Nonribosomal peptides protect <i>Pseudomonas nunensis</i> 4A2e from amoebal and nematodal predation
Sebastian Pflanze, Ruchira Mukherji, Anan Ibrahim, Markus Günther, Sebastian Götze, Somak Chowdhury, Lisa Reimer, Lars Regestein, Pierre Stallforth
Abstract
Genome mining of the environmental bacterial isolate Pseudomonas nunensis 4A2e led to the discovery of three novel lipopeptides. Ecology-inspired bioassays highlight their importance in protecting the producing organism against various predators.
Topics & Concepts
Nonribosomal peptidePseudomonasPredationMicrobiologyBiologyChemistryBacteriaBiochemistryEcologyBiosynthesisEnzymeGeneticsPlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing