The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems

L Pita, L Rix, BM Slaby, A Franke, U Hentschel - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Marine sponges and their microbial symbionts: love and other relationships

NS Webster, MW Taylor - Environmental microbiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Many marine sponges harbour dense and diverse microbial communities of considerable
ecological and biotechnological importance. While the past decade has seen tremendous …

The sponge hologenome

NS Webster, T Thomas - MBio, 2016 - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT A paradigm shift has recently transformed the field of biological science;
molecular advances have revealed how fundamentally important microorganisms are to …

Opportunistic diseases in marine eukaryotes: Could Bacteroidota be the next threat to ocean life?

J Hudson, S Egan - Environmental Microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria within the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteroidetes) are known to cause devastating and
widespread disease outbreaks in marine eukaryotic hosts. However, with few pathogens …

Microbial indicators as a diagnostic tool for assessing water quality and climate stress in coral reef ecosystems

B Glasl, NS Webster, DG Bourne - Marine Biology, 2017 - Springer
Microorganisms play a fundamental role in the functioning and stability of coral reef
ecosystems. However, environmental disturbances can trigger alterations to the natural …

Stability of sponge-associated bacteria over large seasonal shifts in temperature and irradiance

PM Erwin, L Pita, S López-Legentil… - Applied and …, 2012 - journals.asm.org
Complex microbiomes reside in marine sponges and consist of diverse microbial taxa,
including functional guilds that may contribute to host metabolism and coastal marine …

Ocean acidification reduces induction of coral settlement by crustose coralline algae

NS Webster, S Uthicke, ES Botté, F Flores… - Global change …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are a critical component of coral reefs as they accrete
carbonate for reef structure and act as settlement substrata for many invertebrates including …

Elevated seawater temperature causes a microbial shift on crustose coralline algae with implications for the recruitment of coral larvae

NS Webster, R Soo, R Cobb, AP Negri - The ISME journal, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are key reef-building primary producers that are known to
induce the metamorphosis and recruitment of many species of coral larvae. Reef biofilms …

Marine chemical ecology in benthic environments

VJ Paul, R Ritson-Williams, K Sharp - Natural product reports, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Marine chemical ecology in benthic environments - Natural Product Reports (RSC Publishing)
DOI:10.1039/C0NP00040J Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious ArticleNext …

Host species and environment shape the gut microbiota of cohabiting marine bivalves

S Akter, ML Wos-Oxley, SR Catalano, MM Hassan… - Microbial Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
are commercially important marine bivalves that frequently coexist and have overlap** …