The recognition that all macroorganisms live in symbiotic association with microbial
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …

Covering: 2006 to 2017 Actinomycetes have been, for decades, one of the most important
sources for the discovery of new antibiotics with an important number of drugs and analogs …

BACKGROUND Two developments in distinct fields are converging to create interest in
discovering small molecules from the human microbiome. First, the use of genomics to guide …

Dangerous, antibiotic resistant bacteria have been observed with increasing frequency over
the past several decades. In this review the factors that have been linked to this …

BACKGROUND: Nature has been a source of medicinal products for millennia, with many
useful drugs developed from plant sources. Following discovery of the penicillins, drug …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

The marine environment harbors a number of macro and micro organisms that have
developed unique metabolic abilities to ensure their survival in diverse and hostile habitats …

The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance reduces the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs
in preventing and treating infectious diseases caused by pathogenic organisms, such as …

Marine sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera (Metazoa), evolutionarily the oldest
animals are the single best source of marine natural products. The present review presents …

Highlights•Endophytes are a source of a plethora of biologically active substances.•
Endophyte-associated metabolites may be needed for the interaction with the plant.•Some …