Efficient nutrient cycles mediated by symbiotic microorganisms with their hosts are vital to
support the high productivity of coral reef ecosystems. In these ecosystems, marine sponges …

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

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 …

Sponges (Porifera) can host diverse and abundant communities of microbial symbionts that
make crucial contributions to host metabolism. Although these communities are often host …

The marine macroalga Ulva mutabilis (Chlorophyta) develops into callus‐like colonies
consisting of undifferentiated cells and abnormal cell walls under axenic conditions. Ulva …

Marine sponges host bacterial communities with important ecological and economic roles in
nature and society, yet these benefits depend largely on the stability of host–symbiont …

Marine sponges are early-branched metazoans known to harbor dense and diverse
microbial communities. Yet the role of the so far uncultivable alphaproteobacterial lineages …

Marine sponges are early-branching, filter-feeding metazoans that usually host complex
microbiomes comprised of several, currently uncultivatable symbiotic lineages. Here, we use …

Several bioactive compounds originally isolated from marine sponges have been later
ascribed or suggested to be synthesized by their symbionts. The cultivation of sponge …

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 …