Myxobacteria and their products: current trends and future perspectives in industrial applications

Myxobacteria belong to a group of bacteria that are known for their well-developed communication system and synchronized or coordinated movement. This typical behavior of myxobacteria is mediated through secondary metabolites. They are capable of producing secondary metabolites belonging to several...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Folia microbiologica 2021-08, Vol.66 (4), p.483-507
Main Authors: Shrivastava, Akansha, Sharma, Rakesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiviral activity
Applied Microbiology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell lines
Communications systems
Cytotoxicity
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Fungicides
Immunology
Industrial applications
Life Sciences
Metabolites
Microbiology
Review
Secondary metabolites
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Myxobacteria belong to a group of bacteria that are known for their well-developed communication system and synchronized or coordinated movement. This typical behavior of myxobacteria is mediated through secondary metabolites. They are capable of producing secondary metabolites belonging to several chemical classes with unique and wide spectrum of bioactivities. It is predominantly significant that myxobacteria specialize in mechanisms of action that are very rare with other producers. Most of the metabolites have been explored for their medical and pharmaceutical values while a lot of them are still unexplored. This review is an attempt to understand the role of potential metabolites produced by myxobacteria in different applications. Different myxobacterial metabolites have demonstrated antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties along with cytotoxic activity against various cell lines. Beside their metabolites, these myxobacteria have also been discussed for better exploitation and implementation in different industrial sectors.
ISSN:0015-5632
1874-9356
DOI:10.1007/s12223-021-00875-z