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The sponge microbiome within the greater coral reef microbial metacommunity by Cleary, Daniel F. R., Swierts, Thomas, Coelho, Francisco J. R. C., Polónia, Ana R. M., Huang, Yusheng M., Ferreira, Marina R. S., Putchakarn, Sumaitt, Carvalheiro, Luis, van der Ent, Esther, Ueng, Jinn-Pyng, Gomes, Newton C. M., de Voogd, Nicole J.

“…Much recent marine microbial research has focused on sponges, but very little is known about how the sponge microbiome fits in the greater coral reef microbial…”
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Competitive interactions between corals and turf algae depend on coral colony form by Swierts, Thomas, Vermeij, Mark Ja

“…Turf algae are becoming more abundant on coral reefs worldwide, but their effects on other benthic organisms remain poorly described. To describe the general…”
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Lock, stock and two different barrels: comparing the genetic composition of morphotypes of the indo-pacific sponge Xestospongia testudinaria by Swierts, Thomas, Peijnenburg, Katja T C A, de Leeuw, Christiaan, Cleary, Daniel F R, Hörnlein, Christine, Setiawan, Edwin, Wörheide, Gert, Erpenbeck, Dirk, de Voogd, Nicole J

“…The giant barrel sponge Xestospongiatestudinaria is an ecologically important species that is widely distributed across the Indo-Pacific. Little is known,…”
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Influence of Geographical Location on the Metabolic Production of Giant Barrel Sponges ( Xestospongia spp.) Revealed by Metabolomics Tools by Bayona, Lina M., van Leeuwen, Gemma, Erol, Özlem, Swierts, Thomas, van der Ent, Esther, de Voogd, Nicole J., Choi, Young Hae

“…Despite their high therapeutic potential, only a limited number of approved drugs originate from marine natural products. A possible reason for this is their…”
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Spatial and environmental variables structure sponge symbiont communities by Cleary, Daniel F. R., Polónia, Ana R. M., Swierts, Thomas, Coelho, Francisco J. R. C., Voogd, Nicole J., Gomes, Newton C. M.

“…Understanding the maintenance and origin of beta diversity is a central topic in ecology. However, the factors that drive diversity patterns and underlying…”
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Metabolic variation in Caribbean giant barrel sponges: Influence of age and sea-depth by Bayona, Lina M., Kim, Min-Sun, Swierts, Thomas, Hwang, Geum-Sook, de Voogd, Nicole J., Choi, Young Hae

“…The biochemical differentiation of widely distributed long-living marine organisms according to their age or the depth of waters in which they grow is an…”
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Compositional variation between high and low prokaryotic diversity coral reef biotopes translates to different predicted metagenomic gene content by Cleary, Daniel F. R., Polónia, Ana Rita M., Huang, Yusheng M., Swierts, Thomas

“…In a previous study, we identified host species that housed high and low diversity prokaryotic communities. In the present study, we expand on this and…”
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The giant barrel sponge facilitates the recovery of coral fragments after a tropical storm in Taiwan by Swierts, Thomas, Huang, Yusheng M., de Voogd, Nicole J.

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Globally intertwined evolutionary history of giant barrel sponges by Swierts, Thomas, Peijnenburg, Katja T. C. A., de Leeuw, Christiaan A., Breeuwer, Johannes A. J., Cleary, Daniel F. R., de Voogd, Nicole J.

“…Three species of giant barrel sponge are currently recognized in two distinct geographic regions, the tropical Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific. In this study, we…”
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Lock, Stock and Two Different Barrels: Comparing the Genetic Composition of Morphotypes of the Indo-Pacific Sponge Xestospongia testudinaria: e74396 by Swierts, Thomas, Peijnenburg, T CA, Leeuw, Christiaan de, Cleary, Daniel FR, Hornlein, Christine, Setiawan, Edwin, Worheide, Gert, Erpenbeck, Dirk, Voogd, Nicole Jde

“…The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia testudinaria is an ecologically important species that is widely distributed across the Indo-Pacific. Little is known,…”
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