani… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed extract (KSWE) is known to enhance crop productivity and
impart stress tolerance. Close to one quarter of foliar spray applied to maize falls on the soil …

Comparing microbiological and molecular diagnostic tools for the surveillance of anthrax

SO Ochai, A Hassim, EH Dekker… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The diagnosis of anthrax, a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis can be
complicated by detection of closely related species. Conventional diagnosis of anthrax …

Plant growth-promoting bacterium from non-agricultural soil improves okra plant growth

HA AlAli, A Khalifa, M Almalki - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Beneficial soil microorganisms influence nutrient recycling, soil fertility, plant growth, and
productivity and reduce chemical fertilizer application. This study aimed to isolate bacteria …

Bacillus anthracis in South Africa, 1975–2013: are some lineages vanishing?

KE Lekota, A Hassim, MB Ledwaba, BA Glover… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
The anthrax-causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis comprises the genetic clades A, B, and C.
In the northernmost part (Pafuri) of Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, both the …

Combating the Dust Devil: Utilizing Naturally Occurring Soil Microbes in Arizona to Inhibit the Growth of Coccidioides spp., the Causative Agent of Valley Fever

DR Kollath, MM Morales, AN Itogawa, D Mullaney… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
The fungal disease Valley fever causes a significant medical and financial burden for
affected people in the endemic region, and this burden is on the rise. Despite the medical …

Genomic insight on Klebsiella variicola isolated from wastewater treatment plant has uncovered a novel bacteriophage

KE Lekota, RO Mabeo, T Ramatla, DAB Van Wyk… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Klebsiella variicola is considered an emerging pathogen, which may colonize a variety of
hosts, including environmental sources. Klebsiella variicola investigated in this study was …

[HTML][HTML] Putative functions of EpsK in teichuronic acid synthesis and phosphate starvation in Bacillus licheniformis

Y Xu, L Yang, H Wang, X Wei, Y Shi, D Liang… - Synthetic and Systems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) are extracellular macromolecules in bacteria,
which function in cell growth and show potential for mechanism study and biosynthesis …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-based investigation of the Priestia species isolated from anthrax endemic regions in Kruger National Park

TG Magome, SO Ochai, A Hassim… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Priestia is a genus that was renamed from the genus Bacillus based on the conserved
signature indels (CSIs) in protein sequences that separate Priestia species from Bacillus …