Antimicrobial Activities of Marine Sponge-Associated Bacteria.

ABSTRACT: The misuse and overuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms, which decreases the chance of treating those infected with existing antibiotics. This resistance calls for the search of new antimicrobials from prolific producers of novel natural products including marine sponges. Many of the novel active compounds reported from sponges have originated from their microbial symbionts. Therefore, this study aims to screen for bioactive metabolites from bacteria isolated from sponges. Twelve sponge samples were collected from South Australian marine environments and grown on seven isolation media under four incubation conditions; a total of 1234 bacterial isolates were obtained. Of these, 169 bacteria were tested in media optimized for production of antimi

SUBMITTER: Anteneh YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7830929 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature