Cyanobacteria: an emerging source for drug discovery

RK Singh, SP Tiwari, AK Rai, TM Mohapatra - The Journal of antibiotics, 2011 - nature.com
The c group of Gram-negative gliding bacteria, has a long history of cosmopolitan
occurrence. It has great biodiversity despite the absence of sexual reproduction. This wide …

Mini-review: Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms

S Dobretsov, RMM Abed, M Teplitski - Biofouling, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Any natural or artificial substratum exposed to seawater is quickly fouled by marine
microorganisms and later by macrofouling species. Microfouling organisms on the surface of …

Bioprospecting for bioactive compounds in microalgae: Antimicrobial compounds

WA Stirk, J van Staden - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
While there are many opportunities to use microalgae as antimicrobial agents, little has
been done to develop them beyond the characterization phase to the biotechnology phase …

A perspective on biotechnological applications of thermophilic microalgae and cyanobacteria

A Patel, L Matsakas, U Rova, P Christakopoulos - Bioresource Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The importance of expanding our knowledge on microorganisms derived from extreme
environments stems from the development of novel and sustainable technologies for our …

Airborne microbial transport limitation to isolated Antarctic soil habitats

SDJ Archer, KC Lee, T Caruso, T Maki, CK Lee… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Dispersal is a critical yet poorly understood factor underlying macroecological patterns in
microbial communities. Airborne microbial transport is assumed to occupy a central role in …

Advances in Antarctic research for antimicrobial discovery: a comprehensive narrative review of bacteria from Antarctic environments as potential sources of novel …

K Núñez-Montero, L Barrientos - Antibiotics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a critical public health
problem. It is also a concern for industries, since multidrug-resistant microorganisms affect …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive substances of cyanobacteria and microalgae: sources, metabolism, and anticancer mechanism insights

A Bouyahya, S Bakrim, I Chamkhi, D Taha… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria and microalgae contain various phytochemicals, including bioactive
components in the form of secondary metabolites, namely flavonoids, phenolic acids …

Antimicrobial activity and resistance to heavy metals and antibiotics of heterotrophic bacteria isolated from sediment and soil samples collected from two Antarctic …

I Tomova, M Stoilova-Disheva, I Lazarkevich… - Frontiers in Life …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, 24 Antarctic bacteria, isolated from sediment and soil samples from Deception
and Galindez Islands, were characterized for their antimicrobial activity and response to 13 …

A new strategy for a combined isolation of EPS and pigments from cyanobacteria

D Strieth, J Stiefelmaier, B Wrabl, J Schwing… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Cyanobacteria obtain their energy through photosynthesis and live embedded in a matrix of
extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) containing valuable products, eg …

[HTML][HTML] Non-ribosomal peptides produced by Brazilian cyanobacterial isolates with antimicrobial activity

ME Silva-Stenico, CSP Silva, AS Lorenzi… - Microbiological …, 2011 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial strains isolated from terrestrial and freshwater habitats in Brazil were
evaluated for their antimicrobial and siderophore activities. Metabolites of fifty isolates were …