An Overview on Marine Sponge-Symbiotic Bacteria as Unexhausted Sources for Natural Product Discovery

Candice M Brinkmann; Amberlee Marker; D Ipek Kurtboke

doi:10.3390/d9040040

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An Overview on Marine Sponge-Symbiotic Bacteria as Unexhausted Sources for Natural Product Discovery

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An Overview on Marine Sponge-Symbiotic Bacteria as Unexhausted Sources for Natural Product Discovery

Candice M Brinkmann, Amberlee Marker and D Ipek Kurtboke

Diversity, Vol.9(4), 40

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/d9040040

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Abstract

marine symbiotic bacteria

sponge symbionts

genomic advances

metagenomics

marine biodiscovery

marine biotechnology

Microbial symbiotic communities of marine macro-organisms carry functional metabolic profiles different to the ones found terrestrially and within surrounding marine environments. These symbiotic bacteria have increasingly been a focus of microbiologists working in marine environments due to a wide array of reported bioactive compounds of therapeutic importance resulting in various patent registrations. Revelations of symbiont-directed host specific functions and the true nature of host-symbiont interactions, combined with metagenomic advances detecting functional gene clusters, will inevitably open new avenues for identification and discovery of novel bioactive compounds of biotechnological value from marine resources. This review article provides an overview on bioactive marine symbiotic organisms with specific emphasis placed on the sponge-associated ones and invites the international scientific community to contribute towards establishment of in-depth information of the environmental parameters defining selection and acquisition of true symbionts by the host organisms.

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Title: An Overview on Marine Sponge-Symbiotic Bacteria as Unexhausted Sources for Natural Product Discovery
Authors: Candice M Brinkmann (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Amberlee Marker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
D Ipek Kurtboke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Diversity, Vol.9(4), 40; 31
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.3390/d9040040
ISSN: 1424-2818
Copyright note: Copyright © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450315302621
Output Type: Journal article

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