We report the isolation, identification, and assemblies of three antibiotic-producing soil bacteria (
Staphylococcus pasteuri
,
Peribacillus butanolivorans
, and
Micrococcus yunnanensis
) that inhibit the growth of
Neisseria
commensals in coculture. With pathogenic
Neisseria
strains becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, bioprospecting for novel antimicrobials using commensal relatives may facilitate discovery of clinically useful drugs.
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