Bioactive Compounds from Microbes

• Main Author: Katharina Riedel (auth)
• Other Authors: Enrica Pessione (auth), Roberto Mazzoli (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Metagenomics; Metabolomics; antitumor activity; immune-system modulation; Gut Microbiota; human-microbes cross talk; antibiotics; food-encrypted peptides; gut-brain axis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Microorganisms have had a long and surprising history. They were "invisible" until invention of microscope in the 17th century. Until that date, although they were extensively (but inconsciously) employed in food preservation, beer and wine fermentation, cheese, vinegar, yogurt and bread m...