The mechanisms underlying the adaptation of lichens to nutrient-poor environments are poorly understood. Here, Happacher et al. show that a globally distributed lichen fungus produces an iron-scavengi...

Automated detection of metallophore biosynthesis reveals that metal-chelating non-ribosomal peptides are widespread, chemically diverse, and deeply rooted in bacterial evolution.

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Microbial secondary metabolites are compounds produced by bacteria and fungi that are not required for their replication and unconditional survival (1, 2). While they are thus not expected to be unive...