Characterizing the bacterial communities associated with Mediterranean sponges: a metataxonomic analysis

Characterizing the bacterial communities associated with Mediterranean sponges: a metataxonomic analysis

The oceans cover over 70% of our planet, hosting a biodiversity of tremendous wealth. Sponges are one of the major ecosystem engineers on the seafloor, providing a habitat for a wide variety of species to be considered a good source of bioactive compounds. In this study, a metataxonomic approach was...

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Main Authors: Roberta Esposito, Serena Federico, Michele Sonnessa, Sofia Reddel, Marco Bertolino, Nadia Ruocco, Giacomo Zagami, Marco Giovine, Marina Pozzolini, Marco Guida, Valerio Zupo, Maria Costantini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
bacteria
metataxonomic analysis
molecular identification
morphological identification
sponges
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1295459/full

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