Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including
bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates …

Profound changes are occurring in the strategies that biotechnology-based industries are
deploying in the search for exploitable biology and to discover new products and develop …

Marine sponges are associated with a remarkable array of microorganisms. Using a tag
pyrosequencing technology, this study was the first to investigate in depth the microbial …

The interdisciplinary field of marine chemical ecology is an expanding and dynamic science.
It is no surprise that the breadth of marine organisms studied expanded in concert with …

Chemical mediation of interactions among marine organisms - Natural Product Reports (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B302334F Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

Associated microorganisms have been described in numerous marine sponges. Their
metabolic activity, however, has not yet been investigated in situ. We quantified for the first …

This review is an overview on marine bioactive peptides with promising activities for the
development of alternative drugs to fight human pathologies. In particular, we focus on …

Invertebrate animals, such as sponges, tunicates and bryozoans, are among the most
important sources of biomedically relevant natural products. However, as these animals …

Covering: 1999–2003Marine invertebrates and a growing number of marine bacteria are the
sources of novel, bioactive secondary metabolites. Structurally, many of these compounds …

The marine environment is home to an incredible biodiversity in both flora and fauna. Soft-
bodied sessile marine invertebrates constitute the largest biomass of the marine macrofauna …