Abstract
Sponges (phylum Porifera), sessile invertebrates, are the oldest multicellular animals that play an important role in evolutionary study. Thanks to their efficient filter-feeding capabilities, sponges have important ecological and biotechnological functions in nutrient cycles within marine ecosystems. Sponges permanently host remarkable microbial taxa with high diversity and complex structure. The associated microbes have been proved to highly contribute to the host growth and metabolitesm production, chemical defence, and susceptibility to biotic and abiotic stressors. This chapter will provide offer a systematic review on the variations of sponge microbiomes in relation to environmental stressors, including physical, chemical, and biological factors;, as well as on how the changesd in microbial composition causes the host sponge to suffer diseases and the consequent variations of the associated microbial community during a disease outbreak.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Symbiotic Microbiomes of Coral Reefs Sponges and Corals |
| Editors | Zhiyong Li |
| Place of Publication | Netherlands |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 181-247 |
| Number of pages | 67 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789402416121 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789402416107 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Sponge microbiomes
- Physical factors
- Chemical factors
- Biological factors
- Microbe-related diseases