Microbe–invertebrate associations, commonly occurring in nature, play a fundamental role
in the life of symbionts, even in hostile habitats, assuming a key importance for both …

Host-microbe interactions are ubiquitous and play important roles in host biology, ecology,
and evolution. Yet, host-microbe research has focused on inland species, whereas marine …

Introduction Sponges are key components of marine benthic communities, providing many
ecosystem functions and establishing close relationships with microorganisms, conforming …

Introduction Antarctic Porifera have gained increasing interest as hosts of diversified
associated microbial communities that could provide interesting insights on the holobiome …

Marine sponges usually host a wide array of secondary metabolites that play crucial roles in
their biological interactions. The factors that influence the intraspecific variability in the …

Marine sponges associated microorganisms are considered to be prolific source of bioactive
natural products. Omics-based techniques such as metagenomics and metatranscriptomics …

Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles.
However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has …

Ocean Acidification (OA) profoundly impacts marine biochemistry, resulting in a net loss of
biodiversity. Porifera are often forecasted as winner taxa, yet the strategies to cope with OA …

The Antarctic environment offers a unique opportunity to study the interactions between
Porifera and their microbial symbionts. Reports on the association between prokaryotes and …

Marine sponges and their microbiomes are ecosystem engineers distributed across the
globe. However, most research has focused on tropical and temperate sponges, while polar …