Symbiont biosynthetic output tracks host developmental stage in a marine sponge holobiont
Eve A. Maunders, Zhee Sheen Wong, Rebecca A. Fieth, Xueyan Xiang, Bernard M. Degnan
The paper tracks how symbiont biosynthetic output aligns with host developmental stages in a marine sponge holobiont, showing transcriptional changes in symbionts correlate with host metabolic needs.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology