Targeting the Impossible: A Review of New Strategies against Endospores

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 248
• Main Authors: Romero-Rodríguez, Alba, Ruiz-Villafán, Beatriz, Martínez-de la Peña, Claudia Fabiola, Sánchez, Sergio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.01.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Animal health; Antibiotics; Bacteria; bacteriocins; bioactive peptides; Cell division; Disease transmission; Domestic animals; endospore; Environmental conditions; Enzymes; Germination; Health aspects; Health risks; Heat resistance; Infections; Kinases; Metabolism; Natural products; Pathogenesis; Pathogens; Proteins; Review; Signal transduction; Spore-forming bacteria; Spores; germination; bacteriocins; bioactive peptides; endospore

Endospore-forming bacteria are ubiquitous, and their endospores can be present in food, in domestic animals, and on contaminated surfaces. Many spore-forming bacteria have been used in biotechnological applications, while others are human pathogens responsible for a wide range of critical clinical i...