Marine biofilms: diversity, interactions and biofouling

PY Qian, A Cheng, R Wang, R Zhang - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Marine biofilms are ubiquitous in the marine environment. These complex microbial
communities rapidly respond to environmental changes and encompass hugely diverse …

Love at first taste: induction of larval settlement by marine microbes

S Dobretsov, D Rittschof - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Marine biofilms are composed of many species of bacteria, unicellular algae, and protozoa.
Biofilms can induce, inhibit, or have no effect on settlement of larvae and spores of algae. In …

Marine biofilms as mediators of colonization by marine macroorganisms: implications for antifouling and aquaculture

PY Qian, SCK Lau, HU Dahms, S Dobretsov… - Marine …, 2007 - Springer
In the marine environment, biofilms on submerged surfaces can promote or discourage the
settlement of invertebrate larvae and macroalgal spores. The settlement-mediating effects of …

Mini-review: quorum sensing in the marine environment and its relationship to biofouling

S Dobretsov, M Teplitski, V Paul - Biofouling, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a cell–cell communication and gene regulatory
mechanism that allows bacteria to coordinate swarming, biofilm formation, stress resistance …

Biofouling and antifouling

N Fusetani - Natural product reports, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to June 2003Most benthic organisms produce planktonic larvae in their life
cycles; larval settlement and metamorphosis are influenced by many environmental factors …

Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms and their metabolites

S Dobretsov, HU Dahms, PY Qian - Biofouling, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Development of microbial biofilms and the recruitment of propagules on the
surfaces of man-made structures in the marine environment cause serious problems for the …

Metamorphosis of a scleractinian coral in response to microbial biofilms

NS Webster, LD Smith, AJ Heyward… - Applied and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microorganisms have been reported to induce settlement and metamorphosis in a wide
range of marine invertebrate species. However, the primary cue reported for metamorphosis …

Marine tubeworm metamorphosis induced by arrays of bacterial phage tail–like structures

NJ Shikuma, M Pilhofer, GL Weiss, MG Hadfield… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Many benthic marine animal populations are established and maintained by free-swimming
larvae that recognize cues from surface-bound bacteria to settle and metamorphose. Larvae …

Marine biofilms: diversity of communities and of chemical cues

J Antunes, P Leão… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surfaces immersed in seawater are rapidly colonized by various microorganisms, resulting
in the formation of heterogenic marine biofilms. These communities are known to influence …

Larval settlement of the common Australian sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma in response to bacteria from the surface of coralline algae

MJ Huggett, JE Williamson, R De Nys, S Kjelleberg… - Oecologia, 2006 - Springer
Bacterial biofilms are increasingly seen as important for the successful settlement of marine
invertebrate larvae. Here we tested the effects of biofilms on settlement of the sea urchin …