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AuthorGiraldes, Bruno Welter
AuthorGoodwin, Claire
AuthorAl-Fardi, Noora A A
AuthorEngmann, Amanda
AuthorLeitão, Alexandra
AuthorAhmed, Asma A
AuthorAhmed, Kamelia O
AuthorAbdulkader, Hadil A
AuthorAl-Korbi, Halah A
AuthorAl Easa, Hala Sultan Saif
AuthorAhmed Eltai, Nahla O
AuthorHanifi-Moghaddam, Pejman
Available date2020-05-31T10:40:09Z
Publication Date2020-05-13
Publication NamePLoS ONE
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232205
CitationGiraldes BW, Goodwin C, Al-Fardi NAA, Engmann A, Leitão A, Ahmed AA, et al. (2020) Two new sponge species (Demospongiae: Chalinidae and Suberitidae) isolated from hyperarid mangroves of Qatar with notes on their potential antibacterial bioactivity. PLoS ONE 15(5): e0232205. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232205
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/14987
AbstractThis study presents the taxonomic description of two new sponge species that are intimately associated with the hyperarid mangrove ecosystem of Qatar. The study includes a preliminary evaluation of the sponges' potential bioactivity against pathogens. Chalinula qatari sp. nov. is a fragile thinly encrusting sponge with a vivid maroon colour in life, often with oscular chimneys and commonly recorded on pneumatophores in the intertidal and shallow subtidal zone. Suberites luna sp. nov. is a massive globular-lobate sponge with a greenish-black colour externally and a yellowish orange colour internally, recorded on pneumatophores in the shallow subtidal zone, with large specimens near the seagrass ecosystem that surrounds the mangrove. For both species, a drug extraction protocol and an antibacterial experiment was performed. The extract of Suberites luna sp. nov. was found to be bioactive against recognized pathogens such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis, but no bioactive activity was recorded for Chalinula qatari sp. nov. This study highlights the importance of increasing bioprospecting effort in hyperarid conditions and the importance of combining bioprospecting with taxonomic studies for the identification of novel marine drugs.
SponsorQNRF/UREP
Languageen
PublisherPublic Library of Science
SubjectAntibiotic resistance
new sponge species
Qatar
TitleTwo new sponge species (Demospongiae: Chalinidae and Suberitidae) isolated from hyperarid mangroves of Qatar with notes on their potential antibacterial bioactivity.
TypeArticle
Issue Number5
Volume Number15
dc.accessType Open Access


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