Surfactin facilitates establishment of Bacillus subtilis in synthetic communities.

ABSTRACT: Soil bacteria are prolific producers of a myriad of biologically active secondary metabolites. These natural products play key roles in modern society, finding use as anti-cancer agents, as food additives, and as alternatives to chemical pesticides. As for their original role in interbacterial communication, secondary metabolites have been extensively studied under in vitro conditions, revealing many roles including antagonism, effects on motility, niche colonization, signaling, and cellular differentiation. Despite the growing body of knowledge on their mode of action, biosynthesis, and regulation, we still do not fully understand the role of secondary metabolites on the ecology of the producers and resident communities in situ. Here, we specifically examine the influence of Bacillus subt

SUBMITTER: Lozano-Andrade CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833321 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature