Body-plan reorganization in a sponge correlates with microbiome change
Sergio Vargas, Laura Leiva, Michael Eitel, Franziska Curdt, Sven Rohde, Christopher Arnold, Michael Nickel, Peter J. Schupp, William D. Orsi, Maja Adamska, Gert Wörheide
This study shows that losing a key microbial symbiont in sponges leads to body plan reorganization and transcriptomic changes, linking microbiome state to host development.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Jun 1, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics