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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

The Bristol Sponge Microbiome Collection: A Unique Repository of Deep-Sea Microorganisms and Associated Natural Products.

Sam E Williams, Henry L Stennett, Catherine R Back, Kavita Tiwari, Jorge Ojeda Gomez, Martin R Challand, Katharine R Hendry, James Spencer, Angela E Essex-Lopresti, Christine L Willis and 2 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Sam E WilliamsSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6949-426X
Henry L StennettSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6555-1872
Catherine R BackSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9835-9171
Kavita TiwariSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Jorge Ojeda GomezTechnical Services, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Martin R ChallandSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Katharine R HendrySchool of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0790-5895
James SpencerSchool of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Angela E Essex-LoprestiDefence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK.
Christine L WillisBrisSynBio Synthetic Biology Research Centre, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3919-3642
Paul CurnowSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Paul R RaceSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L01386X/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/M025624/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/T001968/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/L016494/1European Research Council 278705Medical Research Council MR/N0137941/1The Royal Society NF171419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The deep ocean is the largest habitat for life on Earth, though the microorganisms that occupy this unique environmental niche remain largely unexplored. Due to the significant logistical and operational challenges associated with accessing the deep ocean, bioprospecting programmes that seek to generate novel products from marine organisms have, to date, focused predominantly on samples recovered from shallow seas. For this reason, the deep ocean remains a largely untapped resource of novel microbiological life and associated natural products. Here we report the establishment of the Bristol Sponge Microbiome Collection (BISECT), a unique repository of deep-sea microorganisms and associated metabolites isolated from the microbiota of marine sponges, recovered from previously unsurveyed regions of the mid Atlantic Ocean, at depths of 0.3-3 km. An integrated biodiscovery pipeline comprising molecular, genetic, bioinformatic and analytical tools is also described, which is being applied to interrogate this collection. The potential of this approach is illustrated using data reporting our initial efforts to identify antimicrobial natural product lead compounds. Prospects for the use of BISECT to address allied pharmaceutical needs, along with mechanisms of access to the collection are also discussed.

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actinomycetesantibioticsbioprospectingextremophilesmicrobiologynatural products

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PMID32823674
PMCPMC7460535

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