A broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide identified from Burkholderia bacterium

A broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide identified from Burkholderia bacterium

Microbial pesticides are widely applied to improve crop production, but the active molecules are largely unexplored. In a recent study, Mohamed et al., identified an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) from crop-associated microbes and showed its inhibitory effects on various phytopathogens. The authors first isolated bacterial strains from healthy crops and tested their antifungal activities. Source