印度洋海洋环境微生物多样性研究概况*

doi:10.11978/YG2025003

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The Indian Ocean, the third largest ocean in the world, is surrounded by tropical seas such as the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, and Mozambique Channel. It covers a vast area with a highly complex environment and abundant resources. In recent years, the exploration and study of its marine resources have attracted significant global attention. Over the past decade, Chinese institutions such as the Ministry of Natural Resources (originally the State Oceanic Administration) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have organized annual large-scale scientific expeditions to investigate the region’s geology, biology, and mineral resources, actively supporting the Belt and Road Initiative. With advancements in multiple research fields, China has achieved notable results in exploring microbial resources in the Indian Ocean. Based on available statistical data, this review systematically summarizes the discovery and distribution of novel microbial species in Indian Ocean habitats, discusses the identification of bioactive natural products and their potential application, and evaluates future prospects for the conservation and exploitation of these microbial resources. The review aims to enhance China’s scientific understanding of Indian Ocean microbial resources and further consolidate and strengthen China’s leading position in this field.

Key words: Indian Ocean, marine microorganisms, new species, bioactive compounds, resource assessment

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TIAN Xinpeng, SHI Songbiao, GUO Qiaoqiao, LONG Lijuan. Research overview on marine microbial diversity in the Indian Ocean^*[J].Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(1): 27-34.

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微生物	天然产物	生物活性	参考文献
Aspergillus flavipes	(+)-terrein, butyrolactone I	白细胞介素6和肿瘤TNFα抑制活性	Tilvi et al, 2021
Aspergillus austroafricanus Y32-2	decumbenone A	抗炎活性	Li et al, 2021
Cystobasidium laryngis	Phenazostatins E—J	抗炎和细胞毒性活性	Lee et al, 2022
Streptomyces olivaceus FXJ8.012	Mycemycins A—E Tetro azolemycins A/B	抗HIV 金属结合活性	Liu et al, 2013, 2015
Nocardiopsis alba SCSIO 03039	Nocazines D/E	细胞毒性活性	Zhang et al, 2013
Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 03032	Spiroindimicins A—D lynamicins A/D	细胞毒性活性	Zhang et al, 2012
	piericidin A1/E1 mer-A2026B	细胞毒性活性	Zhang et al, 2014c; Chen et al, 2014
	Indimicins A—E; lynamicins F/G	细胞毒性活性	Zhang et al, 2014b
	heronamides D—F	细胞毒性活性	Zhang et al, 2014c
Penicillium chrysogenum SCSIO41001	Chrysamides A—C	抗炎活性	Chen et al, 2016
Penicillium sp. SCSIO 06871	sorbicillinoids	抗菌; 强抗炎活性	Pang et al, 2025
Streptomyces sp. SCSIO 10355	Strepsesquitriol	脂聚糖类抑制活性	Yang et al, 2013
Williamsia sp. MCCC 1A11233	Phenolics	未测试活性	Xie et al, 2016
Microbacterium sp. MCCC 1A11207	Microindolinone A	未发现活性	Niu et al, 2017
Streptomyces olivaceus SCSIOT05	Naphthoquinone macrolides (Olimycin A/B)	未测试活性	Sun et al, 2018
Amycolatopsis albisporachelin WP1T	Hydroxamatetype siderophore(Albisporachelin) spoxazomicins A—C	铁摄取的螯合剂	Wu et al, 2018
Streptomyces lusitanus	Angucycline (Grincamycin L)	抗菌活性	Yang et al, 2020
Streptomyces chumphonensis SCSIO 5079	aromatic acids leucine derivatives	无抗菌和细胞毒活性	Su et al, 2022
Amycolatopsis sp.WP1	Amycolachromone A—D/F	弱抗DNA去甲基酶(ABH2)酶抑制剂	Chen et al, 2022

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