Unusual acylation of chloramphenicol in Lysobacter enzymogenes, a biocontrol agent with intrinsic resistance to multiple antibiotics

Abstract Background The environmental gliding bacteria Lysobacter are emerging as a new group of biocontrol agents due to their prolific production of lytic enzymes and potent antibiotic natural products. These bacteria are intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics, but the mechanisms behind the a...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Justin Huffman, Shengying Li, Yuemao Shen, Liangcheng Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12896-017-0377-y