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2020
Dobretsov S, Sathe P, Bora T, Barry M, Myint, MTZ, Al Abri M. 2020. Toxicity of different zinc oxide nanomaterials at three trophic levels: implications for development of low‐toxicity antifouling agents. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Text
In this project we studied toxicity of different ZnO nanostructures against aquatic organisms.
Dobretsov S, Rittschof D. 2020. Love at First Taste: Induction of Larval Settlement by Marine Microbes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (3): 731 Text
This article reviewed recent publications about induction of larval settlement by biofilms. It also contains a dataset of publications about that topic.
Cacabelos E, Ramalhosa P, Canning-Clode J, Troncoso JS, Olabarria C, Delgado C, Dobretsov S, Gestoso I. 2020. The Role of Biofilms Developed under Different Anthropogenic Pressure on Recruitment of Macro-Invertebrates. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (3): 2030 Text
This is the first evidence that biofilms play an important role in formation of macrofouling communities. Biofilms from areas with high anthropogenic pressure led to an increase in invasive species. This particulary important for restoration of damaged habitats.
2019
Xiao Liang, Li-Hua Peng, Shuo Zhang, Shuxue Zhou, Asami Yoshida, Kiyoshi Osatomi, Nikoleta Bellou, Xing-Pan Guo, Sergey Dobretsov, Jin-Long Yang. 2019. Polyurethane, epoxy resin and polydimethylsiloxane altered biofilm formation and mussel settlement. Chemosphere 218: 599-608 Text
In this project we showed that PDMS affects biofilm formation which in tern affects larval settlement.
Khosravi M, Nasrolahi A, Shokri MR, Dobretsov S, Pansch C. 2019. Impact of warming on biofouling communities in the northen Persian Gulf. J Thermal Biology 85: 102403 Text
We showed that warming will increase biofouling pressure.
Dobretsov S, Coutingo R, Rittschof D, Salta M, Fagazzola F, Hellio C. 2019. The oceans are changing: Impact of ocean warming and acidification on biofouling communities. Biofouling 35 (5): 585-595 Text
For the first time the impact of climate change on biofouling was reviewed.
Abdala RD, Arrojo VC, Cardenas VC, Dobretsov S, Figuerola FL. 2019. Immunomodulatory and antioxidant activities of sulfated polysaccharides from Laminaria ochroleuca, Porphyra umbilicalis, and Gelidium corneum. Marine Biotechnology Text
In this collaborative research we investigated activities of polysaccharides from algae
Kumar S, Fei Y, Dobretsov S, Dutta J. 2019. Chitosan nanocomposite coatings for food, paints and water treatment applications. Applied Sciences 9 (12):2409 Text
This is a review about chitosan nanocoatings.
Puccinelli E, McQuaid CD, Dobretsov S, Christofoletti RA. 2019. Coastal upwelling affects filter-feeder stable isotope composition across three continents. Marine Environmental Research 147:13-23 Text
In this collaborative work we investigated the effect of uwelling on stable isotopes in Perna species from three continents.
Al-Wahaibi AS, Lapinska E, Rajarajan N, Dobretsov S, Upstill-Goddard R, Burgess GJ. 2019. Secretion of DNases by marine bacteria: a culture based and bioinformatics approach Frontiers in Microbiology 10, 969 Text
In this collaborative work with my colleagues from Newcastle University we studied DNases from marine bacteria using culture dependent and independent approaches. These are particularry important in biofilm dispersal.
Al-Abri M, Al-Ghafri B, Bora T, Dobretsov S, Dutta J, Castelletto S, Rosa L, Boretti A. 2019. Chlorination disadvantages and alternative routes for biofouling control in reverse osmosis desalination. NPJ Clean Water 2 (1): 2 Text
This is a review about prevention of biofouling in reverse osmosis desalination plants.
2018
Al-Naamani L, Dutta J, Dobretsov S. 2018. Nanocomposite Zinc Oxide-Chitosan Coatings on Polyethylene Films for Extending Storage Life of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). Nanomaterials 8 (7): 479 Text
In this project we developed chitosan nanocomposite films and tested their antimicrobial and antifungal properties.
Dobretsov S. 2018. 2nd GCC Marine Biotechnology conference: emerging opportunities and future perspectives. J Agr Mar Sci 23: 48-51 Text
It is an article about the 2nd GCC conference.
