Organization, evolution and function of fengycin biosynthesis gene clusters in the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens group

• Published in: Phytopathology Research Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Zeng, Qingchao, Xie, Jianbo, Li, Yan, Chen, Xinyi, Gu, Xiaofei, Yang, Panlei, Hu, Guangcan, Wang, Qi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 09.11.2021
• Subjects: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; Biocontrol; Comparative genomic; Evolution; Genome sequencing

The Bacillus velezensis strain PG12, belonging to the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens group, is an endophytic bacterium known for its antimicrobial activities against crop pathogens. However, our knowledge of the molecular basis underlying its biocontrol activity and the relatedness of different strains...