Steffen, Karin


Publications
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Genomic diversity and biosynthetic capabilities of sponge-associated chlamydiae

Citation
Dharamshi et al. (2022). The ISME Journal 16 (12)
Names
“Parasimkaniaceae”
Abstract
AbstractSponge microbiomes contribute to host health, nutrition, and defense through the production of secondary metabolites.Chlamydiae, a phylum of obligate intracellular bacteria ranging from animal pathogens to endosymbionts of microbial eukaryotes, are frequently found associated with sponges. However, sponge-associated chlamydial diversity has not yet been investigated at the genomic level and host interactions thus far remain unexplored. Here, we sequenced the microbiomes of three sponge s