Natural chemical control of marine associated microbial communities by sessile Antarctic invertebrates

• Published in: Aquatic Microbial Ecology
• Main Authors: Angulo-Preckler, Carlos, García-López, Eva, Figuerola, Blanca, Àvila, Conxita, Cid, Cristina
• Other Authors: Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter Research 2020
• Subjects: Marine benthos; Porifera; Bryozoa; Bacteria; Eukaryotes; Antifouling; Antimicrobial activity; Antarctic; Deception Island; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/227644; https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01948; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033

14 pages, 5 tables, supplementary material https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01948 Organisms living in the sea are exposed to fouling by other organisms. Many benthic marine invertebrates, including sponges and bryozoans, contain natural products with antimicrobial properties, since microbes usually consti...