A Comprehensive Review of Bioactive Peptides from Marine Fungi and Their Biological Significance by Fadia S. Youssef, Mohamed L. Ashour, Abdel Nasser B. Singab, Michael Wink

“…Fungal marine microorganisms are a valuable source of bioactive natural products. …”
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The Unusual Lipid A Structure and Immunoinhibitory Activity of LPS from Marine Bacteria <i>Echinicola pacifica</i> KMM 6172^T and <i>Echinicola vietnamensis</i> KMM 6221<... by Molly Dorothy Pither, Giuseppe Mantova, Elena Scaglione, Chiara Pagliuca, Roberta Colicchio, Mariateresa Vitiello, Oleg V. Chernikov, Kuo-Feng Hua, Maxim S. Kokoulin, Alba Silipo, Paola Salvatore, Antonio Molinaro, Flaviana Di Lorenzo

“…In response to these selective pressures, marine microorganisms adapt their membrane system to ensure protection and dynamicity in order to face the highly mutable sea environments. …”
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Petroleum spill bioremediation by an indigenous constructed bacterial consortium in marine environments by Suxiang Liu, Rui Sun, Mengmeng Cai, Yue Kong, Yu Gao, Tonghuan Zhang, Xinfeng Xiao, Yanlu Qiao, Jianliang Xue, Guofu Huang

“…Oil pollution has an obvious selective effect on marine microorganisms. Although the oil degradation was promoted after SA injection, the recovery of microbial community structure took a longer time.…”
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Molecular characterization of marine bacterial isolates of Visakhapatnam coast—efficacy in dye decolorization and bioremediation of cadmium by Teja Mandragutti, Muni Kumar Dokka, Bindiya Panchagnula, Sudhakar Godi

“…Studies have shown that microorganisms isolated from the marine environment are metabolically active and have adapted to life in the ocean. The marine microorganisms use various survival strategies to combat heavy metal stress and decolorization of various textile dyes, thus playing an important role in the bioremediation of cadmium and degradation of textile dyes. …”
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Streptinone, a New Indanone Derivative from a Marine-Derived <i>Streptomyces massiliensis,</i> Inhibits Particulate Matter-Induced Inflammation by Hwa-Sun Lee, Dineth Pramuditha Nagahawatta, You-Jin Jeon, Min Ah Lee, Chang-Su Heo, Sun Joo Park, Hee Jae Shin

“…As part of our ongoing study to discover bioactive compounds from marine microorganisms, we isolated streptinone, a new indanone derivative (<b>1</b>), along with three known diketopiperazines (<b>2</b>–<b>4</b>) and piericidin A (<b>5</b>), from a marine sediment-derived <i>Streptomyces massiliensis</i> by chromatographic methods. …”
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Elemental Composition of Plankton Exometabolites (Mucous Macroaggregates): Control by Biogenic and Lithogenic Components by Nives Kovač, Jérôme Viers, Jadran Faganeli, Oliver Bajt, Oleg S. Pokrovsky

“…Among the various exometabolitic effects of marine microorganisms, massive mucilage events in the coastal zones of temperate and tropical seas are the most spectacular and environmentally important. …”
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Local adaptation through countergradient selection in northern populations of Skeletonema marinoi by Josefin Sefbom, Anke Kremp, Per Juel Hansen, Kerstin Johannesson, Anna Godhe, Karin Rengefors

“…Abstract Marine microorganisms have the potential to disperse widely with few obvious barriers to gene flow. …”
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Analogues of Butyrolactone I as PTP1B Inhibitors by Bihong Hong, Jianlin He, Chaochun Fan, Chao Tang, Qingqing Le, Kaikai Bai, Siwen Niu, Meitian Xiao

“…In recent years, a large number of pharmacologically active compounds containing a butenolide functional group have been isolated from secondary metabolites of marine microorganisms. Butyrolactone I was found to be produced by <i>Aspergillus terreus</i> isolated from several marine-derived samples. …”
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Screening and identification of biosurfactant producing marine bacteria from the Caspian Sea by Hassanshahian, M., Ravan, H.

