Discovery of cationic nonribosomal peptides as Gram-negative antibiotics through global genome mining

Microbial genomes encode enzymes for biosynthesis of many uncharacterized peptides. Here, the authors screen over 7,300 bacterial genomes for potential biosynthesis of cationic non-ribosomal peptides, and identify two novel peptides with activities against antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative pathogen...

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Main Authors: Yong-Xin Li, Zheng Zhong, Wei-Peng Zhang, Pei-Yuan Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05781-6