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A controlled aquarium system and approach to study the role of sponge-bacteria interactions using Aplysilla rosea and Vibrio natriegens

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Acetylated Triterpene Glycosides and Their Biological Activity from Holothuroidea Reported in the Past Six Decades

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Actinopolymorpha pittospori sp. nov., an endophyte isolated from surface-sterilized leaves of an apricot tree (Pittosporum phylliraeoides).

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Alisamycin, a new antibiotic of the manumycin group. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity

scientific article published on December 1, 1991

An improved procedure for characterization of spatial and temporal evolution of immobilized cells in gel membranes.

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Analogous wheat root rhizosphere microbial successions in field and greenhouse trials in the presence of biocontrol agents Paenibacillus peoriae SP9 and Streptomyces fulvissimus FU14

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Analysis of the endophytic actinobacterial population in the roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing of 16S rRNA clones.

scientific article published on March 2004

Anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions (AVIs) selectively bind acylated anthocyanins in Vitis vinifera L. (grapevine) suspension culture

scientific article published in June 2003

Assessment of the Capacity of Beneficial Bacterial Inoculants to Enhance Canola (Brassica napus L.) Growth under Low Water Activity

Biogeography and emerging significance of Actinobacteria in Australia and Northern Antarctica soils

scientific article published in 2020

Characterization of a Halotolerant Fungus from a Marine Sponge

scientific article published on 23 November 2019

Characterization of anthocyanic vacuolar inclusions in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures

scientific article published on 18 March 2010

Complete Genome Sequences of the Endophytic Streptomyces sp. Strains LUP30 and LUP47B, Isolated from Lucerne Plants.

scientific article published on 15 June 2017

Complete sequencing and analysis of pEN2701, a novel 13-kb plasmid from an endophytic Streptomyces sp.

scientific article published on January 2003

Detection of novel secondary metabolites.

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Development of a multilocus-based approach for sponge (phylum Porifera) identification: refinement and limitations

scientific article (publication date: 2 February 2017)

Discovery of novel saponins from the viscera of the sea cucumber Holothuria lessoni.

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Effect of microbial inoculants on the indigenous actinobacterial endophyte population in the roots of wheat as determined by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism.

scientific article published on November 2004

Enzyme-assisted extraction of carbohydrates from the brown alga Ecklonia radiata : Effect of enzyme type, pH and buffer on sugar yield and molecular weight profiles

scientific article published in 2016

Evaluation of ACC-deaminase-producing rhizobacteria to alleviate water-stress impacts in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants

scientific article published on 31 January 2019

Field assessment of microbial inoculants to control Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat

Fish protein hydrolysates: application in deep-fried food and food safety analysis

scientific article published on 05 January 2015

Flindersiella endophytica gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the root of Grey Box, an endemic eucalyptus tree

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Gut health benefits of brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata and its polysaccharides demonstrated in vivo in a rat model

Impact of extraction processes on prebiotic potential of the brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata by in vitro human gut bacteria fermentation

Improved antioxidant activities of brown seaweed Ecklonia radiata extracts prepared by microwave-assisted enzymatic extraction

Isolation and identification of actinobacteria from surface-sterilized wheat roots.

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Kribbella endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized leaf of a native apricot tree.

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Kribbella pittospori sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of an Australian native apricot tree, Pittosporum angustifolium

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Manipulating anthocyanin composition in Vitis vinifera suspension cultures by elicitation with jasmonic acid and light irradiation.

scientific article published on July 2003

Marine sponge derived natural products between 2001 and 2010: trends and opportunities for discovery of bioactives

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Microbispora Dominate Diversity of Endophytic Actinobacteria from Australian Rice Plants

Micromonospora terminaliae sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of the medicinal plant Terminalia mucronata.

scientific article published on 24 February 2017

New marine natural products from sponges (Porifera) of the order Dictyoceratida (2001 to 2012); a promising source for drug discovery, exploration and future prospects

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Pathogen and Particle Associations in Wastewater: Significance and Implications for Treatment and Disinfection Processes.

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Process and economic feasibility for the production of functional food from the brown alga Ecklonia radiata

Promicromonospora callitridis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized root of an Australian native pine tree.

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Promicromonospora endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the root of an Australian native Grey Box tree

scientific article published on September 2, 2011

Pseudonocardia adelaidensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of a grey box tree (Eucalyptus microcarpa).

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Pseudonocardia eucalypti sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium with a unique knobby spore surface, isolated from roots of a native Australian eucalyptus tree.

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Purification, molecular cloning, and characterization of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) from pigmented Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension cultures as putative anthocyanin transport proteins

scientific article published on January 2008

Rational approaches to improving the isolation of endophytic actinobacteria from Australian native trees.

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Selection of microbes for control of Rhizoctonia root rot on wheat using a high throughput pathosystem

Sequential extraction and characterization of fucoidans and alginates from Ecklonia radiata, Macrocystis pyrifera, Durvillaea potatorum, and Seirococcus axillaris

Significant increase in the secretion of extracellular vesicles and antibiotics resistance from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus induced by ampicillin stress

scientific article published on 03 December 2020

Sponge-associated actinobacterial diversity: validation of the methods of actinobacterial DNA extraction and optimization of 16S rRNA gene amplification

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Streptomyces kebangsaanensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from an ethnomedicinal plant, which produces phenazine-1-carboxylic acid.

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Streptomyces roietensis sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from the surface-sterilized stem of jasmine rice, Oryza sativa KDML 105.

scientific article published on 6 October 2017

Streptomyces turgidiscabies secretes a novel virulence protein, Nec1, which facilitates infection

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Structure elucidation of five novel isomeric saponins from the viscera of the sea cucumber Holothuria lessoni

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Structure elucidation of new acetylated saponins, Lessoniosides A, B, C, D, and E, and non-acetylated saponins, Lessoniosides F and G, from the viscera of the sea cucumber Holothuria lessoni.

scientific article published on 16 January 2015

The antifungal action mode of the rice endophyte Streptomyces hygroscopicus OsiSh-2 as a potential biocontrol agent against the rice blast pathogen

scientific article published on 27 June 2019

The development of seaweed-derived bioactive compounds for use as prebiotics and nutraceuticals using enzyme technologies

The role of sponge-bacteria interactions: the sponge Aplysilla rosea challenged by its associated bacterium Streptomyces ACT-52A in a controlled aquarium system

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To Stretch the Boundary of Secondary Metabolite Production in Plant Cell-Based Bioprocessing: Anthocyanin as a Case Study

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Treatment strategies for high resveratrol induction in Vitis vinifera L. cell suspension culture

scientific article published on 19 May 2014

Uncovering the hidden marine sponge microbiome by applying a multi-primer approach

scientific article published on 17 April 2019

Untapped sponge microbiomes: structure specificity at host order and family levels

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Visualization of an endophytic Streptomyces species in wheat seed.

scientific article published on July 2003

Whole Cell Actinobacteria as Biocatalysts

scientific article published on 18 February 2019