Metazoans use silicon traces but rarely develop extensive silica skeletons, except for the
early-diverging lineage of sponges. The mechanisms underlying metazoan silicification …

Marine sponges are known to harbor a diverse and complex microbiota; however, a vast
majority of surveys have been investigating the prokaryotic communities in the north …

Prokaryotes contribute to the health of marine sponges. However, there is lack of data on the
assembly rules of sponge-associated prokaryotic communities, especially for those …

Marine sponges are excellent examples of invertebrate–microbe symbioses. In this
holobiont, the partnership has elegantly evolved by either transmitting key microbial …

The search for new, powerful antimicrobials is essential to respond to the current worldwide
spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Sponge-associated bacteria have great potential …

Bacillus pumilus 64-1, a bacterial strain isolated from the marine sponge Plakina
cyanorosea, which exhibits antimicrobial activity against both pathogenic and drug-resistant …

How can phenotypic plasticity promote or impede adaptive change and diversification?
Answering this key question can be experimentally intractable, but closely related clonal …

Despite hydrolytic exoenzymes and biosurfactants having been gradually reported from the
poriferan microbiome, little is known about these bioproducts in microorganisms inhabiting …

Abstract Knowledge of homoscleromorph sponge biodiversity has greatly improved during
the last decade thanks to the increasing use of integrative taxonomy and extensive …

Abstract The Red Sea features a remarkable diversity of marine natural products. Among its
coral-reef residents, sponges (phylum Porifera) are recognized as a prolific source of novel …