Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Antibiotic-Producing Bacteria from the Phyllosphere of Zea mays

2025/08/08

paper · doi:10.17912/micropub.biology.001777

Abstract

<p>Plants are a largely untapped source of antibiotic-producing microorganisms. In this study, 237 bacteria were isolated from the leaf surface of field-grown <i>Zea mays</i>. Screening 49 Gammaproteobacteria isolates for antibiotic activity identified eighteen isolates of interest. These findings underscore the plant phyllosphere as a valuable reservoir for discovering novel antibiotics.</p>

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