Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Modularity and predicted functions of the global sponge-microbiome network

  • Miguel Lurgi,
  • Torsten Thomas,
  • Bernd Wemheuer,
  • Nicole S. Webster,
  • Jose M. Montoya

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08925-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Lurgi et al. analyse the distribution of microbial symbionts across many sponge species and reveal modules of non-random associations which are primarily driven by host features and microbial phylogenies, and less by the environment. Results also show that metabolic functions are distinct across modules.