ena-STUDY-Elham Karimi-23-06-2017-13:47:55:947-10
Genomic bins of sponge-associated and surrounding environment  Alphaproteobacteria
The class Alphaproteobacteria is one of the most widespread, diverse and dominant sponge-associated bacterial groups. Members of the Alphaproteobacteria clade have been detected in both adult and larva samples of marine sponges. The aim of this study is to reconstruct a prevalent and uncultivated Alphaproteobacteria genome from our model sponge (Spongia officinalis) and surrounding environment metagenome data, to reveal potential symbiotic-related genomic signatures and to determine the prevailing functions of this clade in S. officinalis comparing with seawater, emphasizing the most discriminatory protein families in sponge.
The class Alphaproteobacteria is one of the most widespread, diverse and dominant sponge-associated bacterial groups. Members of the Alphaproteobacteria clade have been detected in both adult and larva samples of marine sponges. The aim of this study is to reconstruct a prevalent and uncultivated Alphaproteobacteria genome from our model sponge (Spongia officinalis) and surrounding environment metagenome data, to reveal potential symbiotic-related genomic signatures and to determine the prevailing functions of this clade in S. officinalis comparing with seawater, emphasizing the most discriminatory protein families in sponge.