Characterization of Microbial Diversity in Decayed Wood from a Spanish Forest: An Environmental Source of Industrially Relevant Microorganisms.

Rotting wood is inhabited by a large diversity of bacteria, fungi, and insects with complex environmental relationships. The aim of this work was to study the composition of the microbiota (bacteria and fungi) in decaying wood from a northwest Spanish forest as a source of industrially relevant microorganisms. The analyzed forest is situated in a well-defined biogeographic area combining Mediterranean and temperate macrobioclimates.

Screening of Antibiotic Gene Clusters in Microorganisms Isolated from Wood.

The biosphere of Earth is made up of a variety of ecosystems governed by complex biological interactions, some of them mediated by microbial bioactive secondary metabolites. These metabolites such as antibiotics (e.g.

Microbial Isolation and Characterization of New Antibiotic-Producing Strains from Decayed Wood.

Microbial drug resistance is increasing over the last years, becoming one of the most important health concerns in the twenty-first century. It encourages the discovery of new antibiotics. Thus, novel antibiotics discovered by exploring different environments that previously have been left out of the scientific focus is a realistic opportunity.