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Clinton Veale and Fanie van Heerden discuss the story of natamycin. From its humble telluric origins in Pietermaritzburg, this unique antimicrobial agent has risen to become a mainstay of the food and beverages industry.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

    Clinton G. L. Veale

  2. School of Chemistry and Physics, Pietermaritzburg Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, South Africa

    Fanie R. van Heerden

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Veale, C.G.L., van Heerden, F.R. Out of the African soil. Nat. Chem. 15, 1318 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01306-x

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