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Sponge-associated microorganisms: evolution, ecology, and biotechnological potential.
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518 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Ammonia oxidation and recalcitrant carbon degradation fuel mixotrophic growth in the symbiont community of a deep-sea sponge.Microbiome · 2026Article
- Sponge-Derived Streptomyces variabilis Extract Modulates Host Immune Gene Expression and Improves Survival in Caenorhabditis elegans During Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection.Current microbiology · 2026Article
- Revealing novelty from the southwestern Atlantic, Yemanjia gen. nov. and Olokunococcus gen. nov. from the coral cyanobiome of the Abrolhos Bank.Journal of phycology · 2026Article
- Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba.Biomedical reports · 2026Article
- Unveiling in situ oxygen, carbon and nutrient cycling of a sponge-driven biological hotspot in the arctic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Diel transcriptional dynamics of a marine sponge and its microbiome in a natural environment.Animal microbiome · 2026Article
- Bacterial Communities Associated With Crustose Coralline Algae Are Host-Specific.MicrobiologyOpen · 2026Article
- Oxygen regulation in the earliest animals: spatiotemporal resolution of oxygen dynamics in single-osculumFrontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- New insights into the microbiome of the deep-sea spongeMicrobial genomics · 2026Article
- Intracellular vesicle-mediated biomineralization of arsenic and barium by a sponge symbiotic bacterium.ISME communications · 2026Article
- Effects of Fermentation Period on Metabolite Production and Bioactivity in Two Sponge-Associated Bacteria.Scientifica · 2026Article
- Population-level transcriptomic datasets from two benthic invertebrates exposed to long-term experimental warming and acidification.Biodiversity data journal · 2026Article
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- Genetic and biotechnological potential of thermophilic Streptomyces sp. isolated from Baikal freshwater psychrophilic sponge.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Marine Sponge Aplysina fulva as a Reservoir of Opportunistic and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus saprophyticus in Brazil.Current microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates comprise as much as 40% of the sponge volume and can contribute significantly to host metabolism (e.g., via photosynthesis or nitrogen fixation). We review in detail the diversity of microbes associated with sponges, including extensive 16S rRNA-based phylogenetic analyses which support the previously suggested existence of a sponge-specific microbiota. These analyses provide a suitable vantage point from which to consider the potential evolutionary and ecological ramifications of these widespread, sponge-specific microorganisms. Subsequently, we examine the ecology of sponge-microbe associations, including the establishment and maintenance of these sometimes intimate partnerships, the varied nature of the interactions (ranging from mutualism to host-pathogen relationships), and the broad-scale patterns of symbiont distribution. The ecological and evolutionary importance of sponge-microbe associations is mirrored by their enormous biotechnological potential: marine sponges are among the animal kingdom's most prolific producers of bioactive metabolites, and in at least some cases, the compounds are of microbial rather than sponge origin. We review the status of this important field, outlining the various approaches (e.g., cultivation, cell separation, and metagenomics) which have been employed to access the chemical wealth of sponge-microbe associations.
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