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• Gunasekera, Sarath P., Meyer, Julie L., Ding, Yousong, Abboud, Khalil A., Luo, Danmeng, Campbell, Justin E., Angerhofer, Alexander, Goodsell, Justin L., Raymundo, Laurie J., Liu, Junyang, Ye, Tao, Luesch, Hendrik, Teplitski, Max, and Paul, Valerie J. 2019. "Chemical and Metagenomic Studies of the Lethal Black Band Disease of Corals Reveal Two Broadly Distributed, Redox-Sensitive Mixed Polyketide/Peptide Macrocycles." Journal of natural products, 82, (1) 111–121. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00804. 2019
• Liang, Xiao, Luo, Danmeng, Yan, Jia-Lei, Rezaei, Mohammad A., Salvador-Reyes, Lilibeth, Gunasekera, Sarath P., Li, Chenglong, Ye, Tao, Paul, Valerie J., and Luesch, Hendrik. 2019. "Discovery of Amantamide, a Selective CXCR7 Agonist from Marine Cyanobacteria." Organic letters, 21, (6) 1622–1626. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00163. 2019
• Brumley, David, Spencer, Kara A., Gunasekera, Sarath P., Sauvage, Thomas, Biggs, Jason, Paul, Valerie J., and Luesch, Hendrik. 2018. "Isolation and Characterization of Anaephenes A–C, Alkylphenols from a Filamentous Cyanobacterium ( Hormoscilla sp., Oscillatoriales)." Journal of natural products, 81, (12) 2716–2721. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00650. 2018
• Sneed, Jennifer M., Meickle, Theresa, Engene, Niclas, Reed, Sherry, Gunasekera, Sarath, and Paul, Valerie J. 2017. "Bloom dynamics and chemical defenses of benthic cyanobacteria in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida." Harmful Algae, 69, (Supplement C) 75–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2017.10.002. 2017
• Cox, Clayton E., Brandl, Maria T., de Moraes, Marcos H., Gunasekera, Sarath, and Teplitski, Max. 2017. "Production of the Plant Hormone Auxin by Salmonella and Its Role in the Interactions with Plants and Animals." Frontiers in Microbiology, 8 2668. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02668. 2017
• Gunasekera, Sarath P., Imperial, Lorelie, Garst, Christiana, Ratnayake, Ranjala, Dang, Long H., Paul, Valerie J., and Luesch, Hendrik. 2016. "Caldoramide, a Modified Pentapeptide from the Marine Cyanobacterium Caldora penicillata." Journal of natural products, 79, (7) 1867–1871. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00203. 2016
• Gunasekera, Sarath P., Li, Yang, Ratnayake, Ranjala, Luo, Danmeng, Lo, Jeannette, Reibenspies, Joseph H., Xu, Zhengshuang, Clare-Salzler, Michael, Ye, Tao, Paul, Valerie J., and Luesch, Hendrik. 2016. "Discovery, Total Synthesis and Key Structural Elements for the Immunosuppressive Activity of Cocosolide, a Symmetrical Glycosylated Macrolide Dimer from Marine Cyanobacteria." Chemistry - A European Journal, 22, (24) 8158–8166. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201600674. 2016
• Meyer, Julie L., Gunasekera, Sarath P., Scott, Raymond M., Paul, Valerie J., and Teplitski, Max. 2016. "Microbiome shifts and the inhibition of quorum sensing by Black Band Disease cyanobacteria." The ISME journal, 10 1204–1216. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.184. 2016
• Soares, Angélica R., Engene, Niclas, Gunasekera, Sarath P., Sneed, Jennifer M., and Paul, Valerie J. 2015. "Carriebowlinol, an Antimicrobial Tetrahydroquinolinol from an Assemblage of Marine Cyanobacteria Containing a Novel Taxon." Journal of natural products, 78, (3) 534–538. https://doi.org/10.1021/np500598x. 2015
• Hagedorn, Mary M., Farrell, Ann, Carter, Virginia, Zuchowicz, Nikolas, Johnston, Erika, Padilla-Gamiño, Jacqueline, Gunasekera, Sarath, and Paul, Valerie J. 2015. "Effects of Toxic Compounds in Montipora capitata on Exogenous and Endogenous Zooxanthellae Performance and Fertilization Success." PloS One, 10, (2) 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118364. 2015
