TY - JOUR
T1 - Marine sponges as microbial fermenters
AU - Hentschel, U.
AU - Usher, Kayley
AU - Taylor, M.W.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The discovery of phylogenetically complex, yet highly sponge-specific microbial communities in marine sponges, including novel lineages and even candidate phyla, came as a surprise. At the same time, unique research opportunities opened up, because the microorganisms of sponges are in many ways more accessible than those of seawater. Accordingly, we consider sponges as microbial fermenters that provide exciting new avenues in marine microbiology and biotechnology. This review covers recent findings regarding diversity, biogeography and population dynamics of sponge-associated microbiota, and the data are discussed within the larger context of the microbiology of the ocean.
AB - The discovery of phylogenetically complex, yet highly sponge-specific microbial communities in marine sponges, including novel lineages and even candidate phyla, came as a surprise. At the same time, unique research opportunities opened up, because the microorganisms of sponges are in many ways more accessible than those of seawater. Accordingly, we consider sponges as microbial fermenters that provide exciting new avenues in marine microbiology and biotechnology. This review covers recent findings regarding diversity, biogeography and population dynamics of sponge-associated microbiota, and the data are discussed within the larger context of the microbiology of the ocean.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2005.00046.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2005.00046.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16420625
SN - 0168-6496
VL - 55
SP - 167
EP - 177
JO - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
JF - FEMS Microbiology Ecology
ER -
