Biotechnology of polyketides: new breath of life for the novel antibiotic genetic pathways discovery through metagenomics
The discovery of secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms (e.g., penicillin in 1928) and the beginning of their industrial application (1940) opened new doors to what has been the main medication source for the treatment of infectious diseases and tumors. In fact, approximately 80 years afte...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000400002&lng=en&tlng=en |