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Molecular evidence for a uniform microbial community in sponges from different oceans.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2002
Hentschel Ute, Hopke Jörn, Horn Matthias, Friedrich Anja B, Wagner Michael, Hacker Jörg, Moore Bradley S
Abstract excerpt
Sponges (class Porifera) are evolutionarily ancient metazoans that populate the tropical oceans in great abundances but also occur in temperate regions and even in freshwater. Sponges contain large numbers of bacteria that are embedded within the animal matrix. The phylogeny of these bacteria and the evolutionary age of the interaction are virtually unknown. In order to provide insights into the species richness...
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