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Microbial bioprospecting for benzoxazolinate-like molecules: unleashing the potential of genome mining

The benzoxazolinate moiety is a key functional group found in a few natural products (NPs), exhibiting diverse bioactivities, including antitumor, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activities. Despite their clinical importance, only a few bacterial strains and NPs have been reported harboring this rare bis-heterocyclic moiety, underscoring a largely unexplored chemical space. Here, we performed…

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Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversity of endolichenic fungi inhabiting Acarospora schleicheri (Ach.) A. Massal, isolated from a Chilean Andean zone

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56022-6 Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversity of endolichenic fungi inhabiting Acarospora schleicheri (Ach.) A.

  • Study focuses on endolichenic fungi of Acarospora schleicheri in Chilean Altiplano
  • Molecular phylogenetics identifies Dothideomycetes and Eurotiomycetes strains
  • Novel records of Monascus sp. and Sporobolomyces reniformis found on lichen thallus

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