Streptomyces: Still the Biggest Producer of New Natural Secondary Metabolites, a Current Perspective

L Donald, A Pipite, R Subramani, J Owen… - Microbiology …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a real consensus that new antibiotics are urgently needed and are the best chance
for combating antibiotic resistance. The phylum Actinobacteria is one of the main producers …

The Potential of Streptomyces as Biocontrol Agents against the Rice Blast Fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae (Pyricularia oryzae)

JWF Law, HL Ser, TM Khan, LH Chuah… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Rice is a staple food source for more than three billion people worldwide. However, rice is
vulnerable to diseases, the most destructive among them being rice blast, which is caused …

Actinobacteria from rhizosphere: molecular diversity, distributions, and potential biotechnological applications

AN Yadav, P Verma, S Kumar, V Kumar… - New and future …, 2018 - Elsevier
Actinobacteria is a phylum of gram-positive bacteria, and members of bacteria belonging to
this phylum are classified into six classes, namely Acidimicrobiia, Actinobacteria …

Streptomyces as a Prominent Resource of Future Anti-MRSA Drugs

HM Kemung, LTH Tan, TM Khan, KG Chan… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pose a significant health threat as they
tend to cause severe infections in vulnerable populations and are difficult to treat due to a …

Golden needle mushroom: a culinary medicine with evidenced-based biological activities and health promoting properties

C Tang, PCX Hoo, LTH Tan, P Pusparajah… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Flammulina velutipes (enoki, velvet shank, golden needle mushroom or winter mushroom),
one of the main edible mushrooms on the market, has long been recognized for its …

Resveratrol—potential antibacterial agent against foodborne pathogens

DSL Ma, LTH Tan, KG Chan, WH Yap… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial foodborne pathogens are a significant health burden and the recent emergence of
pathogenic resistant strains due to the excessive use of antibiotics makes it more difficult to …

Anticancer drug discovery from microbial sources: The unique mangrove streptomycetes

JWF Law, LNS Law, V Letchumanan, LTH Tan… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Worldwide cancer incidence and mortality have always been a concern to the community.
The cancer mortality rate has generally declined over the years; however, there is still an …

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Streptomyces species from soils of three different cold sites in the Fez-Meknes region Morocco

S Rammali, L Hilali, K Dari, B Bencharki, A Rahim… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The increasing demand for new bioactive compounds to combat the evolution of multi-drug
resistance (MDR) requires research on microorganisms in different environments in order to …

Streptomyces learnhanii sp. nov., unveiling a Mangrove-Derived Novel “Modern Actinobacteria” in Malaysia

JWF Law, V Letchumanan… - … In Microbes & …, 2023 - journals.hh-publisher.com
Streptomyces learnhanii sp. nov. MUM 203J T was isolated from Malaysia mangrove soil.
This Gram-positive bacterium produces pale greenish-yellow aerial and greyish-yellow …

Taxonomy and Broad-Spectrum Antifungal Activity of Streptomyces sp. SCA3-4 Isolated From Rhizosphere Soil of Opuntia stricta

D Qi, L Zou, D Zhou, Y Chen, Z Gao, R Feng… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Actinobacteria are important producers of bioactive compounds. Extreme ecosystems cause
evolution of novel secondary metabolic pathways of Actinobacteria and increase the …