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Lina Ahmed Bahamdain

  • Biodiversity Journal, 14 (4): 0731-0740

    Maha Atig Alsubhi, Lina Ahmed Bahamdain & Magda Mohammed Aly
    Marine bacteria and their uses as a source of antimicrobial metabolites to control multidrug-resistant bacteria
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.4.731.740

    ABSTRACT
    Marine bacteria are considered to be an excellent source of new therapeutics. About 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water and it comprises 500,000 live species divided into 30 different phyla. Many researchers carried out the isolation and exploitation of bacteria from the marine environment to study the ability of strains to produce antimicrobial agents against pathogens to manage the problem of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial species. Examples of marine bacterial genera that have been isolated are Bacillus, Enterobacter, Nocardiopsis, Pseudomonas, and phylum Actinobacteria which are the richest sources of natural products. Moreover, these bacteria are commonly used in bioremediation processes and had an excellent role in the removal of different environmental pollutions due to their vital environmental conditions and reduction capability and adaptability. In conclusion, marine bacteria have an advantage over terrestrial bacteria and are used in extreme environmental conditions to provide a useful source for new antimicrobial agents or can be used in the bioremediation process.