Cyanobacteria are among the first microorganisms to have inhabited the Earth. Throughout
the last few billion years, they have played a major role in sha** the Earth as the planet …

Picocyanobacteria are extremely important organisms in the world's oceans and freshwater
ecosystems. They play an essential role in primary production and their domination in …

Cyanobacteria are a well-known source of bioproducts which renders culturable strains a
valuable resource for biotechnology purposes. We describe here the establishment of a …

Introduction Sponges are key components of marine benthic communities, providing many
ecosystem functions and establishing close relationships with microorganisms, conforming …

The highly populated coasts of the Bay of Bengal are particularly vulnerable to water-borne
diseases, pollution and climatic extremes. The environmental factors behind bacterial …

Aquaculture facilities such as fishponds are one of the most anthropogenically impacted
freshwater ecosystems. The high fish biomass reared in aquaculture is associated with an …

Coccoid cyanobacteria produce a great variety of secondary metabolites, which may have
useful properties, such as antibacterial, antiviral, anticoagulant or anticancer activities …

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (AFA) is the dominant filamentous cyanobacterium that
develops into blooms in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, each year. During AFA bloom and …

Due to the emerging rise of multi‐drug resistant bacteria, the discovery of novel antibiotics is
of high scientific interest. Through their high chemodiversity of bioactive secondary …

The contribution of picocyanobacteria to summer phytoplankton blooms, accompanied by an
ecological crisis, is a new phenomenon in Europe. This issue requires careful investigation …