Background: Sponges are rich source of bioactive natural products synthesized by the
symbiotic bacteria belonging to different phyla. Due to a competition for space and nutrients …

Marine sponges have been considered as a gold mine during the past 50 years, with
respect to the diversity of their secondary metabolites. The biological effects of new …

The misuse and overuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant
microorganisms, which decreases the chance of treating those infected with existing …

Many industrially significant compounds have been derived from natural products in the
environment. Research efforts so far have contributed to the discovery of beneficial natural …

Sponges are the most prolific marine organisms with respect to their arsenal of bioactive
compounds including antimicrobials. However, the majority of these substances are …

The sponge is one of the oldest multicellular invertebrates in the world. Marine sponges
represent one of the extant metazoans of 700–800 million years. They are classified in four …

In the last decades researchers of natural products chemistry focused their research in a
wide variety of bioactive compounds from marine species. Marine sponges (Porifera) have …

Marine sponges are well known as rich sources of biologically natural products. Growing
evidence indicates that sponges harbor a wealth of microorganisms in their bodies, which …

Sponges (phylum Porifera) are sessile marine filter feeders that have developed efficient
defense mechanisms against foreign attackers such as viruses, bacteria, or eukaryotic …

In the last decades, the marine environment was discovered as a huge reservoir of novel
bioactive compounds, useful for medicinal treatments improving human health and well …