Unlocking Bacterial Development: A New Family of Peptides Key to Microbial Growth Bacteria are masters of adaptation, constantly producing a diverse array of small organic molecules, natural products, to interact with their environment and mediate crucial physiological processes. A...

New surfactant peptides called clavusporins, discovered by Princeton's Seyedsayamdost Lab, reveal how filamentous bacteria grow upward and not "bald". go.njmicrobe.org/bHo8aE #Microbiology #NaturalProducts #Streptomyces #rSAM #Peptides #BacterialDevelopment #Surfactants #Actinomycetes