The Relationship Between Microbiomes and Selective Regimes in the Sponge Genus Ircinia

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 12; p. 607289
• Main Authors: Kelly, Joseph B, Carlson, David E, Low, Jun Siong, Rice, Tyler, Thacker, Robert W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 11.03.2021
• Subjects: 16S metabarcoding; innate immunity; Microbiology; microbiome; RADseq; sponge (Porifera); RADseq; sponge (Porifera); 16S metabarcoding; innate immunity; microbiome

Sponges are often densely populated by microbes that benefit their hosts through nutrition and bioactive secondary metabolites; however, sponges must simultaneously contend with the toxicity of microbes and thwart microbial overgrowth. Despite these fundamental tenets of sponge biology, the patterns...