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 …

Microorganisms play essential roles in the health and resilience of cnidarians.
Understanding the factors influencing cnidarian microbiomes requires cross study …

The central aims of many host or environmental microbiome studies are to elucidate factors
associated with microbial community compositions and to relate microbial features to …

May's stability theory, which holds that large ecosystems can be stable up to a critical level of
complexity, a product of the number of resident species and the intensity of their interactions …

Background Host-associated microbiomes, the microorganisms occurring inside and on host
surfaces, influence evolutionary, immunological, and ecological processes. Interactions …

Research into the microbiomes of natural environments is changing the way ecologists and
evolutionary biologists view the importance of microorganisms in ecosystem function. This is …

The sponge-associated microbial community contributes to the overall health and adaptive
capacity of the sponge holobiont. This community is regulated by the environment and the …

The third edition of this bestselling text has been rigorously updated to reflect major new
discoveries and concepts since 2011, especially progress due to extensive application of …

Sponges are functionally important components of global benthic environments and have
been proposed as potential winners under future climate scenarios. We review the evidence …

Marine natural products (MNPs) exhibit a wide range of pharmaceutically relevant
bioactivities, including antibiotic, antiviral, anticancer, or anti-inflammatory properties …