Al-Naamani L, Muthukrishnan T, Dutta J, Dobretsov S. 2018. Antifouling properties of chitosan coatings on plastic substrates. J Agr Mar Sci 23:92-98 Text
This study proves the efficiency of chitosan coatings against micro- and macrofouling.
Dobretsov S., Abed RMM, Muthukrishnan T, Sathe P, Al-Naamani L, Queste BY, Piontkovski S. 2018. Living on the edge: biofilms developing in oscillating environmental conditions. Biofouling 34:1064-1077 Text
This study the first study that investigates biofouling using MiSeq on oceanographic gliders. Gliders dove to 1km and exposed biofilms to oscillating pressure, light, salinity, tempearture and oxygen conditions.
Batista D, Costa R, Carvalho AP, Batista WR, Rua C, de Oliveira L, Leomil L, Froes A, Thompson FL, Coutinho R, Dobretsov S. 2018. Environmental conditions affect activity and associated microorganisms of marine sponges. Marine Environmental Research 142: 69-68 Text
In this collaborative work with demonstrated that upwelling and anthropogenic activity effected antifouling activity of sponges and their symbionts. No impact on functional genes was recorded. Unusually high proportion of viruses was recorded for Darwinella sp.
Al-Ghafri B, Bora T, Sathe P, Dobretsov S, Al-Abri M. 2018. Photocatalytic microbial removal and degradation of organic contaminantsof water using PES fibers. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 233: 136-142 Text
In this collaborative work with tested antifouling properties of PES fibers.
2017
Schwartz N, Rhode S, Dobretsov S, Hiromori S, Schupp JP. 2017. The role chemical defense in the invasion success of Sargassum muticum: a comparison of native and invasive brown algae. PLOS One 12: e0189761 Text
In this collaborative work with the German researchers we compared antifouling properties of Sargassum muticum.
Dahms H-U, Dobretsov S. 2017. Antifouling compounds from marine macroalgae. Marine Drugs 15: 265 Text
This review is about antifouling compounds from green, red and brown macroalgae.
Schwartz N, Dobretsov S, Rhode S, Schupp P. 2017. Comparison of antifouling properties of native and invasive Sargassum species. European J Phycology 52: 116-131 Text
In this collaborative work with the German researchers we compared antifouling properties of Sargassum species from Oman and those from Japan.
Sathe P, Laxman K, Myint MTZ, Dobretsov S, Richter J, Dutta J. 2017. Bioinspired nanocoatings for biofouling prevention by photocatalytic redox reactions. Nature Scientific Reports 7: 3624 Text
In this article we demonstrated that antifouling paints accumulate potential pathogens and propose to use ZnO nanocoatings for antifouling defense of fishing nets.
Al Hinai M, Sathe P, Al-Abri M, Dobretsov S, Al-Hinai A, Dutta J. 2017. Antimicrobial activity enhansment of poly (ether sulfone) membranes by in situ growth of ZnO nanorods. ACS Omega 2: 3157-3167 Text
Membranes with grown ZnO nanorods have high antimicrobial activity
Muthukrishnan T, Govender A, Dobretsov S, Abed RMM. 2017. Evaluation reliability of counting bacteria using epifluorescence microscopy. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 5 (1), 4 Text
An important article for those who count microoganisms in biofilms. It shows non-uniform distribution of bacterua on a glass slide.
Al Naamani L, Dobretsov S, Dutta J, Burgess G. 2017. Chitosan-ZnO nanocomposite coatings for the prevention of marine fouling. Chemosphere 168: 408-417 Link
The first report of antifouling properties of chitosan-ZnO nanocomposite coatings.
Bora T, Sathe P, Laxman K, Dobretsov S, Dutta J. 2017. Direct engineered visible light active ZnO nanorods for photocatalytic treatment of water. Catalysis today 284:11-18 Link
This is an invited experimental article about water treatment using nanocoatings.
Ziegler, M., Arif, C., Burt, J., Dobretsov, S., Roder, C., LaJeunesse, T.C., Voolstra, C., 2017. Biogeography and molecular diversity of coral symbionts in the genus Symbiodinium around the Arabian Peninsula. Journal of Biogeography 44 (3): 674-686 Text
Our study represents a comprehensive overview over biogeography and molecular diversity of Symbiodinium in the Arabian Seas, where coral reefs thrive in one of the most extreme environmental settings on the planet.