• Engene, Niclas, Gunasekera, Sarath, Gerwick, William H., and Paul, Valerie J. 2013. "Phylogenetic Inferences Reveal Large Extent of Novel Biodiversity in Chemically Rich Tropical Marine Cyanobacteria." Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79, (6) 1882–1888. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.03793-12. 2013
• Abed, Raeid M. M., Dobretsov, Sergey, Al-Fori, Marwan, Gunasekera, Sarath P., Sudesh, Kumar, and Paul, Valerie J. 2013. "Quorum-sensing inhibitory compounds from extremophilic microorganisms isolated from a hypersaline cyanobacterial mat." Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology, 40, (7) 759–772. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-013-1276-4. 2013
• Dobretsov, Sergey, Teplitski, Max, Bayer, Mirko, Gunasekera, Sarath, Proksch, Peter, and Paul, Valerie J. 2011. "Inhibition of marine biofouling by bacterial quorum sensing inhibitors." Biofouling, 27, (8) 893–905. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2011.609616. 2011
• Gunasekera, Sarath P., Owle, Chivas S., Montaser, Rana, Luesch, Hendrik, and Paul, Valerie J. 2011. "Malyngamide 3 and cocosamides A and B from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula from Cocos Lagoon, Guam." Journal of natural products, 74, (4) 871–876. https://doi.org/10.1021/np1008015. 2011
• Meickle, Theresa, Gunasekera, Sarath P., Liu, Yanxia, Luesch, Hendrik, and Paul, Valerie J. 2011. "Porpoisamides A and B, two novel epimeric cyclic depsipeptides from a Florida Keys collection of Lyngbya sp." Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 19, (22) 6576–6580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2011.05.051. 2011
• Kwan, Jason C., Teplitski, Max, Gunasekera, Sarath, Paul, Valerie J., and Luesch, Hendrik. 2010. "Isolation and Biological Evaluation of 8-epi-Malyngamide C from the Floridian Marine Cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula†." Journal of natural products, 73, (3) 463–466. https://doi.org/10.1021/np900614n. 2010
• Dobretsov, Sergey, Teplitski, Max, Alagely, Ali, Gunasekera, Sarath, and Paul, Valerie J. 2010. "Malyngolide from the cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula interferes with quorum sensing circuitry." Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2, (6) 739–744. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00169.x. 2010
• Gunasekera, Sarath, Miller, Margaret W., Kwan, Jason C., Luesch, Hendrik, and Paul, Valerie J. 2010. "Molassamide, a Depsipeptide Serine Protease Inhibitor from the Marine Cyanobacterium Dichothrix utahensis†." Journal of natural products, 73, (3) 459–462. https://doi.org/10.1021/np900603f. 2010
• Sharp, Koty, Arthur, Karen E., Gu, Liangcai, Ross, Cliff, Harrison, Genelle, Gunasekera, Sarath, Meickle, Theresa, Matthew, Susan, Luesch, Hendrik, Thacker, Robert W., Sherman, David H., and Paul, Valerie J. 2009. "Phylogenetic and Chemical Diversity of Three Chemotypes of Bloom-Forming Lyngbya Species (Cyanobacteria: Oscillatoriales) from Reefs of Southeastern Florida." Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75, (9) 2879–2888. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02656-08. 2009
• Gunasekera, Sarath, Ritson-Williams, Raphael, and Paul, Valerie J. 2008. "Carriebowmide, a New Cyclodepsipeptide from the Marine Cyanobacterium Lyngbya polychroa." Journal of Natural Products, 71, (12) 2060–2063. https://doi.org/10.1021/np800453t. 2008
• Gunasekera, Sarath, Ross, C., Paul, Valerie J., Matthew, S., and Luesch, Hendrik. 2008. "Dragonamides C and D, linear lipopeptides from the marine cyanobacterium brown Lyngbya polychroa." Journal of Natural Products, 71, (5) 887–890. https://doi.org/10.1021/np0706769. 2008