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Table 3 Antimicrobial metabolites in probiotic Bacillus

From: Mechanisms of probiotic Bacillus against enteric bacterial infections

Classification

Compounds

Producer speciesa

Type of BGCsb

Spectrumc

Targetsd

References

Compounds synthesized by ribosome and post-translationally modified

Lantibiotics

Amylolysin

B. amyloliquefaciens

RiPP

G+

Cell membrane, lipid II

[55]

Cerecidins

B. cereus

Lanthipeptide

G+

Cell membrane

[56]

Clausin

B. clausii

RiPP

G+

Cell wall

[57, 58]

Coagulin

B. coagulans

RiPP-like

G+

-

[59]

Entianin

B. subtilis

Lanthipeptide

G+

Cell wall, membrane

[60]

Formicin

B. paralicheniformis

RiPP

G+

Cell membrane

[61]

Haloduracin

B. halodurans

RiPP

G+

Cell wall, membrane

[62, 63]

Lichenicidin

B. licheniformis

Lanthipeptide

G+

Cell membrane

[64, 65]

Megacin

B. megaterium

RiPP

G+

Cell membrane

[66, 67]

Mersacidin

Bacillus sp.

Lanthipeptide

G+

Cell wall, membrane

[68, 69]

Pseudomycoicidin

B. pseudomycoides

RiPP

G+

-

[70]

Plantazolicin A, B

B. velezensis

RiPP

G+

Cell membrane

[71]

Sublancin 168

B. subtilis

Lanthipeptide

G+

PTS

[72]

Sublichenin

B. licheniformis

RiPP

G+, G

-

[73]

Subtilin

B. subtilis

Lanthipeptide

G+

Cell wall

[74]

Subtilomycin

B. subtilis

Lanthipeptide

G+, G

-

[75]

Subtilosin A

B. subtilis

Thiopeptide

G+

Cell membrane, Quorum sensing

[76, 77]

Thuricins

B. thuringiensis

RiPP

G+

Cell membrane

[78, 79]

Thurincin H

B. thuringiensis

RiPP

G+, G

Cell membrane or cell wall

[80]

Thiocillins

B. cereus

Thiopeptide

G+

Protein synthesis

[81]

Peptide compounds synthesized by non-ribosomal peptide synthetase

Cyclic Cationic Lipopeptides

Bacitracin

B. subtilis

NRPS

G+

Cell wall

[82]

Circulin group:

     

Circulin

B. circulans

NRPS

G+, G, fungus

-

[83]

Polypeptin A-B

B. circulans

NRPS

G+, G

-

[84]

Polymyxin analogues:

     

Polymyxin A-E

B. polymyxa (namely Paenibacillus polymyxa)

NRPS

G+, G

Cell membrane

[85]

Octapeptin analogues:

     

Octapeptin A-D

Bacillus sp. and Paenibacillus sp.

NRPS

G+, G

Cell membrane

[86, 87]

Cyclic Noncationic Lipopeptides

Bacilotetrins A, B

B. subtilis

NRPS

G+

-

[88]

Locillomycin

B. subtilis

PKS/NRPS

G+, virus

-

[89]

Iturin analogues:

     

Bacillomycin

B. velezensis

PKS/NRPS

Fungus, G+

Cell membrane

[90,91,92]

Iturins

B. subtilis

PKS/NRPS

Fungus, G+

Cell membrane

[45, 93]

Mycosubtilin

B. subtilis

PKS/NRPS

Fungus, G+

Cell membrane

[92, 94]

Surfactin analogues:

     

Bacaucin

B. subtilis

NRPS

G+

Cell membrane

[95]

Lichenysins

B. licheniformis

NRPS

G+

Cell membrane, biofilm formation

[96, 97]

Pumilacidin

B. pumilus

NRPS

G+, virus

-

[98, 99]

Surfactins

B. subtilis

NRPS

Fungus, virus, G+

Cell membrane, quorum sensing, protein synthesis, cell metabolism

[100, 101]

Fengycin analogues:

     

Fengycins

B. subtilis

NRPS

Fungus, G+

Cell membrane, quorum sensing

[16, 102]

Plipastatin

B. subtilis

NRPS

Fungus, G+

Cell membrane, wall

[31, 103]

Fusaricidin analogues

     

Fusaricidins

Paenibacillus sp.

PKS/NRPS

G+, Fungus

Cell membrane, cell metabolism

[104, 105]

Liner Cationic Lipopeptides

Bogorol A

Bacillus sp.

NRPS

G+

-

[106]

Cerexin A-D

B. cereus

NRPS

G+

-

[107]

Gageopeptides

B. subtilis

NRPS

G, G+, fungus

-

[108]

Gageostatins

B. subtilis

NRPS

G, G+, fungus

-

[109]

Gageotetrins

B. subtilis

NRPS

G, G+, fungus

Cell membrane

[110]

Tridecaptin A-C

B. polymyxa (namely Paenibacillus polymyxa)

NRPS

G

lipid II

[111]

Zwittermicin A

B. cereus

PKS/NRPS

Fungus, G+, G

-

[112]

Liner Lipopeptides

Bacillin

B. subtilis

NRPS

G, G+

Cell membrane

[113]

Bacilysin

B. subtilis

Other

G, G+, fungus

Cell wall, membrane

[114]

Polyketide compounds synthesized by polyketide synthetase or polyketide synthetase/non-ribosomal peptide synthetase

 

Amicoumacin

B. pumilus

PKS/NRPS

G, G+

Protein synthesis

[48, 115]

 

Bacillaene

B. subtilis

PKS/NRPS

Fungus, G, G+

Biofilm formation, Protein synthesis

[116, 117]

Difficidin

B. velezensis

PKS/NRPS

Fungus, G+, G

Cell wall, Protein synthesis

[114]

Macrolactin

B. velezensis

PKS

G, G+

Protein synthesis

[118, 119]

  1. a Antimicrobial metabolites listed in the table are commonly produced by producer species but not limited in these species
  2. b The type of BGCs is categorized according to the published researches and MIBiG database
  3. c Their activities are shown in the way of whether exhibit the inhibition of the growth of pathogenic bacteria (Gram-positive G+ and Gram-negative G), fungus or virus
  4. d It represents unknown antibacterial targets. The abbreviations in the table can be found in the abbreviation list