Soft coral-associated actinomycetes have been increasingly recognized as promising sources of marine natural products. However, a comprehensive synthesis of their taxonomic diversity, cultivation features, and metabolic potential is still lacking. In this review, studies on coral-associated actinomycetes reported between 2007 and 2025 are comprehensively examined. The biological and ecological background of corals is outlined,...

A mudflat is a type of intertidal zone that is alternately affected by terrestrial and marine environments. We searched for examples of research related to the discovery of secondary metabolites in actinomycetes originating from mudflats. In total, we found 16 studies describing 42 natural products. The recognized bioactivities of the secondary metabolites were digested. We also performed a phylogenetic analysis of mudflat-der...