2016
Jin-Long Yang, Yi-Feng Li, Xiao Liang, Xing-Pan Guo, De-Wen Ding, Demin Zhang, Shuxue Zhou, Wei-Yang Bao, Nikoleta Bellou & Sergey Dobretsov. 2016. Silver Nanoparticles Impact Biofilm Communities and Mussel Settlement. Scientific Reports 6:37406, DOI: 10.1038/srep37406. Link
We report that silver nanoparticles modify biofilms and affect mussel settlement. Nature publishing group presentation.
Carvalho AP, Batista D, Dobretsov S, Coutinho R. 2017. Extracts of seaweeds as potential inhibitors of quorum sensing and bacterial growth. Journal Applied Phycology 29: 789-797 Text
Another study with my Brazilian collaborators on quorum sensing inhibitors from macroalgae .
Al Naamani L, Dobretsov S, Dutta J. 2016. Chitosan-ZnO nanoparticle composite coating for active food packaging applications. Innovate Food Science and Emerging Technologies 38: 231-237 in print
Antimicrobial properties of the chitosan- ZnO nanoapticle coating against food pathogens.
Jin-Long Yang, Yi-Feng Li, Xing-Pan Guo, Xiao Liang, Yue-Feng Xu, De-Wen Ding, Wei-Yang Bao & Sergey Dobretsov 2016. The effect of carbon nanotubes and titanium dioxide incorporated in PDMS on biofilm community composition and subsequent mussel plantigrade settlement, Biofouling, 32:7, 763-777 link
In this article we showed antifouling potential of TiO2 nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes in PDMS. For the first time the effect of a biofilm from an antifouling coating on mussel settlement was shown.
Dobretsov S, Tamimi Y, Al-Kindi M, Burney I. 2016. Screening for anticancer compounds in marine organisms in Oman. SQU Medical Journal 16: 168-174 (Text)
This is the first study about anticancer compounds from marine organisms in Oman.
Sathe P, Myint MTZ, Dobretsov S, Dutta J. 2016. Self-decontaminating photocatalytic nanorod coatings for prevention of marine microfouling: a mesocosm study. Biofouling 32: 383-395
This is the first study that used Illumina MySeq metagenomic approach to study marine biofilms. Additionally, we demonstrated that ZnO nanorod coating can prevent biofouling in "real world conditions" using sun light during natural light: dark photoperiod.
Sathe P, Richter U, Myint MTZ, Dobretsov S, Dutta J. 2016. Removal and regrowth inhibition of microalgae using visible light photocatalysis with ZnO nanorods: A green technology. Separation and Purification Technology 162: 61-66
Use of ZnO coated substrata for removal of algae. The technology can be effective for the prevention of algal blooms.
Al Kharusi S., Abed M.M.R., Dobretsov S. 2016. EDTA addition enhances bacterial respiration activities and hydrocarbon degradation in bioaugmented and non-bioaugmented oil-contaminated desert soils Chemosphere, 147: 279-286 (download)
EDTA enhaces oil biodegradation by bacteria.
Al Kharusi S., Abed M.M.R., Dobretsov S. 2016. Changes in respiration activities and bacterial communities in bioaugmentated oil polluted soil in response to addition of acyl homoserine lactones. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 107: 165-173 (download)
For the first time this study demonstrated that AHLs can enhance oil biodegradation by bacteria.
2015
Dobretsov S., Al-Wahaibi A., Lai D., Al-Sabahi J., Claereboudt M., Proksch P., Soussi B. 2015. Inhibition of bacterial fouling by soft coral natural products. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 98: 53-58 (download)
This study demonstrated the antifouling effect of Oman soft corals. For the first time antifouling properties of fatty acid esters have been shown.
