The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems
The recognition that all macroorganisms live in symbiotic association with microbial
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …
The sponge hologenome
NS Webster, T Thomas - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A paradigm shift has recently transformed the field of biological science;
molecular advances have revealed how fundamentally important microorganisms are to …
molecular advances have revealed how fundamentally important microorganisms are to …
Evaluating the core microbiota in complex communities: a systematic investigation
The study of complex microbial communities poses unique conceptual and analytical
challenges, with microbial species potentially numbering in the thousands. With transient or …
challenges, with microbial species potentially numbering in the thousands. With transient or …
Heterotrophy in the earliest gut: a single-cell view of heterotrophic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in sponge-microbe symbioses
Sponges are the oldest known extant animal-microbe symbiosis. These ubiquitous benthic
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
Differential recycling of coral and algal dissolved organic matter via the sponge loop
Corals and macroalgae release large quantities of dissolved organic matter (DOM), one of
the largest sources of organic matter produced on coral reefs. By rapidly taking up DOM and …
the largest sources of organic matter produced on coral reefs. By rapidly taking up DOM and …
Integrated metabolism in sponge–microbe symbiosis revealed by genome-centered metatranscriptomics
L Moitinho-Silva, C Díez-Vives, G Batani… - The ISME …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Despite an increased understanding of functions in sponge microbiomes, the interactions
among the symbionts and between symbionts and host are not well characterized. Here we …
among the symbionts and between symbionts and host are not well characterized. Here we …
Subcellular view of host–microbiome nutrient exchange in sponges: insights into the ecological success of an early metazoan–microbe symbiosis
Background Sponges are increasingly recognised as key ecosystem engineers in many
aquatic habitats. They play an important role in nutrient cycling due to their unrivalled …
aquatic habitats. They play an important role in nutrient cycling due to their unrivalled …
Host genetics and geography influence microbiome composition in the sponge Ircinia campana
Marine sponges are hosts to large, diverse communities of microorganisms. These
microbiomes are distinct among sponge species and from seawater bacterial communities …
microbiomes are distinct among sponge species and from seawater bacterial communities …
Lifestyle evolution in cyanobacterial symbionts of sponges
ABSTRACT The “Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum” group includes different clades
of cyanobacteria with high 16S rRNA sequence identity (~ 99%) and is the most abundant …
of cyanobacteria with high 16S rRNA sequence identity (~ 99%) and is the most abundant …
Bacteriophage-bacteria interactions in the gut: from invertebrates to mammals
JM Kirsch, RS Brzozowski, D Faith… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Bacteria and their viruses (bacteriophages or phages) interact antagonistically and
beneficially in polymicrobial communities such as the guts of animals. These interactions are …
beneficially in polymicrobial communities such as the guts of animals. These interactions are …