Endophyte microbial characteristic of soft corals Lobophytum sp and Sinularia sp collected from Maspari Island waters, South Sumatera

Mycotoxin is widely known as one cause of foodborne disease, produced by toxigenic fungi. Any country should be aware about this high risk potency by knowing the mycotoxin, affected commodities, fungal sources, and toxicity effect to human or animal. Controlling mycotoxin could be done by physic, chemical, and biological methods. The microbial characteristic used for biological agent should be evaluated including the inability to produce toxic substance, tendency to multiply, colonize, survive, safety, and applicability to the environment. Studies related to mycotoxin biocontrol by using antagonistic microorganism can be focused on (1) the effect to the mycotoxin, (2) the growth of microorganism, or (3) the application to food both raw material and processed products. Consideration to combine more than one species of microorganism instead of a single species also has been taken to achieve more effective result. For example, S. cerevisiae has been used together with LAB to control certain mycotoxin. Further studies are needed to develop the possibility of other biological agents and the effect of their application, which in the next have the potency as manufacturing products.

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Biodiversity and antifouling activity of fungi associated with two soft corals from the South China Sea

Archives of Microbiology ◽

10.1007/s00203-019-01639-7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 201 (6) ◽

pp. 757-767 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Xiao-Yong Zhang ◽

Hui-Li Hao ◽

Stanley Chun Kwan Lau ◽

Huai-You Wang ◽

Yu Han ◽

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Keyword(s):

South China Sea ◽

South China ◽

The South China Sea ◽

Soft Corals ◽

The South ◽

Antifouling Activity ◽

China Sea

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Species Diversity and Secondary Metabolites of Sarcophyton-Associated Marine Fungi

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26113227 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (11) ◽

pp. 3227

Author(s):

Yuanwei Liu ◽

Kishneth Palaniveloo ◽

Siti Aisyah Alias ◽

Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan

Keyword(s):

Secondary Metabolites ◽

Soft Coral ◽

Marine Fungi ◽

Indole Alkaloids ◽

Structural Diversity ◽

Future Research ◽

Soft Corals ◽

Diverse Range ◽

Symbiotic Relationships ◽

Bioactive Secondary Metabolites

Soft corals are widely distributed across the globe, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, with Sarcophyton being one of the most abundant genera. To date, there have been 50 species of identified Sarcophyton. These soft corals host a diverse range of marine fungi, which produce chemically diverse, bioactive secondary metabolites as part of their symbiotic nature with the soft coral hosts. The most prolific groups of compounds are terpenoids and indole alkaloids. Annually, there are more bio-active compounds being isolated and characterised. Thus, the importance of the metabolite compilation is very much important for future reference. This paper compiles the diversity of Sarcophyton species and metabolites produced by their associated marine fungi, as well as the bioactivity of these identified compounds. A total of 88 metabolites of structural diversity are highlighted, indicating the huge potential these symbiotic relationships hold for future research.

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ChemInform Abstract: STUDIES OF AUSTRALIAN SOFT CORALS. III. A NOVEL FURANOQUINOL FROM SINULARIA LOCHMODES

Chemischer Informationsdienst ◽

10.1002/chin.197815364 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 9 (15) ◽

Author(s):

J. C. COLL ◽

N. LIYANAGE ◽

G. J. STOKIE ◽

I. VAN ALTENA ◽

J. N. E. NEMORIN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soft Corals

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Characterization of 13-Hydroxyneocembrene from Soft Corals

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan ◽

10.1246/bcsj.58.779 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 779-780 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mario Aoki ◽

Tadahiro Kato ◽

Yasuto Uchio ◽

Mitsuru Nakayama ◽

Mitsuaki Kodama

Keyword(s):

Soft Corals

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Moray Firth marine fouling communities

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0269727000009313 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 91 ◽

pp. 213-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gordon B. Picken

Keyword(s):

Shallow Water ◽

Depth Range ◽

Soft Corals ◽

Fouling Communities ◽

Algal Cover ◽

Marine Fouling ◽

Moray Firth ◽

Hanging Chain ◽

Fouling Organisms

SynopsisFouling communities typical of shallow water inshore sites were found at three locations in the Moray Firth. At each, an initial background cover of solitary tubeworms and barnacles was overgrown by secondary fouling organisms. On the piles of Nigg jetty, overgrowth consisted of mussels in the depth range 0–6 m and hydroids, sponges, soft corals and anemones from 6–26 m. Buoys in the approaches to Cromarty Firth were completely covered by a mixture of algae and mussels. Sunlit areas of the float cleaned annually bore a diverse algal cover, whereas uncleaned shaded areas and the freely hanging chain had three-year-old mussels up to 7 cm long. Mussel fouling extended down the chain to within 1 m of the seabed at 26 m depth. Concrete anchor blocks on the seabed were covered with solitary tubeworms and hydroids. Steel piled platforms in the Beatrice Field were completely fouled after four years. Mussels and seaweeds were abundant from 0–5 m. In the depth range 8–35 m the background calcareous layer was overgrown by soft corals up to 10 cm long and hydroids. From 35 m to the seabed at 46 m, soft overgrowth was provided mainly by hydroids and ascidians, with only a few small corals.

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Distribution of deep-water corals of the Flemish Cap, Flemish Pass, and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): interaction with fishing activities

ICES Journal of Marine Science ◽

10.1093/icesjms/fsq071 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 68 (2) ◽

pp. 319-332 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

F. J. Murillo ◽

P. Durán Muñoz ◽

A. Altuna ◽

A. Serrano

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Continental Slope ◽

Deep Water ◽

Coral Species ◽

Habitat Mapping ◽

Bottom Trawl ◽

Soft Corals ◽

Northwest Atlantic ◽

Grand Banks ◽

Black Corals

Abstract Murillo, F. J., Durán Muñoz, P., Altuna, A., and Serrano, A. 2011. Distribution of deep-water corals of the Flemish Cap, Flemish Pass, and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): interaction with fishing activities. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 319–332. The distribution of deep-water corals of the Flemish Cap, Flemish Pass, and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland is described based on bycatch from Spanish/EU bottom trawl groundfish surveys between 40 and 1500 m depth. In all, 37 taxa of deep-water corals were identified in the study area: 21 alcyonaceans (including the gorgonians), 11 pennatulaceans, 2 solitary scleractinians, and 3 antipatharians. The greatest diversity of coral species was on the Flemish Cap. Corals were most abundant along the continental slope, between 600 and 1300 m depth. Soft corals (alcyonaceans), sea fans (gorgonians), and black corals (antipatharians) were most common on bedrock or gravel, whereas sea pens (pennatulaceans) and cup corals (solitary scleractinians) were found primarily on mud. The biomass of deep-water corals in the bycatches was highest in previously lightly trawled or untrawled areas, and generally low in the regularly fished grounds. The information derived from bottom-trawl bycatch records is not sufficient to map vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) accurately, but pending more detailed habitat mapping, it provides a valuable indication of the presence/absence of VMEs that can be used to propose the candidate areas for bottom fishery closures or other conservation measures.

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