Dobretsov S. 2015. Biofouling on artificial substrata in Muscat waters. J Agr Mar Sci 20: 24-29 (download)
Muthukrishnan T, Dobretsov S. 2015. Microfouling on biocidal and non-biocidal coatings. J Agr Mar Sci 20: 30-33 (download)
Al-Naamani L, Dobretsov S, Al-Sabahi J, Soussi B. 2015. Identification and characterisation of two amylase producing bacteria Cellulosimicrobium sp. and Demesquina sp. isolated from marine organisms. J Agr Mar Sci 20: 8-15 (download)
Luxman K., Myint MTZ., Al-Abri M., Sathe P., Dobretsov S. , Dutta J. 2015. Desalination and disinfection of inland brakish ground water in a capacitive deionization cell using nanoporous activated carbon cloth electrodes. Desalination, 362: 126-132 (download)
A quick and effective method for desalination and disinfection of brakish water.
Goddard S., Delghandi M., Dobretsov S. , Al-Oufi H., Al-Habsi S., Burgess G. 2015. The first GCC Marine Biotechnology symposium: emerging opportunities and future perspectives. Marine Biotechnology, 17: 285-289 (download)
An information about the first GCC marine biotechnology symposium.
2014
Batista D., Polycarpa Carvalho A., Costa R., Coutinho R., Dobretsov S. 2014. Extracts of macroalgae from the Brazilian coast inhibit bacterial quorum sensing. Botanica Marina, 57: 441-447 (download)
This study shows importance of bacteria associated with algae in productionof quorum sensing inhibitory compoounds. This is the first study of quorum sensing inhibitors in Brazil.
Muthukrishnan T., Abed R.M.M., Dobretsov S., Kidd B., Finnie A.A. (2014) Long-term microfouling on commercial biocidal fouling control coatings. Biofouling 30: 1155-1164 (download)
This study shows the community compoistion of 1 year old biofilms developed on antifouling coatings. This is the first study in which pyrosequencing of bacterial communities developed on antifouling paints was used.
Al Fori M., Dobretsov S., Myint MTZ., Dutta J. (2014) Antifouling properties of ZnO nanorods. Biofouling 30: 871-882 (download)
First study showing possibility of prevention of biofouling by ZnO nanorods in laboratory conditions
2013
Dobretsov S., Abed R., Voolstra C. (2013) The effect of surface colour on the formation of marine micro- and macro-fouling communities. Biofouling 29: 617-627 (download)
First 454 pyrosequencing study of marine biofilms on black and white substrata showing high biodiversity
Abed R, Dobretsov S., Al-Fori M., Gunasekera S.P., Sudesh K., Paul V.J. (2013) Quorum sensing inhibitory compounds from extremophilic microorganisms isolated from a hypersaline cyanobacterial mat. J Ind Biotech Microb 40:759-772 (download)
DKPs from hypersaline bacteria inhibit quorum sensing
Dobretsov S., Abed R, Teplitski M. (2013) Mini-review: Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms. Biofouling 29: 423-441 (download)
This review covers antifouling compounds from bacteria and fungi
2012
Wahl M., Goecke F., Labes A., Dobretsov S., Weinberger F. (2012) The second skin: ecological role of epibiotic biofilms on marine organisms. Frontiers in Aquatic Microbiology 3: 292. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00292 (download)
This is a nice review about the role of epibiotic biofilms
Bellou N., Papathanassiou E., Dobretsov S., Lykousis V., Colijin F. (2012) The effect of substratum type, orientation and depth on the development of bacterial deep-sea biofilm communities grown on artificial substrata deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean. Biofouling 28:199-213 (download)
This is the first study that used T-RFLP in order to investigate deep-sea biofouling communities on different materials.
Dobretsov S. & Thomason J. (2011) The development of marine biofilms on two commercial non-biocidal coatings: a comparison between silicone and fluoropolymer technologies. Biofouling 27:869-880 (download)
In this study we showed that new generation of fluoropolymer coating Intersleek 900 is defending better from microbial biofouling than old generation of silicone coating Intersleek 700.
Dobretsov S., Teplitski M, Bayer M, Gunasekera S, Proksch P, Paul VJ. (2011) Inhibition of marine biofouling by quorum sensing inhibitors. Biofouling 27:893-905 (download)
In this study we investigated the effect of marine natural products on quorum sensing inhibition of Chromobacterium violaceum CV017. Quorum sensing inhibiton of few natural products were investigated using E.coli modified reporters. Finally, we demonstrated that kojic acid inhibited biofouling in the mesocosm experiment.
