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Micha Ilan
Researcher at Tel Aviv University
Publications - 114
Citations - 4878
Micha Ilan is an academic researcher from Tel Aviv University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sponge & Negombata magnifica. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 109 publications receiving 4425 citations. Previous affiliations of Micha Ilan include Dresden University of Technology & University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Assessing the complex sponge microbiota: core, variable and species-specific bacterial communities in marine sponges.
Susanne Schmitt,Peter Tsai,James J. Bell,Jane Fromont,Micha Ilan,Niels Lindquist,Thierry Perez,Allen G. Rodrigo,Allen G. Rodrigo,Peter J. Schupp,Peter J. Schupp,Jean Vacelet,Nicole S. Webster,Ute Hentschel,Michael W. Taylor +14 more
TL;DR: This global analysis represents the most comprehensive study of bacterial symbionts in sponges to date and provides novel insights into the complex structure of these unique associations.
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Fibre-optical features of a glass sponge
TL;DR: The spicules of the deep-sea 'glass' sponge Euplectella have remarkable fibre-optical properties, which are surprisingly similar to those of commercial telecommunication fibres — except that the spicule themselves are formed under normal ambient conditions and have some technological advantages over man-made versions.
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The sponge microbiome project
Lucas Moitinho-Silva,Shaun Nielsen,Amnon Amir,Antonio Gonzalez,Gail Ackermann,Carlo Cerrano,Carmen Astudillo-García,Cole G. Easson,Detmer Sipkema,Fang Liu,Georg Steinert,Giorgos Kotoulas,Grace P. McCormack,Guofang Feng,James J. Bell,Jan Vicente,Johannes R. Björk,José M. Montoya,Julie B. Olson,Julie Reveillaud,Laura Steindler,Mari Carmen Pineda,Maria V. Marra,Micha Ilan,Michael W. Taylor,Paraskevi N. Polymenakou,Patrick M. Erwin,Peter J. Schupp,Rachel L. Simister,Rob Knight,Robert W. Thacker,Rodrigo Costa,Russell T. Hill,Susanna López-Legentil,Thanos Dailianis,Timothy Ravasi,Ute Hentschel,Zhiyong Li,Nicole S. Webster,Nicole S. Webster,Torsten Thomas +40 more
TL;DR: This dataset represents a comprehensive resource of sponge-associated microbial communities based on 16S rRNA gene sequences that can be used to address overarching hypotheses regarding host-associated prokaryotes, including host specificity, convergent evolution, environmental drivers of microbiome structure, and the sponge- associated rare biosphere.
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Three-dimensional chitin-based scaffolds from Verongida sponges (Demospongiae: Porifera). Part I. Isolation and identification of chitin.
Hermann Ehrlich,Micha Ilan,Manuel Maldonado,Guilherme Muricy,Giorgio Bavestrello,Zoran Kljajić,José Luis Carballo,Stefano Schiaparelli,Alexander V. Ereskovsky,Peter J. Schupp,René Born,Hartmut Worch,Vasilii V. Bazhenov,Denis V. Kurek,Valery P. Varlamov,Denis V. Vyalikh,Kurt Kummer,Vadim Sivkov,Serguei L. Molodtsov,Heike Meissner,Gert Richter,Eric Steck,Wiltrud Richter,S. Hunoldt,Martin Kammer,Silvia Paasch,V. Krasokhin,Greta R. Patzke,Eike Brunner +28 more
TL;DR: A detailed study of the structural and physico-chemical properties of three-dimensional skeletal scaffolds of the marine sponges Aiolochroia crassa, Aplysina aerophoba, and A. cavernicola shows that these fibrous scaffolds have a multilayered design and are made of chitin.
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Antimicrobial activity of the reef sponge Amphimedon viridis from the Red Sea: evidence for selective toxicity
TL;DR: Testing the activity of crude organic extracts of 11 dominant Red Sea reef sponges against a panel of bacteria isolated from their natural environment found Amphimedon viridis (Keller) exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity.