{
  "id": 16912098,
  "title": "Old Compound, New Context: Naphthocyclinones Mediate Microbial Competition in Wild Bee Nests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/old-compound-new-context-naphthocyclinones-mediate-microbial",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.24.761495v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Although thousands of microbial specialized metabolites have been identified, the ecological functions of most remain unknown. Naphthocyclinones are aromatic polyketide antibiotics discovered more than five decades ago, yet their biological role has remained elusive. Investigating the microbial community of the oligolectic ivy bee (Colletes hederae), a bacterial community that included several…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}