#sponges — Public Fediverse posts

4-Sep-2026
#Archaea as "flexitarians": #ammonia-oxidizing #microbes also feed on amino acids
The tiny helpers of marine #sponges also use organic #aminoAcids

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142406

#science #ecology

4-Sep-2026
#Archaea as "flexitarians": #ammonia-oxidizing #microbes also feed on amino acids
The tiny helpers of marine #sponges also use organic #aminoAcids

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142406

#science #ecology

4-Sep-2026
#Archaea as "flexitarians": #ammonia-oxidizing #microbes also feed on amino acids
The tiny helpers of marine #sponges also use organic #aminoAcids

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142406

#science #ecology

4-Sep-2026
#Archaea as "flexitarians": #ammonia-oxidizing #microbes also feed on amino acids
The tiny helpers of marine #sponges also use organic #aminoAcids

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142406

#science #ecology

4-Sep-2026
#Archaea as "flexitarians": #ammonia-oxidizing #microbes also feed on amino acids
The tiny helpers of marine #sponges also use organic #aminoAcids

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142406

#science #ecology

#Sponges' #symbiosis with #bacteria helps them store toxic #molybdenum to keep predators away
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-sponges-symbiosis-bacteria-toxic-molybdenum.html

Out of the blue: Hyperaccumulation of molybdenum in the Indo-Pacific sponge Theonella conica https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3923

"Entotheonella serves as a detoxifying organ for accumulating metals inside the body of its #sponge hosts. Hoarding more and more molybdenum, the bacteria convert it from its toxic soluble state into a mineral."