The term “core microbiome” has become widely used in microbial ecology over the last
decade. Broadly, the core microbiome refers to any set of microbial taxa, or the genomic and …

Sponges host dense and diverse communities of microbes (known as the microbiome)
beneficial for the host nutrition and defense. Symbionts in turn receive shelter and …

The dichotomy between high microbial abundance (HMA) and low microbial abundance
(LMA) sponges has been observed in sponge-microbe symbiosis, although the extent of this …

Marine Porifera host diverse microbial communities, which influence host metabolism and
fitness. However, functional relationships between sponge microbiomes and metabolic …

ABSTRACT The “Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum” group includes different clades
of cyanobacteria with high 16S rRNA sequence identity (~ 99%) and is the most abundant …

Unveiling the factors and processes that shape the dynamics of host associated microbial
communities (microbiota) under natural conditions is an important part of understanding and …

In the present study, we profiled bacterial and archaeal communities from 13
phylogenetically diverse deep-sea sponge species (Demospongiae and Hexactinellida) …

Marine sponges host a wide diversity of microorganisms, which have versatile modes of
carbon and energy metabolism. In this study we describe the major lithoheterotrophic and …

Sponges have a significant impact on marine benthic communities, they are of
biotechnological interest owing to their production of bioactive natural compounds, and they …

Sponges are prolific sources of various natural products that have provided the chemical
scaffolds for new drugs. The sponges of the genus Petrosia inhabit various regions and …