Abstract
Microbes are ubiquitous in the biosphere, and their therapeutic and ecological potential is not much more explored and still needs to be explored more. The
are a heterogeneous group of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
are dominantly found as motile, spore-forming, Gram-positive
belonging to phylum
and the family
.
species initially came into light due to their insecticidal and larvicidal properties.
, a well-known insecticidal
, can control many insect vectors, including a malarial vector and another, a
vector that transmits infectious microbes in humans. Now its potential in the environment as a piece of green machinery for remediation of heavy metal is used. Moreover, some species of
have antimicrobial potential due to the bacteriocin, peptide antibiotics, and other therapeutic molecules. Thus, this review will explore the biological disease control abilities, food preservative, therapeutic, plant growth-promoting, bioremediation, and entomopathogenic potentials of the genus
.