Genomic insights into the marine sponge microbiome

U Hentschel, J Piel, SM Degnan… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Marine sponges (phylum Porifera) often contain dense and diverse microbial communities,
which can constitute up to 35% of the sponge biomass. The genome of one sponge …

Sponge-associated microorganisms: evolution, ecology, and biotechnological potential

MW Taylor, R Radax, D Steger… - … and molecular biology …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including
bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates …

Metagenomic biomarker discovery and explanation

N Segata, J Izard, L Waldron, D Gevers, L Miropolsky… - Genome biology, 2011 - Springer
This study describes and validates a new method for metagenomic biomarker discovery by
way of class comparison, tests of biological consistency and effect size estimation. This …

Assessing the complex sponge microbiota: core, variable and species-specific bacterial communities in marine sponges

S Schmitt, P Tsai, J Bell, J Fromont, M Ilan… - The ISME …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Marine sponges are well known for their associations with highly diverse, yet very specific
and often highly similar microbiota. The aim of this study was to identify potential bacterial …

Enhanced biofilm formation and increased resistance to antimicrobial agents and bacterial invasion are caused by synergistic interactions in multispecies biofilms

M Burmølle, JS Webb, D Rao, LH Hansen… - Applied and …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Most biofilms in their natural environments are likely to consist of consortia of species that
influence each other in synergistic and antagonistic manners. However, few reports …

Functional equivalence and evolutionary convergence in complex communities of microbial sponge symbionts

L Fan, D Reynolds, M Liu, M Stark… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Microorganisms often form symbiotic relationships with eukaryotes, and the complexity of
these relationships can range from those with one single dominant symbiont to associations …

Overview of the Marine Roseobacter Lineage

A Buchan, JM González, MA Moran - Applied and environmental …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
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Marine drugs from sponge-microbe association—A review

TRA Thomas, DP Kavlekar, PA LokaBharathi - Marine drugs, 2010 - mdpi.com
The subject of this review is the biodiversity of marine sponges and associated microbes
which have been reported to produce therapeutically important compounds, along with the …

Marine sponges as microbial fermenters

U Hentschel, KM Usher… - FEMS microbiology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The discovery of phylogenetically complex, yet highly sponge-specific microbial
communities in marine sponges, including novel lineages and even candidate phyla, came …

Metabolites from symbiotic bacteria

J Piel - Natural product reports, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Metabolites from symbiotic bacteria - Natural Product Reports (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B703499G
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