Biofouling and Antifouling: Interactions between Microbes and Larvae of Invertebrates
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2020) | Viewed by 26457
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Interests: biofouling; antifouling; microbial biofilms; marine biotechnology; marine natural products; chemical ecology
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Dear Colleagues,
Biofouling refers to the undesirable accumulation and deposition of living organisms on submerged hard surfaces. The initial stages of biofouling are represented by biofilms, which are composed of assemblages of different microorganisms—such as bacteria, fungi, diatoms, and protozoa—incorporated into exopolymeric substances and attached to each other and to substrata. The bioactive compounds produced by the microbes in biofilms can induce or inhibit the larval recruitment of invertebrates. Biofilms are highly dynamic systems. Environmental changes cause substantial changes in the community structure and composition of biofilms, which in turn affect the settlement of macrofouling species and their health. The molecular interactions between the biofilm community composition and settlement of invertebrate larvae remain poorly understood. At the same time, these interactions, resulting in antifouling and pro-fouling effects, are of great importance for the conservation biology, aquaculture and antifouling industries alike. This Special Issue targets research results focusing on microbe–larva interactions. Special emphasis will be placed on the novel “omics” approaches, such as metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metabolomics.
Dr. Sergey Dobretsov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Biofouling
- Settlement cue
- Inhibition of settlement
- Microbial biofilm
- Microbe–larva interaction
- Metagenomics
- Metabolomics
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