Bacterial symbionts in agricultural systems provide a strategic source for antibiotic discovery

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-58

  Ramadhar, Timothy R ^a   Beemelmanns, Christine ^a   Currie, Cameron R ^b   Clardy, Jon ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Fungus farming; Insects; Multilateral symbiosis; Natural products

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IKARUGAMYCIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANT; BACTERIUM; BEETLE; FARMING SYSTEM; ISOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOMYCES; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TERMITOMYCES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTS; BEETLES; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; ISOPTERA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84893045979     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2013.77     Document Type: Review

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