TY - JOUR
T1 - Variation of antimicrobial activity of the sponge Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766) and its relation to associated fauna
AU - Betancourt-Lozano, Miguel
AU - González-Farias, Fernando
AU - Bárbara González-Acosta, González-Acosta
AU - García-Gasca, Alejandra
AU - Bastida-Zavala, José Rolando
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico) through the Programs PIFI and COFAA. Our gratitude to the Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas de B.C.S. (CIB), to Professor G. Bakus for his comments and criticism, and to Dr. E. Glazier (CICIMAR), and Dr. A. van der Heiden (CIAD) for his help on the English manuscript. We thank S. Garcı́a, J. Caraveo and D. Herrero for their help on the taxonomic work and for their comments.
PY - 1998/5/1
Y1 - 1998/5/1
N2 - The sponge Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766) was studied to determine if it produces different levels of antibiotic activity during an annual cycle, and to try to establish some ecological relations of this phenomenon. Monthly collections of sponges were made at Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California Sur, Mexico from May 1989 to June 1990. Bioassays of antimicrobial susceptibility were carded out and densities of the associated organisms were recorded. Antibiotic activity levels of the sponge correlated with inquilism level. Because antimicrobial activity was always found, we believe that metabolites are produced continuously, although the sponge is probably able to change the substance production mechanism in the presence of a particular stimulus. The massive reproduction of the associated invertebrates and the arrival of large quantities of organisms over a short time could be important stress factors for the sponge and a stimulus that modifies the production of secondary metabolites.
AB - The sponge Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766) was studied to determine if it produces different levels of antibiotic activity during an annual cycle, and to try to establish some ecological relations of this phenomenon. Monthly collections of sponges were made at Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California Sur, Mexico from May 1989 to June 1990. Bioassays of antimicrobial susceptibility were carded out and densities of the associated organisms were recorded. Antibiotic activity levels of the sponge correlated with inquilism level. Because antimicrobial activity was always found, we believe that metabolites are produced continuously, although the sponge is probably able to change the substance production mechanism in the presence of a particular stimulus. The massive reproduction of the associated invertebrates and the arrival of large quantities of organisms over a short time could be important stress factors for the sponge and a stimulus that modifies the production of secondary metabolites.
KW - Antibiosis
KW - Aplysina fistularis
KW - Associated fauna
KW - Chemical ecology
KW - Metabolites
KW - Sponges
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00153-6
DO - 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00153-6
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0022-0981
VL - 223
SP - 1
EP - 18
JO - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
JF - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
IS - 1
ER -