Image_1_Variability in Host Specificity and Functional Potential of Antarctic Sponge-Associated Bacterial Communities.pdf

• Main Authors: Antonia Cristi, Génesis Parada-Pozo, Felipe Morales-Vicencio, César A. Cárdenas, Nicole Trefault
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Microbiology; Microbial Genetics; Microbial Ecology; Mycology; Antarctic sponges; symbiosis; high-throughput sequencing; 16S rRNA gene; microbiome; host specificity; functional potential; secondary metabolites; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Palmer Archipelago; South Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.771589.s002; https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Image_1_Variability_in_Host_Specificity_and_Functional_Potential_of_Antarctic_Sponge-Associated_Bacterial_Communities_pdf/18317207

Sponge-associated microorganisms are essential for sponge survival. They play an important role in recycling nutrients and, therefore, in the maintenance of the ecosystem. These microorganisms are diverse, species-specific, and different from those in the surrounding seawater. Bacterial sponge symbi...