Weinberger F., Rohde S, Oschmann Y., Shahnaz L., Dobretsov S., Wahl M. 2011. Effects of limitation stress and of disruptive stress on induced antigrazing defense in the bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 427:83-94 (download)
In this study we demosntrated change in antigrazing defence in the seaweed Fucus vesiculosus.
Dobretsov S., Abed RMM., Al Maskari SMS., Al Sabahi JN., Victor R. 2011. Cyanobacterial mats from hot springs produce antimicrobial compounds and quorum sensing inhibitors under natural conditions. Journal of Applied Phycology 23: 983-993 (download)
For the first time we showed production of quorum sensing inhibitors and antibacterial compounds under in situ conditions.
Dobretsov S., Teplitski M., Alagely A., Gunasekera S., Paul V. 2010. Malyngolide from the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula interferes with QS circuitry. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2(6): 739-744 (download)
Malyngolide from the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula was found to be an important quorum sensing inhibitor.
M. Wahl, L. Shahnaz, S. Dobretsov, M. Saha, F. Symanowski, K. David, T. Lachnit, Matthias Vasel, F. Weinberger. 2010. Ecology of the bladder wrack’s Fucus vesiculosus resistance to fouling: 1. patterns of microfouling and antimicrobial protection. Marine Ecology Progress Series 411: 33-48 (download)
Changes in microbial eipibiotic communities on the surface of Fucus vesiculosus due to light intensity have been shown.
With Prof. PY Qian
Dobretsov S, Gosselin L, Qian PY. (2010) Effects of solar PAR and UV radiation on tropical biofouling communities. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 402:31-43 (PDF)
Qian PY, Lau SCK, Dahms HU, Dobretsov S., Harder T. (2007) (Invited review). Marine biofilms as mediators of colonization by marine macroorganisms implications for antifouling and aquaculture. Mar Biotech.9: 399-410. (PDF)
Huang YL, Dobretsov S, Xiong HR, Qian PY (2007) Effect of biofilm formation by Pseudoalteromonas spongiae on induction oflarval settlement of the polychaete Hydroides elegans.Applied Environ. Microbiol. 73: 6284-6288. (PDF)
Huang YL, Dobretsov S, Yang LH, Qian PY (2007) Presence of acyl-homoserine lactone in subtidal biofilm and the implication in larval behavioral response in the polychaete Hydroides elegans. Microbiol. Ecol. 54:384-392. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Dahms H, Huang YL, Wahl M , Qian PY (2007) The effect of quorum sensing blockers on the formation of marine microbial communities and larval attachment. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol.60:177-188. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Xiong HR, Xu Y, Levin L, Qian PY (2007) Novel antifoulants: inhibition of larval attachment by proteases. Mar. Biotech. 9: 388-397. (PDF)
Xiong HR, Song LS, XU Y, Tsoi MY, Dobretsov S, Qian PY (2007) Characterization of proteolytic bacteria from the Aleutian deep-sea and their proteases. J Ind. Microbiol. Biotech. 34: 63-71. (PDF)
Lee OO, Lau SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wu MCS, Wong PK, Weinbauer M,
Qian PY (2006) Shewanella irciniae sp. nov., a novel member of the family Shewanellaceae, isolated from the marine sponge Ircinia dendroides in the Bay of Villefrance, Mediterranean Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol 56:2871-2877. (PDF)
Qian PY, Dobretsov S, Dahms HU, Pawlik J (2006) Antifouling activity and microbial diversity of two congeneric sponges Callyspongia spp. from Hong Kong and the Bahamas. Mar Ecol Prog Ser324:151–165.
