They produce metabolic products which can act as natural antibiotics to combat bacteria and other pathogens. (sciencedaily.com)
But that evidence, based on metabolic products and cell counts, is uncertain: It's possible that only a fraction of the bugs are active and the rest dormant. (sciencemag.org)
By using computational algorithms for network analysis, virtual pathways can be constructed to determine possible metabolic products. (sciencedaily.com)