Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Xavier, Joana"

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Diversity, distribution and phylogenetic affinities of deep-sea lithistids (Porifera, Heteroscleromorpha) of the Azores archipelago

Xavier, Joana; Rees, David John; Pereira, Raquel; Colaço, Ana; Pham, Christopher K.; Carvalho, Francisca C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-28)

Lithistid sponges are globally distributed in temperate and sub-tropical areas, constituting an important component of deep-sea benthic communities where they form structurally complex and vulnerable marine ecosystems ...
Effects of sample handling and cultivation bias on the specificity of bacterial communities in keratose marine sponges

Hardoim, Cristiane; Cardinale, Massimiliano; Cúcio, Ana C. B.; Esteves, Ana I. S.; Berg, Gabriele; Xavier, Joana; Cox, Cymon J.; Costa, Rodrigo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)

Complex and distinct bacterial communities inhabit marine sponges and are believed to be essential to host survival, but our present-day inability to domesticate sponge symbionts in the laboratory hinders our access to the ...