Characterization of a sponge microbiome using an integrative genome-centric approach
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Engelberts, J. PamelaRobbins, Steven J.
de Goeij, Jasper M.

Aranda, Manuel

Bell, Sara C.
Webster, Nicole S.

KAUST Department
Marine Science ProgramRed Sea Research Center (RSRC)
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
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2020-01-28Online Publication Date
2020-01-28Print Publication Date
2020-05Embargo End Date
2020-07-28Submitted Date
2019-07-22Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/661330
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Marine sponges often host diverse and species-specific communities of microorganisms that are critical for host health. Previous functional genomic investigations of the sponge microbiome have focused primarily on specific symbiont lineages, which frequently make up only a small fraction of the overall community. Here, we undertook genome-centric analysis of the symbiont community in the model species Ircinia ramosa and analyzed 259 unique, high-quality metagenomeassembled genomes (MAGs) that comprised 74% of the I. ramosa microbiome. Addition of these MAGs to genome trees containing all publicly available microbial sponge symbionts increased phylogenetic diversity by 32% within the archaea and 41% within the bacteria. Metabolic reconstruction of the MAGs showed extensive redundancy across taxa for pathways involved in carbon fixation, B-vitamin synthesis, taurine metabolism, sulfite oxidation, and most steps of nitrogen metabolism. Through the acquisition of all major taxa present within the I. ramosa microbiome, we were able to analyze the functional potential of a sponge-associated microbial community in unprecedented detail. Critical functions, such as carbon fixation, which had previously only been assigned to a restricted set of sponge-associated organisms, were actually spread across diverse symbiont taxa, whereas other essential pathways, such as ammonia oxidation, were confined to specific keystone taxa.Citation
Engelberts, J. P., Robbins, S. J., de Goeij, J. M., Aranda, M., Bell, S. C., & Webster, N. S. (2020). Characterization of a sponge microbiome using an integrative genome-centric approach. The ISME Journal. doi:10.1038/s41396-020-0591-9Sponsors
We acknowledge Andrea Severati and other staff at the Australian Institute of Marine Science SeaSim facility who assisted with sample collection and sponge husbandry.Publisher
Springer NatureJournal
The ISME JournalAdditional Links
http://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-0591-9ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1038/s41396-020-0591-9