High similarity in the microbiota of cold-water sponges of the Genus Mycale from two different geographical areas.

ABSTRACT: Sponges belonging to genus Mycale are common and widely distributed across the oceans and represent a significant component of benthic communities in term of their biomass, which in many species is largely composed by bacteria. However, the microbial communities associated with Mycale species inhabiting different geographical areas have not been previously compared. Here, we provide the first detailed description of the microbiota of two Mycale species inhabiting the sub-Antarctic Magellan region (53°S) and the Western Antarctic Peninsula (62-64°S), two geographically distant areas (>1,300 km) with contrasting environmental conditions. The sponges Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica and Mycale (Oxymycale) acerata are both abundant members of benthic communit

SUBMITTER: Cardenas CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994334 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature