Pyrosequencing Reveals Diverse and Distinct Sponge-Specific Microbial Communities in Sponges from a Single Geographical Location in Irish Waters

Marine sponges are host to numerically vast and phylogenetically diverse bacterial communities, with 26 major phyla to date having been found in close association with sponge species worldwide. Analyses of these microbial communities have revealed many sponge-specific novel genera and species. These...

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Main Authors: Jackson, S., Kennedy, J., Morrissey, J., O'Gara, Fergal, Dobson, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15539