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Li XC, Dobretsov S, Xu Y, Yung LH, Qian PY (2006) Antifouling diketopiperazines produced by the deep-sea bacterium Streptomyces pseudogriseolus. Biofouling. 22:201-208. (PDF)
Lee OO, Lau SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wu MCS, Wong PK, Qian PY (2006) Gillisia myxillae sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from the marine sponge Myxilla incrustans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol 56:1795-1799. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Qian PY (2006) Facilitation and inhibition of larval settlement of the bryozoan Bugula neritina in association with mono-species and multi-species biofilms. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 333:263-274. (PDF)
Lau SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wu M, Wong PK, Pawlik JR, Qian PY (2006) Description of Fabibacterhalotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. and Roseivirga spongocola sp. nov. and reclassification of [Marinicola] seohaensis as Roseiviga seohaensis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol 56: 1059-1065. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Dahms HU, Qian PY (2006) Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms and their metabolites (invited review). Biofouling 22: 43-54. (PDF)
Lau SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wong PK, Pawlik JR, Qian PY (2006) Stenothermobacter spongiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a marine sponge in the Bahamas, and emended description of Nonlabens tegetincola. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol 56: 181-185 (PDF)
Lau SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wong PK, Qian PY (2005) Gramella portivictoriae sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from marine sediment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 2497-2500. (PDF)
Lau, SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Wong PK, Pawlik JR, Qian PY (2005) Nonlabens tegetincola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a microbial mat in a subtropical estuary. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55: 2279-2283. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Dahms HU, Tsoi MMY, Qian PY (2005) Chemical control of epibiosis by Hong Kong sponges: the effect of sponge extracts on micro- and macrofouling communities. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 279:119-129 (PDF)
Lau SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Plakhotnikova I, Dobretsov S, Lau KWJ, Wu M, Wong PK, Pawlik JR,
Qian PY (2005) Winogradskyella poriferorum sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a sponge in the Bahamas, Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol 55: 1589-1592. (PDF)
Lau SCK, Tsoi MMY, Li XC, Dobretsov S, Plakhotnikova I, Wong PK, Qian PY (2005) Pseudoalteromonas spongiae sp. nov., a novel member of the gamma-Proteobacteriaisolated from the sponge
Mycale adhaerens in Hong Kong waters. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol 55: 1593-1596. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Qian PY, Wahl M (2005) Effect of solar ultraviolet radiation on the formation of shallow, early successional biofouling communities in Hong Kong. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 290:55-65. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Dahms HU, Qian PY (2005) Antibacterial and anti-diatom activity of Hong Kong sponges. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 38:191-201. (PDF)
Dahms HU, Dobretsov S, Qian PY (2004) The effect of combined bacterial and diatom biofilms on the settlement of the bryozoan Bugula neritina. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 313:191-209. (PDF)
Harder T, Dobretsov S, Qian PY (2004) Waterborne polar macromolecules act as algal antifoulants in the seaweed Ulva reticulata. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 274:133-141. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Dahms HU, Qian PY*. 2004. Antilarval and antimicrobial activity of waterborne metabolites of the sponge Callyspongia (Euplacella) pulvinata: evidence of allelopathy. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 271:133-146. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, QianPY (2004) The role of epibotic bacteria from the surface of the soft coral
Dendronephthya sp. in the inhibition of larval settlement. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 299: 35-50. (PDF)
Harder T, Lau SCK, Dobretsov S, Fong M, Qian PY (2003) A distinctive epibiotic bacterial community on the soft coral Dendronephthya sp. and antibacterial activity of coral tissue extracts suggest a chemical mechanism against bacterial epibiosis. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 43 (3): 337-347. (PDF)
Dobretsov S, Qian PY (2003) Pharmacological induction of larval settlement and metamorphosis in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis L. Biofouling 19: 57-63
Dobretsov S, Qian PY (2002) Effect of bacteria from surface of the green seaweed Ulva reticulata on marine micro- and macrofouling. Biofouling 18:276-287.
Newspapers and magazine articles
SQU addresses key issues in marine and fisheries sector. Horizon 334, March 2016
I like everything here! An article about German internship student that visited and worked in our laboratory. Horizon, February 2015
Isolating anti-cancer compounds from marine organisms. Oman Observer, 16 March 2014
Nanotechnology: applications and opportunities . Horizon, February 2014
Inhibitors of “Bacterial language”. SQU Magazine Horizon, Issue 206, 20 January 2011 download
SQU researcher's identify ‘inhibitors of bacterial language' in Oman Gulf News , December 5, 2010
SQU research can pave way for pathbreaking drugs. Times of Oman, December 6, 2010
Bioactive compound from Oman soft coral. SQU Magazine Horizon, Issue 179, 30 December 2009
Researchers isolate bioactive compound from Oman soft coral Oman Tribune, 5 December 2009
Videos
Video about slimes on ships that mentioned our group research activity.
Reports
A brief summary about the HM grant "Economical, social and environmental impacts of marine biofouling in the Sultanate of Oman" in English and in Arabic
