Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria present an ever-growing challenge to physicians. The growing antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria has caused the Centers for Disease Control …
Streptomyces are Gram-positive, filamentous, soil-dwelling saprophytic bacteria that are the source of a vast array of bioactive secondary metabolites. The albaflavenone biosynthetic gene cluster in …
Chemical communication mediated by molecules called semiochemicals occurs in organisms from all taxonomic kingdoms. My doctoral work as focused on chemical communication in Streptomyces bacteria, …
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, is a pathogen that affects more than one third of the world’s population. Its increasing resistance to antibiotics …
Given the increasing worldwide energy demand and the finite supply of fossil fuels, the development of renewable energy sources is of global importance. The use …
Streptomycetes are a large group of Gram-positive, soil-dwelling bacteria that have evolved remarkable metabolic capabilities for survival in a nutrient-poor and a biodiverse ecological niche. …