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The colourful chemistry of South African latrunculid sponges

South African Journal of Science, 2019
Marine sponges – in common with many other sessile marine invertebrates seemingly devoid of obvious physical forms of defence against predators, e.g.
Michael T. Davies-Coleman, Edith M. Antunes, Denzil R. Beukes, Toufiek Samaai   +3 more
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Phylogenetically and spatially close marine sponges harbour divergent bacterial communities. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Recent studies have unravelled the diversity of sponge-associated bacteria that may play essential roles in sponge health and metabolism. Nevertheless, our understanding of this microbiota remains limited to a few host species found in restricted ...
Cristiane C P Hardoim, Ana I S Esteves, Francisco R Pires, Jorge M S Gonçalves, Cymon J Cox, Joana R Xavier, Rodrigo Costa   +6 more
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The Bacterial Microbiome of the Long-Term Aquarium Cultured High-Microbial Abundance Sponge Haliclona cnidata – Sustained Bioactivity Despite Community Shifts Under Detrimental Conditions

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Marine sponges host highly diverse but specific bacterial communities that provide essential functions for the sponge holobiont, including antimicrobial defense.
Johannes Schellenberg, Johannes Schellenberg, Jessica Reichert, Martin Hardt, Ines Klingelhöfer, Gertrud Morlock, Patrick Schubert, Mina Bižić, Hans-Peter Grossart, Hans-Peter Grossart, Peter Kämpfer, Thomas Wilke, Stefanie P. Glaeser   +12 more
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Whole-Genome Comparisons Among the Genus Shewanella Reveal the Enrichment of Genes Encoding Ankyrin-Repeats Containing Proteins in Sponge-Associated Bacteria

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The bacterial members of the genus Shewanella are widely distributed and inhabit both freshwater and marine environments. Some members of Shewanella have gained considerable attention due to its ability to survive in redox-stratified environments ...
Anoop Alex, Anoop Alex, Agostinho Antunes, Agostinho Antunes   +3 more
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An eco-friendly strategy using flax/polylactide composite to tackle the marine invasive sponge Celtodoryx ciocalyptoides (Burton, 1935)

Oceanologia, 2019
Summary: Discovered in the 1990s in the river of Etel (Morbihan, France), the marine invasive sponge Celtodoryx ciocalyptoides originating from the Chinese Yellow Sea is now well implanted on concrete pilings inside the Etel marina (Morbihan, France ...
Charline Gentric, Pierre Sauleau
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Implications of Sponge Biodiversity Patterns for the Management of a Marine Reserve in Northern Australia.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Marine reserves are becoming progressively more important as anthropogenic impacts continue to increase, but we have little baseline information for most marine environments. In this study, we focus on the Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve (CMR)
Rachel Przeslawski, Belinda Alvarez, Johnathan Kool, Tom Bridge, M Julian Caley, Scott Nichol   +5 more
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Assessing the Diversity and Biomedical Potential of Microbes Associated With the Neptune’s Cup Sponge, Cliona patera

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Marine sponges are known to host a complex microbial consortium that is essential to the health and resilience of these benthic invertebrates. These sponge-associated microbes are also an important source of therapeutic agents.
Xin Yi Ho, Nursheena Parveen Katermeran, Lindsey Kane Deignan, Ma Yadanar Phyo, Ji Fa Marshall Ong, Jun Xian Goh, Juat Ying Ng, Karenne Tun, Lik Tong Tan   +8 more
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Unusual symbiotic cyanobacteria association in the genetically diverse intertidal marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis (Demospongiae, Halichondrida). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Cyanobacteria represent one of the most common members of the sponge-associated bacterial community and are abundant symbionts of coral reef ecosystems. In this study we used Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and molecular techniques (16S rRNA gene ...
Anoop Alex, Vitor Vasconcelos, Paula Tamagnini, Arlete Santos, Agostinho Antunes   +4 more
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CRISPR/Cas12a-Mediated Gene Editing in Geodia barretti Sponge Cell Culture

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Sponges and their associated microorganisms are the most prolific source of marine natural products, and many attempts have been made at creating a marine sponge cell line to produce these products efficiently. However, limited knowledge on the nutrients
Kylie Hesp, John L. Flores Alvarez, Ana-Maria Alexandru, Jip van der Linden, Dirk E. Martens, Rene H. Wijffels, Rene H. Wijffels, Shirley A. Pomponi, Shirley A. Pomponi   +8 more
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Sponge Fauna of the Apulian Marine Caves (Southern Italy): Current State of Knowledge

Diversity, 2023
Submerged and semi-submerged marine caves are considered a European habitat of Community Interest as they preserve one of the most important biodiversity heritages in the Mediterranean and serve as refugia for endemic and/or “relict” species.
Caterina Longo, Guadalupe Giménez, Francesco Miscioscia, Giuseppe Corriero   +3 more
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