Nowadays, the worldwide search regarding renewable products from natural resources is
increasing due to the toxicity of chemical counterparts. Biosurfactants are surface-active …

Until recently, microbial identification in clinical diagnostic laboratories has mainly relied on
conventional phenotypic and gene sequencing identification techniques. The development …

The emergence of multidrug‐resistant bacteria has placed a strain on health care systems
and highlighted the need for new classes of antibiotics. Bacterial lipopeptides are secondary …

Endophytes are mutualistic symbionts within healthy plant tissues. In this study we isolated
Bacillus spp. from seeds of several varieties of maize. Bacillus amyloliquifaciens or Bacillus …

Lipopeptides constitute a structurally diverse group of metabolites produced by various
bacterial and fungal genera. In the past decades, research on lipopeptides has been fueled …

Lipopeptides are microbial surface active compounds produced by a wide variety of
bacteria, fungi, and yeast. They are characterized by high structural diversity and have the …

Résumé Surfactant use throughout mankind is extensive, from their initial applications as
detergents extending to use in medicine, lubricant, cosmetics and even enhanced oil …

Peptidic natural products (PNPs) are widely used compounds that include many antibiotics
and a variety of other bioactive peptides. Although recent breakthroughs in PNP discovery …

Abstract I. Introduction 157 II. MALDI‐TOF Spectra of Biomarkers 158 III. Instrumentation 158
IV. Sample Introduction 160 V. Preparation of Microorganism Samples for MALDI Analysis …

Background Gram-positive bacteria of the Bacillales are important producers of antimicrobial
compounds that might be utilized for medical, food or agricultural applications. Thanks to the …