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Covalently Immobilized Battacin Lipopeptide Gels with Activity against Bacterial Biofilms.

, 2023
Novel antibiotic treatments are in increasing demand to tackle life-threatening infections from bacterial pathogens. In this study, we report the use of a potent battacin lipopeptide as an antimicrobial gel to inhibit planktonic and mature biofilms of S.
Wang, Kelvin, Hemar, Yacine, Lu, Jun, Sarojini, Vijayalekshmi, De Zoysa, Gayan Heruka   +4 more
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The Extracellular Lipopeptides and Volatile Organic Compounds of Bacillus subtilis DHA41 Display Broad-Spectrum Antifungal Activity against Soil-Borne Phytopathogenic Fungi

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (Fon) is a devastating soil-borne fungus causing Fusarium wilt in watermelon. The present study investigated the biochemical mechanism underlying the antifungal activity exhibited by the antagonistic bacterial strain ...
Dhabyan Mutar Kareem Al-Mutar, Muhammad Noman, Noor Salih Abduljaleel Alzawar, Hadi Hussein Qasim, Dayong Li, Fengming Song   +5 more
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Self-Assembly of a Catalytically Active Lipopeptide and Its Incorporation into Cubosomes [PDF]

, 2019
The self-assembly and biocatalytic activity of the proline-functionalized lipopeptide PRW-NH-C16 are examined and compared to that of the related PRW–O-C16 lipopeptide, which differs in having an ester linker between the lipid chain and tripeptide ...
Andrea M. Aguilar (2424766), Wendel A. Alves (1615942), Charlotte J. C. Edwards-Gayle, Juliane N. B. D. Pelin, Valeria Castelletto, Ian W. Hamley, Jani Seitsonen (1296324), Wendel A. Alves, Andrea M. Aguilar, Juliane N. B. D. Pelin (6954977), Valeria Castelletto (401844), Jani Seitsonen, Charlotte J. C. Edwards-Gayle (5228423), Ian W. Hamley (401845), Janne Ruokolainen (1296321), Janne Ruokolainen   +15 more
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Quantification of FEND and ITUDI Anti-fungal Lipopeptide Gene Expression in Bacillus megaterium using RT-qPCR

, 2020
Phytopathogenic diseases are a major concern in modern agriculture, and for decades, pesticides have been used to prevent potential damage. Bacillus megaterium is proposed as a biological controlling agent, and gene expression of the lipopeptide genes ...
Andrés Sebastián Cadena Paredes, Viviana Pamela Chiluisa-Utreras, Ramiro Daniel Acurio, Katherine Alejandra Medrano Jara   +3 more
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In Vitro and Ex Vivo Antibiofilm Activity of a Lipopeptide Biosurfactant Produced by the Entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana Strain against Microsporum canis

Microorganisms, 2020
Microsporum canis is one of the most important dermatophyte causing tinea corporis and tinea capitis and its biofilm-form has a poor therapeutic response. The biosurfactant production by entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) has not been reported yet.
Marwa M. Abdel-Aziz, Mohsen S. Al-Omar, Hamdoon A. Mohammed, Tamer M. Emam   +3 more
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Antibacterial and biofilm disruptive nonribosomal lipopeptides from Streptomyces parvulus against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Background: In recent years, new drugs for the treatment of various diseases, thereby the emergence of antimicrobial resistance tremendously increased because of the increased consumption rate of various drugs.
Shine Kadaikunnan, P. Vijayaragavan, M.A. Rathi, Balasubramanian Balamuralikrishnan, Naiyf S. Alharbi, V.K. Gopalakrishnan, Sumitha Purushothaman, Ravikumar Sivanesan   +7 more
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Optimization of Surfactin Production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens MD4-12 using Response Surface Methodology

Microbiology Indonesia, 2015
Surfactin is a lipopeptide biosurfactant that show potential biomedical application due to its activities such as antiviral, antibacterial, antifungi, anticancer, and antimycoplasma. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens MD4-12, isolated from oil-contaminated soil,
AHMAD WIBISANA, WAHONO SUMARYONO, MIRAWATI SUDIRO, PRATIWI PUDJILESTARI SUDARMONO   +3 more
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The interplay between daptomycin and the immune system

Frontiers in Immunology, 2014
Antibiotics may have bacteriostatic or bactericidal effects but may also cause immunomodulation. Lipopeptides are known immunomodulators that interact with pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in antigen presenting ...
Theodoros eKelesidis
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Production of lipopeptide biosurfactant by a hydrocarbon-degrading antarctic Rhodococcus [PDF]

, 2020
Rhodococci are renowned for their great metabolic repertoire partly because of their numerous putative pathways for large number of specialized metabolites such as biosurfactant.
Nur Adeela Yasid, Nurul Hani Saruni, Abdul Habib, Nur Muhamad Syahir, Abdul Razak, Nur Syafiqah, Smykla, Jerzy, Mohd Yunus Abd Shukor, Wan Lutfi Wan Johari, Syahir Habib, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Nur Syafiqah Abdul Razak, Wan Johari, Wan Lutfi, Saruni, Nurul Hani, Abd. Shukor, Mohd Yunus, Siti Aqlima Ahmad, Siti Aisyah Alias, Jerzy Smykla, Yasid, Nur Adeela, Alias, Siti Aisyah   +17 more
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Lichenysin Production by Bacillus licheniformis Food Isolates and Toxicity to Human Cells

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Bacillus licheniformis can cause foodborne intoxication due to the production of the surfactant lichenysin. The aim of this study was to measure the production of lichenysin by food isolates of B.
Kah Yen Claire Yeak, Kah Yen Claire Yeak, Manca Perko, Guido Staring, Blanca M. Fernandez-Ciruelos, Jerry M. Wells, Tjakko Abee, Marjon H. J. Wells-Bennik   +7 more
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