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

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

There is an urgent need to discover new drug entities due to the increased incidence of
severe diseases as cancer and neurodegenerative pathologies, and reducing efficacy of …

Les éponges réagissent à la plupart des autres organismes des systèmes marins, en tant
que compétiteurs, symbiotes, hôtes de symbiotes, consommateurs et proies. L'étude et la …

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 …

In the past few decades, marine natural products bioprospecting has yielded a considerable
number of drug candidates. Two marine natural products have recently been admitted as …

Marine sponges (Porifera) have attracted significant attention from various scientific
disciplines. Remarkable traces, left by sponges in the fossil records have been studied by …

Despite their high nutritional value and a lack of physical defenses, most marine sponges
appear to be minimally affected by predators, competitors, and fouling organisms, possibly …

Being sessile filter feeders, sponges may be disadvantaged by sediments in many ways, eg
through clogging and burial. However, in order to correctly recognize negative effects of …

Both secondary metabolites and inorganic acids have been hypothesized to protect adult
ascidians from predation, raising the possibility of alternative defensive strategies in these …