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  25 April 2022 | Open Access

  Global analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters reveals conserved and unique natural products in entomopathogenic nematode-symbiotic bacteria

  Entomopathogenic nematodes carrying Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus bacteria prey on insect larvae in the soil. Now, a comprehensive analysis of the bacterial genome has revealed ubiquitous and unique families of biosynthetic gene clusters. Evaluation of the bioactivity of the natural products expressed by the most prevalent cluster families explains the functional basis of bacterial natural products involved in bacteria–nematode–insect interactions.

  • Yi-Ming Shi
  • , Merle Hirschmann
  •  & Helge B. Bode

• Article | 30 June 2013

  A dendritic single-molecule fluorescent probe that is monovalent, photostable and minimally blinking

  A far-red-fluorescent probe based on a ring-fused BODIPY core that is conjugated to a polyglycerol dendrimer is now reported. The most notable feature of this probe is its long-lasting fluorescence emission with a strikingly low level of blinking in single-molecule-imaging experiments, even in the absence of anti-fading agents such as Trolox.

  • Si Kyung Yang
  • , Xinghua Shi
  •  & Steven C. Zimmerman