Isolation and characterization of a manganese oxidizing bacterium from the Mediterranean marine sponge Suberites domuncula [Elektronische Ressource] / Mugdha Divekar

Isolation and characterization of a manganese oxidizing bacterium from the Mediterranean marine sponge Suberites domuncula. Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor der Naturwissenschaften Am Fachbereich Biologie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz Mugdha Divekar geb, in Mumbai (Indien) Mainz 2010 Acknowledgements Table of Contents Table of contents Summary...................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 - General introduction............................................................................................. 2 1.1 Metazoa: origin and evolution ............................................................................................... 2 1.2 Origin and evolution of sponges............................................................................................ 4 1.3 Sponges body structure and morphology............................................................................... 5 1.4 The sponge skeleton, classification and reproduction ........................................................... 6 1.3 Sponge bacterial association...................................................