Antimicrobial activity of heterotrophic bacterial communities from the marine sponge Erylus discophorus (Astrophorida, Geodiidae).

Heterotrophic bacteria associated with two specimens of the marine sponge Erylus discophorus were screened for their capacity to produce bioactive compounds against a panel of human pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus wild type and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas...

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Main Authors: Ana Patrícia Graça, Joana Bondoso, Helena Gaspar, Joana R Xavier, Maria Cândida Monteiro, Mercedes de la Cruz, Daniel Oves-Costales, Francisca Vicente, Olga Maria Lage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827338?pdf=render