Abstract:Antibiotics are produced by either bacteria or fungi. Actinomycetes produce two-thirds of the known antibiotics. Many of them are the third generations of certain classes of antibiotics, such as the β-lactam group. Unfortunately, many multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbes have recently been isolated from medicinal specimens or polluted foods. This showed that there is a need to find other innovative ways to inhibit MDR bacteria based on natural agents such as lactic acid bacteria (LAB), natural native and modifie… Show more
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