Boyd, J


Publications
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A genomic view of the microbiome of coral reef demosponges

Citation
Robbins et al. (2021). The ISME Journal 15 (6)
Names
Porifericomes azotivorans Ts
Abstract
Abstract Sponges underpin the productivity of coral reefs, yet few of their microbial symbionts have been functionally characterised. Here we present an analysis of ~1200 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) spanning seven sponge species and 25 microbial phyla. Compared to MAGs derived from reef seawater, sponge-associated MAGs were enriched in glycosyl hydrolases targeting components of sponge tissue, coral mucus and macroalgae, revealing a critical role for sponge symbionts in cy