Publication Date:
2012-08-15
Description:
Genomic insights into the marine sponge microbiome Nature Reviews Microbiology 10, 641 (2012). doi:10.1038/nrmicro2839 Authors: Ute Hentschel, Jörn Piel, Sandie M. Degnan & Michael W. Taylor Marine sponges (phylum Porifera) often contain dense and diverse microbial communities, which can constitute up to 35% of the sponge biomass. The genome of one sponge, Amphimedon queenslandica, was recently sequenced, and this has provided new insights into the origins of animal evolution. Complementary
Print ISSN:
1740-1526
Electronic ISSN:
1740-1534
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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