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Sergey Dobretsov
Researcher at Sultan Qaboos University
Publications - 159
Citations - 7520
Sergey Dobretsov is an academic researcher from Sultan Qaboos University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biofouling & Bugula neritina. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 142 publications receiving 6181 citations. Previous affiliations of Sergey Dobretsov include Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology & Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
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Applications of cyanobacteria in biotechnology.
TL;DR: An overview of the literature describing the uses of cyanobacteria in industry and services sectors is presented and an outlook on the challenges and future prospects of the field of Cyanobacterial biotechnology is provided.
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Marine biofilms as mediators of colonization by marine macroorganisms: implications for antifouling and aquaculture.
Pei-Yuan Qian,Stanley C.K. Lau,Stanley C.K. Lau,Hans-Uwe Dahms,Sergey Dobretsov,Sergey Dobretsov,Tilmann Harder +6 more
TL;DR: This review provides a brief account of existing knowledge of marine biofilms that are relevant to settlement mediation, biotechnological application ofBiofilms with respect to developing non-toxic antifouling technologies and improving the operation of aquaculture facilities, and challenges and future directions for advancing the understanding of settlement-mediating functions of biofilm.
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Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms and their metabolites
TL;DR: In this review knowledge about antifouling compounds produced by marine bacteria and diatoms are summarised and evaluated and future research directions are highlighted.
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The second skin: ecological role of epibiotic biofilms on marine organisms.
TL;DR: Existing evidence how marine epibiotic biofilms affect their hosts’ ecology by altering the properties of and processes across its outer surfaces is reviewed.
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Mini-review: quorum sensing in the marine environment and its relationship to biofouling
TL;DR: Direct and indirect effects of QS signals and inhibitors on the process of marine biofouling are discussed and Directions for future investigations and QS-related biotechnological applications are highlighted.