“…Marine microorganisms have unique physiological properties and novel metabolites such as biosurfactant to live in extreme habitats (e.g. oil polluted environment). …”
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Functional analysis of the dehydratase domains of the PUFA synthase from Emiliania huxleyi in Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis thaliana by Bihan Chen, Feng Wang, Xi Xie, Huifan Liu, Dongjie Liu, Lukai Ma, Gengsheng Xiao, Qin Wang

“…Abstract Background Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthase is a multi-domain mega-enzyme that effectively synthesizes a series of PUFAs in marine microorganisms. The dehydratase (DH) domain of a PUFA synthase plays a crucial role in double bond positioning in fatty acids. …”
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Characterization and mechanism of the effects of Mg–Fe layered double hydroxide nanoparticles on a marine bacterium: new insights from genomic and transcriptional analyses by Wei Ren, Yanshuai Ding, Lide Gu, Wanli Yan, Cang Wang, Mingsheng Lyu, Changhai Wang, Shujun Wang

“…Conclusions These results provide valuable information for further investigation of the A. oxidans KQ11 response to Mg–Fe-LDH NPs and will aid in achieving improved marine dextranase production, and even improve such activities in other marine microorganisms.…”
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The Metabolite Profiling of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> KMM4631 and Its Co-Cultures with Other Marine Fungi by Anton N. Yurchenko, Liliana E. Nesterenko, Roman S. Popov, Natalya N. Kirichuk, Viktoria E. Chausova, Ekaterina A. Chingizova, Marina P. Isaeva, Ekaterina A. Yurchenko

“…KMM 4672, and <i>Asteromyces cruciatus</i> KMM 4696 from the Collection of Marine Microorganisms (PIBOC FEB RAS, Vladivostok, Russia). …”
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Primary Production in the Kara, Laptev, and East Siberian Seas by Soohyun Kim, Kwanwoo Kim, Naeun Jo, Hyo-Keun Jang, So-Hyun Ahn, Janghan Lee, Howon Lee, Sanghoon Park, Dabin Lee, Dean A. Stockwell, Terry E. Whitledge, Sang-Heon Lee

“…Further intensive field measurements are warranted to enhance our understanding of marine microorganisms and their community-level responses to the currently changing environmental conditions in these poorly studied regions of the Arctic Ocean.…”
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An extracellular protease containing a novel C-terminal extension produced by a marine-originated haloarchaeon by Dong Han, Dong Han, Jing Hou, Heng-Lin Cui

“…Marine microorganisms have long been acknowledged as a significant reservoir of enzymes required for industrial use. …”
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Isolation and Staining Reveal the Presence of Extracellular DNA in Marine Gel Particles by Aisha S. M. Al-Wahaibi, Robert C. Upstill-Goddard, J. Grant Burgess

“…While dynamic ecological interactions between marine microorganisms and MGPs may result in the secretion and mixing of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) such as nucleic acids, compositional studies currently are limited to the identification of acidic polysaccharides and proteins in transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and Coomassie stainable particles (CSP). …”
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2,4,6-Triphenyl-1-hexene, an Anti-Melanogenic Compound from Marine-Derived <i>Bacillus</i> sp. APmarine135 by Hye Yeon Kim, Hye-Yeon Do, Saitbyul Park, Keon Woo Kim, Daejin Min, Eun-Young Lee, Dabin Shim, Sung Yeon Cho, Jin Oh Park, Chang Seok Lee, Sang-Jip Nam, Jaeyoung Ko

“…Recently, various biological effects of metabolites derived from marine microorganisms have been highlighted due to their potential for biological and pharmacological applications. …”
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Isolation and characterization of bioactive metabolites producing marine Streptomyces parvulus strain sankarensis-A10 by Mobeen Shaik, G. Girija Sankar, M. Iswarya, P. Rajitha

“…The significance and frequency of marine microorganisms as producers of bioactive metabolites-a natural source of drug discovery had varied significantly during the last decades, making marine ecosystem a huge treasure trove of novel isolates and novel compounds. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Culturable Bacteria from South China Seawater and Preliminary Screening of Marine Biocontrol Bacteria by Limei Guan, Hongxiu Wang, Junhui Chen, Feiying Yang, Jian Yang, Jianghuai Li, Liang Jin

“…Marine microorganisms have evolved special metabolic pathways to produce numerous bioactive substances with novel structures and unique functions. …”
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Genes for degradation and utilization of uronic acid-containing polysaccharides of a marine bacterium Catenovulum sp. CCB-QB4 by Go Furusawa, Nor Azura Azami, Aik-Hong Teh

“…The numerous polysaccharide lyases and glycoside hydrolases involved in producing the oligosaccharides were isolated from soil and marine microorganisms. Our previous report demonstrated that an agar-degrading bacterium, Catenovulum sp. …”
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Plastic leachates impair picophytoplankton and dramatically reshape the marine microbiome by Amaranta Focardi, Lisa R. Moore, Jean-Baptiste Raina, Justin R. Seymour, Ian T. Paulsen, Sasha G. Tetu

“…Until now, our understanding of the impact of plastic pollution on marine microorganisms has been largely restricted to the microbial assemblages that colonize plastic particles. …”
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