Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "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 ...