Social insects, ie ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …

To stop the antimicrobial resistance crisis, there is an urgent need for increased investment
in antimicrobial research and development. Currently, many researchers are focussing on …

Background E-waste management is extremely difficult to exercise owing to its complexity
and hazardous nature. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the core components of electrical …

In recent years, the insect microbiome has become the focus of many actinomycete
researchers in their search for novel bioactive compounds with members of the order …

Microorganisms due, to their immense metabolic diversity, have the potential to augment the
uptake of iron and zinc in addition to other important nutrients in plants. In the present work …

The evolutionary success of hymenopteran insects has been associated with complex
physiological and behavioral defense mechanisms against pathogens and parasites …

Many insects have been associated with actinobacteria in protective symbiosis where
antimicrobial metabolites inhibit host pathogens. However, the microbiota of neotropical …

Fungus-farming ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Attini) exhibit some of the most complex
microbial symbioses because both macroscopic partners (ants and fungus) are associated …

Actinomycetes constitute a large group of Gram-positive bacteria present in different
habitats. One of these habitats involves the association of these bacteria with insects. In this …

Microscopic fungi occupy a vast number of habitats, are taxonomically diverse, degrade
complex substrates, and have stood out for their capacity to biosynthesize a plethora of …