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. 2018 Jun 27;6:e5049. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5049

Table 2. List of few marine microbial species reported to produce bioactive metabolites with antibiofilm and antifouling activities (Abu Sayem et al., 2011; Arai, Niikawa & Kobayashi, 2013; Busetti et al., 2015; Dos Santos et al., 2010; Estrela & Abraham, 2016; Fusetani, 2011; Hong & Cho, 2013; Jiang et al., 2011; Salta et al., 2013; Satheesh, Ba-Akdah & Al-Sofyani, 2016; Scopel et al., 2014; Shao et al., 2015; Shao et al., 2011; Yang et al., 2007).

Microorganism Bioactive compound Biological activity Effects against Relevance
Bioactive compounds isolated from marine bacteria
Bacillus licheniformis α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→2)-glycerol-phosphate Antibiofilm Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas fluorescens Clinical
Alteromonas sp. Ubiquinone-8 Antifouling Larval settlement of barnacle Balanus amphitrite Environmental
Acinetobacter sp. 6-bromoindole-3-carboxaldehyde Antifouling Larval settlement of barnacle Balanus amphitrite Environmental
Pseudomonas sp. Pyolipic acid Antifouling Larval settlement under laboratory and field experiment assays Environmental
Pseudomonas sp. Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid Antifouling Larval settlement under laboratory and field experiment assays Environmental
Pseudomonas sp. 2-alkylquinol-4-ones Antifouling Larval settlement under laboratory and field experiment assays Environmental
Streptomyces praecox Diketopiperazines Antifouling Larval settlement under laboratory and field experiment assays Environmental
Streptomyces violaceoruber 3-octa-1′,3′-dienyl-4-methylfuran-2(5H)-one Antifouling Zoospores of Ulva pertusa, the diatom Navicula annexa, and the mussel Mytilus edulis Environmental
Streptomyces violaceoruber 3-octa-1′-enyl-4-methylfuran-2(5H)-one Antifouling Zoospores of Ulva pertusa, the diatom Navicula annexa, and the mussel Mytilus edulis Environmental
Vibrio sp. QY101 Exopolysaccharide A101 Antibiofilm Pseudomonas aeruginosa FRD1 Clinical
Bioactive compounds isolated from marine fungi
Letendraea helminthicola 3-methyl-N-(2-phenylethyl) butanamide Antifouling Larval settlement of barnacle Balanus amphitrite Industrial/Environmental
Scopulariopsis sp. Dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one Antifouling Larval settlement of barnacle Balanus amphitrite Industrial/Environmental
Letendraea helminthicola Cyclo (D-Pro-D-Phe) Antifouling Larval settlement of barnacle Balanus amphitrite
Cochliobolus lunatus Resorcyclic acid lactones Antifouling Larval settlement of barnacle Balanus amphitrite Industrial/Environmental
Emericella variecolor Ophiobolin K Antibiofilm Mycobacterium bovis Clinical
Emericella variecolor 6-epi-ophiobolin K Antibiofilm Mycobacterium smegmatis Clinical
Emericella variecolor 6-epi-ophiobolin Antibiofilm Mycobacterium smegmatis Clinical
Unidentified marine fungus Mevalonolactone Antibiofilm Staphylococcus epidermidis Clinical
Marine Penicillium sp. Cyclo(L-Tyr-L-Leu) Antibiofilm Staphylococcus epidermidis Clinical/Environmental
Penicillium commune Cyclo(L-Leu-L-Pro) Antibiofilm Staphylococcus aureus Clinical/Environmental
Cladosporium sp. F14 cyclo-(Phe-Pro) Antibiofilm Loktanella hongkongenis, Micrococcus luteus and Ruegeria sp. Clinical/Environmental
Cladosporium sp. cyclo-(Val-Pro) 4 Antibiofilm Loktanella hongkongenis Clinical/Environmental
Aspergillus flavipes Flavipesin A 49 Antibiofilm Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis Clinical
Bioactive compounds isolated from marine algae
Chondrus crispus (+)—Usnic acid Antibiofilm Cobetia marina and Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus Environmental
Chondrus crispus Juglone Antibiofilm Cobetia marina and Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus Environmental
Laurencia elata Elatol Antifouling Leishmania amazonensis Clinical
Halidrys siliquosa Organic extract Antibiofilm Staphylococcus; Streptococcus; Enterococcus; Pseudomonas; Stenotrophomonas; and Chromobacterium Clinical