BiochemistryeLifePeer-reviewed
Automated genome mining predicts structural diversity and taxonomic distribution of peptide metallophores across bacteria
Zachary L. Reitz, Bita Pourmohsenin, Melanie Susman…·Marnix H. Medema
The paper introduces an automated method to detect non-ribosomal peptide metallophore biosynthesis gene clusters in bacterial genomes, revealing widespread metallophore production and chemical diversity.