Marine microorganisms play key roles in every marine ecological process, hence the
growing interest in studying their populations and functions. Microbial communities on algae …

In recent decade, seaweeds-associated microbial communities have been significantly
evaluated for functional and chemical analyses. Such analyses let to conclude that …

In this review we assess the state of knowledge for the coralline algae of the Mediterranean
Sea, a group of calcareous seaweeds imperfectly known and considered highly vulnerable …

Many western countries show an increased interest in using algae in several sectors such
as human food and animal feed, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, agriculture …

Macroalgae belonging to the genus Padina are known to produce antibacterial compounds
that may inhibit growth of human-and animal pathogens. Hitherto, it was unclear whether …

Bacteria associated with brown algae represent a rich source of bioactive metabolites.
Twenty-three marine bacterial strains associated with three species of brown algae …

A total of 138 lactobacillus strains were obtained from the traditional fermented foods of
minority nationalities or infant faeces, respectively. The lactobacillus strains were screened …

The development of drug-resistant bacteria and the necessity for unique antimicrobial
agents, directed to the search of new habitats to screen the production of anti-infective …

Seaweed-associated heterotrophic bacterial communities were screened to isolate
potentially useful antimicrobial strains, which were characterized by phylogenetic analysis …

The rich diversity of marine macroalgae and their associated bacterial flora represent a
potential reservoir of bioactive compounds with valuable biotechnological and …