Antarctic bioprospecting: in pursuit of microorganisms producing new antimicrobials and enzymes

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Danilovich, Mariana Elizabeth, Sanchez, Leandro Arturo, Acosta, Federico Francisco, Delgado, Osvaldo Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; ANTIMICROBIAL; BIOPROSPECTION; ENZYME; PSYCHROPHILE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentina; Tucumán; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/82355

Intensive efforts are being made to find new compounds with antimicrobial activity. The search for these novel bio-products in sparsely explored environments may be the key to providing solutions for many emerging problems. Antarctic environments are valuable locations for bioprospecting. In this st...