Abstract
Editorial for: Microbial symbiosis of marine sessile hosts- diversity and function.
Highlights
Many papers in this research topic have a particular focus on the stability and diversity of bacterial symbionts of marine sponges
These seemingly opposing views are in part reconciled in the findings of Easson and Thacker (2014) that support the concept of a “core” microbial community in sponges, in line with previous studies (Schmitt et al, 2012), and highlight that for individual sponge species the taxonomic identity of microbial symbionts can vary greatly
Like sponges, the microbial community composition of seaweeds is likely determined by a combination of environmental and host factors, a pattern that is emerging of several sessile marine systems (Wahl et al, 2012; Egan et al, 2013)
Summary
This research topic brings together 10 articles that highlight advances in our understanding of microbial communities associated with marine sessile eukaryotic hosts. Many papers in this research topic have a particular focus on the stability and diversity of bacterial symbionts of marine sponges.
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