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2024
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Julian Helfenstein Samuel Hepner Amelie Kreuzer Gregor Achermann Tim Williams Matthias Bürgi Niels Debonne Thymios Dimopoulos Vasco Diogo Wendy Fjellstad Maria Garcia-Martin Józef Hernik Thanasis Kizos Angela Lausch Christian Levers Jaan Liira Franziska Mohr Gerardo Moreno Robert Pazur Tomasz Salata Beatrice Schüpbach Rebecca Swart Peter H. Verburg Anita Zarina Felix HerzogAbstract
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Heine Nygard Riise Erlend Hustad Honningdalsnes Dagmar Hagen Markus A. K. Sydenham Anne Catriona Melhoop Trond Aalvik Simensen Jonathan Rizzi Torunn KjeldstadAbstract
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Elena Gottardini Sue Benham Nicholas Clarke Fabiana Cristofolini Antonella Cristofori Hans-Peter Dietrich Manuel Nicolas Stephan Raspe Anne Thimonier Liisa Ukonmaanaho Elena Vanguelova Arne VerstraetenAbstract
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Angelina Lo Giudice Maria Papale Carmen Rizzo Stefania Giannarelli Gabriella Caruso Paul Eric Aspholm Giovanna Maimone Maurizio AzzaroAbstract
This explorative study was aimed at first characterizing the sponge Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1759) from the sub-Arctic Pasvik River (Northern Fennoscandia), in terms of associated microbial communities and pollutant accumulation. Persistent organic pollutants were determined in sponge mesohyl tissues, along with the estimation of the microbial enzymatic activity rates, prokaryotic abundance and morphometric traits, and the analysis of the taxonomic bacterial diversity by next-generation sequencing techniques. The main bacterial groups associated with S. lacustris were Alphaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria, followed by Chloroflexi and Acidobacteria. The structure of the S. lacustris-associated bacterial communities was in sharp contrast to those of the bacterioplankton, being statistically close to those found in sediments. Dieldrin was measured at higher concentrations in the sponge tissues (3.1 ± 0.4 ng/g) compared to sediment of the same site (0.04 ± 0.03 ng/g). Some taxonomic groups were possibly related to the occurrence of certain contaminants, as was the case of Patescibacteria and dieldrin. Obtained results substantially contribute to the still scarce knowledge of bacterial community diversity, activities, and ecology in freshwater sponges. Practitioner Points * Microbial community associated with Spongilla lacustris is probably shaped by the occurrence of certain contaminants, mainly dieldrin and heavy metals. * A higher accumulation of dieldrin in the sponge mesohyl tissues than in sediment was determined. * S. lacustris is suggested as sponge species to be used as a sentinel of pesticide pollution in the Pasvik River. * S. lacustris, living in tight contact with soft substrates, harbored communities more similar to sediment than water communities.
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Mekjell Meland Dragana Dabić Zagorac Mihajlo Jakanovski Milica Sredojević Maja Natić Marko Kitanović Milica Fotirić AkšićAbstract
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Milena Đorđević Radosav Cerović Mekjell Meland Milica Fotirić AkšićAbstract
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