Sponge-associated bacteria among the host sponges <i>H. perlevis</i>, <i>P. penicillus</i> and <i>O</i>. <i>papilla</i> and its similarity with globally distributed related and unrelated host sponges.

<p>(A) Global map depicting the location of host sponges harboring bacterial assemblage similar to the retrieved microbes from the present study. Colored triangle on the map shows the sponge species from other studies. (B–C) Sponge associated bacteria from different hosts determined by isolation and uncultured techniques, represented as a pie chart <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0080653#pone.0080653-Ondov1" target="_blank">[73]</a> showing its abundance and affiliation with microbes found in association with globally distributed host sponges.