Marine Sponges in a Snowstorm – Extreme Sensitivity of a Sponge Holobiont to Marine Oil Snow and Chemically Dispersed Oil Pollution [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Holobionts formed by a host organism and associated symbionts are key biological units in marine ecosystems where they are responsible for fundamental ecosystem services. Therefore, understanding anthropogenic impacts on holobionts is essential. Sponges (
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The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems [PDF]
Microbiome, 2018 The recognition that all macroorganisms live in symbiotic association with microbial communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now considered holobionts, complex ecosystems consisting of the host, the microbiota ...
Lucia Pita, Laura Rix, Beate M Slaby
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Decoupling of strain- and intrastrain-level interactions of microbiomes in a sponge holobiont [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsHolobionts are highly organized assemblages of eukaryotic hosts, cellular microbial symbionts, and viruses, whose interactions and evolution involve complex biological processes.
Weizhi Song, Marwan E Majzoub, Bu Xu
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The Effects of Crude Oil and Dispersant on the Larval Sponge Holobiont [PDF]
MSystems, 2019 Accidental oil spills from shipping and during extraction can threaten marine biota, particularly coral reef species which are already under pressure from anthropogenic disturbances.
Heidi M Luter +2 more
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Holobiont dysbiosis or acclimatation? Shift in the microbial taxonomic diversity and functional composition of a cosmopolitan sponge subjected to chronic pollution in a Patagonian bay [PDF]
PeerJDysbiosis and acclimatization are two starkly opposing outcomes of altered holobiont associations in response to environmental pollution. This study assesses whether shifts in microbial taxonomic composition and functional profiles of the cosmopolitan ...
Marianela Gastaldi +2 more
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Unveiling microbial guilds and symbiotic relationships in Antarctic sponge microbiomes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMarine sponges host diverse microbial communities. Although we know many of its ecological patterns, a deeper understanding of the polar sponge holobiont is still needed.
Maria F Manrique-De-La-Cuba +2 more
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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.
Jessica Reichert +2 more
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Bacterial diversity in the freshwater sponges of Sundarban and their potential role in biomonitoring toxic element pollution [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumSponges serve as the natural cleaner in diverse aquatic ecosystems, harboring diverse microbial communities and forming a highly specialized holobiont.
Dhruba Bhattacharya +7 more
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The response of a boreal deep-sea sponge holobiont to acute thermal stress [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Effects of elevated seawater temperatures on deep-water benthos has been poorly studied, despite reports of increased seawater temperature (up to 4 °C over 24 hrs) coinciding with mass mortality events of the sponge Geodia barretti at Tisler Reef, Norway.
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Ammonia oxidation and recalcitrant carbon degradation fuel mixotrophic growth in the symbiont community of a deep-sea sponge [PDF]
MicrobiomeBackground Sponges are important members of shallow-water, benthic ecosystems, where they often rely on their microbial symbionts to acquire organic or inorganic carbon.
Alessandro N. Garritano +11 more
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