Review Article

Metagenomics: An Application Based Perspective

Table 2

Antibiotics discovered by functional screening of metagenomic clones.

AntibioticsHabitatLibrary typeReference

Beta-lactamasesSoilFosmid[47]
Fasamycin A and BSoilCosmid[49]
IndirubinSoilFosmid[51]
TerragineSoilCosmid[50]
Turbomycins A and BSoilBAC[45]
ViolaceinSoilCosmid[49]