Overview of the Antimicrobial Compounds Produced by Members of the Bacillus subtilis Group

Over the last seven decades, applications using members of the Bacillus subtilis group have emerged in both food processes and crop protection industries. Their ability to form survival endospores and the plethora of antimicrobial compounds they produce has generated an increased industrial interest as food preservatives, therapeutic agents and biopesticides. In the growing context of food biopreservation and biological crop protection, this review suggests a comprehensive way to visualize the antimicrobial spectrum described within the B. subtilis group, including volatile compounds. This classification distinguishes the bioactive metabolites based on their biosynthetic pathways and chemical nature: i.e.,…

• UC
  Université Catholique de Louvain
• WG
  Waalse Gewest
• FD
  Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
• I
  Innoviris
• FP
  Fonds pour la Formation à la Recherche dans l’Industrie et dans l’Agriculture