Data_Sheet_1_Variability in Host Specificity and Functional Potential of Antarctic Sponge-Associated Bacterial Communities.xlsx

• Main Authors: Antonia Cristi (11940326), Génesis Parada-Pozo (10950900), Felipe Morales-Vicencio (11940329), César A. Cárdenas (7916300), Nicole Trefault (801920)
• Format: Dataset
• 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.s001

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...