M. Wibowo

Maramycin, a cytotoxic isoquinolinequinone terpenoid produced through heterologous expression of a bifunctional indole prenyltransferase /tryptophan indole-lyase in S. albidoflavus

The paper reports the discovery of maramycin, a novel isoquinolinequinone alkaloid produced through heterologous expression of a bifunctional enzyme in Streptomyces albidoflavus, showing moderate cytotoxicity against prostate cancer cells.

Biosynthesis of the azoxy compound azodyrecin from Streptomyces mirabilis P8-A2

This study identifies and characterizes the biosynthetic pathway for azodyrecin, an azoxy compound produced by Streptomyces mirabilis P8-A2, revealing key enzymes and gene cluster distribution across Streptomyces species.

Resistance towards and biotransformation of Pseudomonas-produced secondary metabolites during community invasion

The paper investigates how Pseudomonas protegens uses secondary metabolites to invade soil communities and identifies mechanisms by which other microbes resist these metabolites.

Enhanced niche colonisation and competition during bacterial adaptation to a fungus

This study evolves Bacillus subtilis in co-culture with Aspergillus niger, finding enhanced surfactin production and surface spreading that inhibit fungal growth.

Establishment of a transparent soil system to study Bacillus subtilis chemical ecology

This paper introduces a transparent soil system to study B. subtilis chemical ecology under controlled conditions and demonstrates its use for detecting lipopeptide production and dynamics.

Genomic and chemical diversity of Bacillus subtilis secondary metabolites against plant pathogenic fungi

This study examines the genomic and chemical diversity of secondary metabolites in Bacillus subtilis strains to understand their biocontrol properties against plant pathogenic fungi.

Development of a whole cell biosensor for detection of 2, 4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG) producing bacteria from grassland soil

This paper develops a whole-cell biosensor to detect DAPG-producing bacteria in grassland soil, showing high sensitivity and enabling isolation and population dynamics analysis.

Surfactin production is not essential for pellicle and root-associated biofilm development of Bacillus subtilis

This study shows surfactin production is not essential for pellicle or root-associated biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis, but reduces colony expansion.