Microbial communities, in particular those inhabiting
marine environments, represent an invaluable source
of genetic information that can help solve pressing
issues for our society. The bioprospection of these
communities, which involves searching for products
and activities of interest, is currently experiencing a
revolution due to the development of an expanding
methodological toolkit that allows the mining of biodiversity
with a depth never possible before. The first
part of this review highlighted the most promising
research areas in this field, and describes traditional
as well as advanced methodologies that can be used
for the bioprospection of marine microorganisms. In
the second part of this revision, we will discuss the
potential of Argentinean marine environments for the
bioprospection of microorganisms, as well as the
challenges and opportunities for Argentinean
researchers in this field.