Microbiome reduction and endosymbiont gain from a switch in sea urchin life history
TJ Carrier, BA Leigh, DJ Deaker… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Animal gastrointestinal tracts harbor a microbiome that is integral to host function, yet
species from diverse phyla have evolved a reduced digestive system or lost it completely …
species from diverse phyla have evolved a reduced digestive system or lost it completely …
Comparative genomics provides insight into the function of broad-host range sponge symbionts
The fossil record indicates that the earliest evidence of extant marine sponges (phylum
Porifera) existed during the Cambrian explosion and that their symbiosis with microbes may …
Porifera) existed during the Cambrian explosion and that their symbiosis with microbes may …
Families matter: Comparative genomics provides insight into the function of phylogenetically diverse sponge associated bacterial symbionts
SC Waterworth, JCJ Kalinski, LS Madonsela… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Background Marine sponges play an important role in maintaining marine ecosystem health.
As the oldest extant metazoans, sponges have been forming symbiotic relationships with …
As the oldest extant metazoans, sponges have been forming symbiotic relationships with …