| Literature DB >> 34460313 |
Margarita Kalamara1, Nicola R Stanley-Wall1.
Abstract
Bacteria produce specialized metabolites with a range of functions. In this issue of the Journal of Bacteriology, Schoenborn et al. study the production and role of secondary metabolites during biofilm development and sporulation in Bacillus subtilis (A. A. Schoenborn, S. M. Yannarell, E. D. Wallace, H. Clapper, et al., J Bacteriol 203:e00337-21, 2021, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.00337-21). Most metabolites studied are produced during differentiation, and six are required for the development of biofilms and/or spores. The authors propose a model for the timing of production and role in differentiation exerted by each secondary metabolite.Entities:
Keywords: Bacillus subtilis; biofilm; differentiation; specialized metabolites; spore
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34460313 PMCID: PMC8668079 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00431-21
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490