Marine sponges harbour complex microbial communities of ecological and biotechnological
importance. Here, we propose the application of the widespread sponge family Irciniidae as …

Marine sponges are hosts to large, diverse communities of microorganisms. These
microbiomes are distinct among sponge species and from seawater bacterial communities …

Bacterial communities play an essential role for the function of marine macroalgae. Recent
work has shown that bacterial communities associated with individual macroalgae possess …

Amphimedon queenslandica is a coral reef demosponge that houses a low complexity and
low abundance microbiota dominated by a proteobacterial duo for which draft genomes are …

Dispersal limitation and environmental selection are the main processes sha** free-living
microbial communities, but host-related factors may also play a major role in structuring …

The sponge Petrosia ficiformis is ubiquitous in the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic
Ocean, hosting a diverse assemblage of bacteria, including, in illuminated sites …

Sponges occur across diverse marine biomes and host internal microbial communities that
can provide critical ecological functions. While strong patterns of host specificity have been …

Most animals, including sponges (Porifera), have species‐specific microbiomes. Which
genetic or environmental factors play major roles structuring the microbial community at the …

Sponges (Porifera) are abundant and diverse members of benthic filter feeding communities
in most marine ecosystems, from the deep sea to tropical reefs. A characteristic feature is the …

Conceptual biogeographic frameworks have proposed that the relative contribution of
environmental and geographical factors on microbial distribution depends on several …