A broad‐taxa approach as an important concept in ecotoxicological studies and pollution monitoring

A Rosner, L Ballarin, S Barnay‐Verdier… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic invertebrates play a pivotal role in (eco) toxicological assessments because they
offer ethical, cost‐effective and repeatable testing options. Additionally, their significance in …

An overview on marine sponge-symbiotic bacteria as unexhausted sources for natural product discovery

CM Brinkmann, A Marker, DI Kurtböke - Diversity, 2017 - mdpi.com
Microbial symbiotic communities of marine macro-organisms carry functional metabolic
profiles different to the ones found terrestrially and within surrounding marine environments …

Sponge mass mortalities in a warming Mediterranean Sea: are cyanobacteria-harboring species worse off?

E Cebrian, MJ Uriz, J Garrabou, E Ballesteros - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Mass mortality events are increasing dramatically in all coastal marine environments.
Determining the underlying causes of mass mortality events has proven difficult in the past …

Pollution impacts and recovery potential in three species of the genus Cystoseira (Fucales, Heterokontophyta)

M Sales, E Cebrian, F Tomas, E Ballesteros - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2011 - Elsevier
Macroalgae of the genus Cystoseira are experiencing substantial decline in the
Mediterranean Sea, which has been generally attributed to increased pollution. A field …

Harbor networks as introduction gateways: contrasting distribution patterns of native and introduced ascidians

S López-Legentil, ML Legentil, PM Erwin, X Turon - Biological Invasions, 2015 - Springer
Harbors and marinas are well known gateways for species introductions in marine
environments but little work has been done to ascertain relationships between species …

[HTML][HTML] Marine sponge aquaculture towards drug development: An ongoing history of technical, ecological, chemical considerations and challenges

M Maslin, N Gaertner-Mazouni, C Debitus, N Joy… - Aquaculture …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine sponges have a long history of farming, starting with bath sponges over 5000 years
ago in the Mediterranean. Many species have since been found appropriate for distinct …

Stable symbionts across the HMA-LMA dichotomy: low seasonal and interannual variation in sponge-associated bacteria from taxonomically diverse hosts

PM Erwin, R Coma, P Lopez-Sendino… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Marine sponges host bacterial communities with important ecological and economic roles in
nature and society, yet these benefits depend largely on the stability of host–symbiont …

Marine sponges as a powerful tool for trace elements biomonitoring studies in coastal environment

AM Orani, A Barats, E Vassileva, OP Thomas - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we performed a comparative study on six marine sponge species collected
along the French Mediterranean and Irish coasts for their TEs accumulation. Intra and inter …

Sponges and sediments as monitoring tools of metal contamination in the eastern coast of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

K Pan, OO Lee, PY Qian, WX Wang - Marine pollution bulletin, 2011 - Elsevier
Sediments and sponges were collected from various locations along the eastern coast of the
Red Sea, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Total concentrations of Cd, Zn, Ag, Cu, Pb, As and …

Sponge-associated bacteria mineralize arsenic and barium on intracellular vesicles

R Keren, B Mayzel, A Lavy, I Polishchuk, D Levy… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Arsenic and barium are ubiquitous environmental toxins that accumulate in higher trophic-
level organisms. Whereas metazoans have detoxifying organs to cope with toxic metals …