1. De Vries DJ, Hall MR. Marine biodiversity as a source of chemical diversity. Drug Dev Res. 1994;33(2):161-73. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1002/ddr.430330213]
2. Cantón R, Horcajada JP, Oliver A, Garbajosa PR, Vila J. Inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals: The complex relationship between antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2013;31(Suppl 4):3-11. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1016/S0213-005X(13)70126-5]
3. Vlietinck AJ, Apers S. Biological screening methods in the search for pharmacologically active natural products. In: Tringali C. Bioactive compounds from natural sources: Isolation, characterization and biological properties. Boca Raton: CRC Press; 2003. pp. 1-30. [
Link]
4. Mohebbi GH, Nabipour I, Vazirizadeh A. The Sea, the future pharmacy. Iran South Med J. 2014;17(4):748-88. [Persian] [
Link]
5. Nabipour I, Najafi A, Bolkheir AR. Anticancer and cytotoxic compounds from seashells of the Persian Gulf. Iran South Med J. 2009;12(3):231-7. [Persian] [
Link]
6. Thangaraj S, Bragadeeswaran S. Assessment of biomedical and pharmacological activities of sea anemones Stichodactyla mertensii and Stichodactyla gigantea from Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, southeast coast of India. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis. 2012;18(1):53-61. [
Link]
7. Osmakov DI, Kozlov SA, Andreev YA, Koshelev SG, Sanamyan NP, Sanamyan KE, et al. Sea anemone peptide with uncommon β-hairpin structure inhibits acid-sensing ion channel 3 (ASIC3) and reveals analgesic activity. J Biol Chem. 2013;288(32):23116-27. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1074/jbc.M113.485516]
8. Häussermann V. Identification and taxonomy of soft-bodied hexacorals exemplified by Chilean sea anemones, including guidelines for sampling, preservation and examination. J Mar Biol Assoc U K. 2004;84(5):931-6. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1017/S0025315404010215h]
9. Mohammadizadeh F, Ehsanpor M, Afkhami M, Mokhlesi A, Khazaali A, Montazeri S. Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic effects of a sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota, from the north coast of the Persian Gulf. J Mar Biol Assoc U K. 2013;93(5):1401-5. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1017/S0025315412001889]
10. Haug T, Kjuul AK, Styrvold OB, Sandsdalen E, Olsen ØM, Stensvåg K. Antibacterial activity in Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Echinoidea), Cucumaria frondosa (Holothuroidea), and Asterias rubens (Asteroidea). J Invertebr Pathol. 2002;81(2):94-102. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00153-2]
11. Ramkumar S, Arun Sudhagar S, Venkateshvaran K. Bioactivity of venom extracted from the sea anemone Anthopleura asiatica (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): Toxicity and histopathological studies. Int J Fish Aquac. 2012;4(4):71-6. [
Link] [
DOI:10.5897/IJFA11.019]
12. Murray AP, Muniain C, Seldes AM, Maier MS. Patagonicoside A: A novel antifungal disulfated triterpene glycoside from the sea cucumber Psolus patagonicus. Tetrahedron. 2001;57(47):9563-8. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00970-X]
13. Ismail H, Lemriss S, Ben Aoun Z, Mhadhebi L, Dellai A, Kacem Y, et al. Antifungal activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts from the Mediterranean sea cucumber, Holothuria polii. Journal de Mycologie Médicale. 2008;18(1):23-6. [French] [
Link] [
DOI:10.1016/j.mycmed.2008.01.002]
14. Bragadeeswaran S, Thangaraj S, Prabhu K, Rani SRS. Antifouling activity by sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica and H. aurora) extracts against marine biofilm bacteria. Lat Am J Aquat Res. 2011;39(2):385-9. [
Link] [
DOI:10.3856/vol39-issue2-fulltext-19]
15. Momen-Roknabadi N, Gohari AR, Monsef-Esfehani HR, Attar F, Hajiaghaee R, Saeidnia S, et al. Antifungal and antibacterial activities of Pentanema divaricatum and its active constituent. Z Naturforsch C. 2008;63(9-10):649-52. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1515/znc-2008-9-1006]
16. Yousefzadi M, Riahi Madvar A, Hadian J, Rezaee F, Rafiee R, Biniaz M. Toxicity of essential oil of Satureja khuzistanica: In vitro cytotoxicity and anti-microbial activity. J Immunotoxicol. 2014;11(1):50-5. [
