Biogeography rather than association with cyanobacteria structures symbiotic microbial communities in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis

Biogeography rather than association with cyanobacteria structures symbiotic microbial communities in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis

The sponge Petrosia ficiformis is ubiquitous in the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Atlantic Ocean hosting a diverse assembly of bacteria, including, in illuminated sites, cyanobacteria. Two closely related sponge color morphs have been described, one inside caves and at their entrance (white/pink), a...

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Main Authors: Ilia eBurgsdorf, Patrick M. Erwin, Susanna eLópez-Legentil, Carlo eCerrano, Markus eHaber, Sammy eFrenk, Laura eSteindler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Cyanobacteria
Porifera
biogeography
Microbial Diversity
sponge-microbe symbiosis
Petrosia ficiformis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00529/full

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