Natural products from endophytic
bacteria
Many endophytes are members of common soil bacterial
genera, such as Pseudomonas, Burkholderia and Bacillus
(Lodewyckx et al., 2002). These genera are well known for
their diverse range of secondary metabolic products including
antibiotics, anticancer compounds, volatile organic
compounds, antifungal, antiviral, insecticidal and immunosuppressant
agents.While a wide range of biologically active
compounds have been isolated from endophytic organisms,
they still remain a relatively untapped source of novel
natural products.
While most research has focused on fungal-based production
of antimicrobial products, a number of low-molecular-
weight compounds, active at low concentrations
against a range of human, animal and plant pathogenic