This study reports a novel deep-sea glass sponge species, *Bathydorus* sp. SQW35, from the South China Sea and provides a genome-centric view of its AOA-dominant microbiome. Fourteen microbial metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were retrieved, including a novel *Nitrososphaerota* AOA species exhibiting symbiotic characteristics and two *Bdellovibrio* species suggesting symbiotic evolution. A new conceptual framework is proposed, highlighting potential phage involvement in the sponge holobiont.
Publisher
Frontiers in Microbiology
Published On
Feb 01, 2023
Authors
Manuel Maldonado, Lucia Pita, Rodrigo Costa, Laura Steindler, Zhao-Ming Gao, Yong Wang
Tags
deep-sea sponge
microbiome
AOA
Nitrososphaerota
Bdellovibrio
holobiont
phage involvement
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