Marine Microbial Diversity as Source of Bioactive Compounds—Part II

Dear Colleagues,

The marine environment is an enormous pool of biodiversity resources that cover approximately 70% surface of the Earth by oceans and seas, which are massively complex and consist of diverse assemblages of life forms. Marine microorganisms have unique properties since they have to adapt to extreme marine environments condition. These drastic habitats enable them to be survived to produce compounds that might not be produced by their terrestrial counterparts. Marine microorganisms are accordingly a treasure trove for the discovery of novel natural products, and, thus, marine microbial natural products have been a focus of interest for researchers for decades. In the last few decades, the systematic investigations of marine-derived microorganisms as sources of novel biologically active agents have exponentially increased.

As a continuation of our previous Special Issue, the present Special Issue will focus on aspects relating to new bioactive metabolites from marine microbes. Comprehensive topical review articles relating to marine metabolites will also be considered.

Dr. Khaled A. Shaaban
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Shaaban
Guest Editors

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