Metabolic engineering, new antibiotics and biofilm viscoelasticity

Microb Biotechnol. 2010 Jan;3(1):10-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2009.00157.x.

Abstract

In the following highlight we refer to a number of new advances in the field of Biotechnology that address issues relating to the synthesis of new antibiotics, new biocatalysts and matrices in biofilms.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis*
  • Biofilms*
  • Biotechnology / methods*
  • Elasticity
  • Enzymes / metabolism*
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways / genetics*
  • Protein Engineering*
  • Research / trends
  • Viscosity

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Enzymes