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Molecular richness and biotechnological potential of bacteria cultured from Irciniidae sponges in the north-east Atlantic.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Sept 2013
Esteves Ana I S, Hardoim Cristiane C P, Xavier Joana R, Gonçalves Jorge M S, Costa Rodrigo
Abstract excerpt
Several bioactive compounds originally isolated from marine sponges have been later ascribed or suggested to be synthesized by their symbionts. The cultivation of sponge-associated bacteria provides one possible route to the discovery of these metabolites. Here, we determine the bacterial richness cultured from two irciniid sponge species, Sarcotragus spinosulus and Ircinia variabilis, and ascertain their...
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