Link] [
DOI:10.3109/1547691X.2013.789939]
17. Batrakov SG, Girshovich ES, Drozhzhina NS. Triterpene glycosides with antifungal activity isolated from the sea cucumber, Cucumaria japonica. Antibiotiki. 1980;25(6):408-11. [Russian] [
Link]
18. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Performance standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing: Twenty-first informational supplement. 1st Edition. Sharify M, editor. Irajiyan GR, Borumand MA, Rashed Marandi F, Rahbar M, Shahcheraghi F, Sharify M, et al, translator. Tehran: Sound Publishing Center; 2012. p. 164. [Persian] [
Link]
19. Jamali S, Emtiazjoo M, Toolabee Teymoory L, Zeinali S, Keypour S, Sardari S, et al . Antibacterial effect of the Persian Gulf sea cucumber Holoturia. SP extracts on three strain of Escherichia coli. Modares J Med Sci (Pathobiology). 2009;12(2):37-49. [Persian] [
Link]
20. Salehi M, Hasanloo T, Mehrabian S, Farahmand S. Effects of Silybum marianum (L.) gaertn seeds extract on dermatophytes and saprophytes fungi in vitro compare to clotrimazol. Pharm Sci. 2011;16(4):203-10. [Persian] [
Link]
21. Koneman EW, Roberts GD. Pictorial laboratory mycology. J Basic Microbiol Environ Health Tech. 1986;26(5):288-288. [
Link]
22. Tomczyk M, Leszczyńska K, Jakoniuk P. Antimicrobial activity of Potentilla species. Fitoterapia. 2008;79(7-8):592-4. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1016/j.fitote.2008.06.006]
23. Anisimov MM, Shcheglov VV, Stonik VA, Kul'ga AL, Levina EV. Comparative study of the antifungal activity of triterpene glycosides of Pacific Ocean holothuria. Dokl Akad Nauk SSSR. 1972;207(3):711-3. [Russian] [
Link]
24. Saeidnia S, Gohari AR, Kiuchi F, Honda G. In vitro anti-epimastigote activity of some Iranian medicinal plants. Iran J Pharm Res. 2005;4(2):101-3. [
Link]
25. Gohari A, Saeidnia S, Gohari M, Moradi Afrapoli F, Malmir M, Yazdan Panah M, et al. Brine shrimp cytotoxicity of some medicinal plants belongs to lamiaceae, asteracea, rosaceae and boraginaceae families. J Med Plants. 2009;4(29):87-93. [Persian] [
Link]
26. Ghavamizadeh M, Mohammadi J, Mirzaei A, Sadeghi H, Akbartabar M. Cytotoxicity of Dorema auchri, Achillea millefolium and Artemisia aucheri by artemia . Armaghane Danesh. 2013;18(5):389-99. [Persian] [
Link]
27. Sunday O Otimenyin, Uguru MO, Ogbonna A. Antimicrobial and hypoglycemic effects of Momordica balsamina. Linn. J Nat Prod. 2008;1:3-9. [
Link]
28. Thangaraj S, Bragadeeswaran S, Suganthi K, Kumaran NS. Antimicrobial properties of sea anemone Stichodactyla mertensii and Stichodactyla gigantea from Mandapam coast of India. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2011;1(1):S43-6. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60120-2]
29. McDonnell G, Denver Russell A. Antiseptics and disinfectants: Activity, action, and resistance. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1999;12(1):147-79. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1128/CMR.12.1.147]
30. Borbon H, Valdes S, Alvarado-Mesen J, Soto R, Vega I. Antimicrobial properties of sea anemone Anthopleura nigrescens from pacific coast of Costa Rica. Asian Pac J Biomed. 2016;6(5):418-21. [
Link] [
DOI:10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.01.014]
31. Williams GP, Babu S, Ravikumar S, Kathiresan K, Prathap SA, Chinnapparaj S, et al. Antimicrobial activity of tissue and associated bacteria from benthic sea anemone Stichodactyla haddoni against microbial pathogens. J Environ Biol. 2007;28(4):789-93. [
Link]
32. Sylvester Fredrick W, Ravichandran S. Anti microbial activity of the cnidarian blue button Porpita porpita. Middle East J Sci Res. 2010;5(5):355-8. [
Link]
33. Veeruraj A, Arumugam M, Ajithkumar T, Balasubramanian T. Isolation and biological properties of neurotoxin from sea anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii, S. haddoni). Internet J Toxicol. 2007;5(2). [
Link]
34. Mohammadizadeh F, Afkhami M, Ehsanpour M, Bahri AH, Masihi Taziani H. Screening for antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic agents in three hard coral species from Persian Gulf. Bangladesh J Pharmacol. 2014;9(2):171-5. [
Link] [
DOI:10.3329/bjp.v9i2.17825]