Unveiling Hidden Power: Antibiotics from Microbes

Deep in the microscopic world, a tiny organism named KARE_P3, a gram-positive microbe, has been discovered to hold a big secret. This microbe, found living inside plants, can break down tough epoxy resin materials. When scientists studied it, they found that it produces special molecules called secondary metabolites. These molecules have superpowers – they can fight off nasty bacteria, like Staphylococcus aureus. The researchers watched the microbe grow and break down the epoxy resin over time, taking samples on the 35th and 70th days of its growth. They used different liquids to extract these special molecules and checked them using several tools like Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). They found a whopping 71 different molecules, and 3-5 of these showed real promise against bacteria. Two of the superstars among these molecules are pyrrolo