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- Dr Laura Rix is:
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bremen
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Comparative genomics identifies key adaptive traits of sponge-associated microbial symbionts
O'Brien, Paul A., Robbins, Steven J., Tan, Shangjin, Rix, Laura, Miller, David J., Webster, Nicole S., Zhang, Guojie and Bourne, David G. (2024). Comparative genomics identifies key adaptive traits of sponge-associated microbial symbionts. Environmental Microbiology, 26 (9) e16690. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16690
2024
Journal Article
Co-occurring nitrifying symbiont lineages are vertically inherited and widespread in marine sponges
Glasl, Bettina, Luter, Heidi M, Damjanovic, Katarina, Kitzinger, Katharina, Mueller, Anna J., Mahler, Leonie, Engelberts, Joan Pamela, Rix, Laura, Osvatic, Jay T., Hausmann, Bela, Séneca, Joana, Daims, Holger, Pjevac, Petra and Wagner, Michael (2024). Co-occurring nitrifying symbiont lineages are vertically inherited and widespread in marine sponges. The ISME Journal, 18 (1) wrae069. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae069
2023
Journal Article
Correction to: A carbon cycling model shows strong control of seasonality and importance of sponges on the functioning of a northern Red Sea coral reef
van Hoytema, Nanne, de Goeij, Jasper M., Kornder, Niklas A., El-Khaled, Yusuf, van Oevelen, Dick, Rix, Laura, Cardini, Ulisse, Bednarz, Vanessa N., Naumann, Malik S., Al-Horani, Fuad A. and Wild, Christian (2023). Correction to: A carbon cycling model shows strong control of seasonality and importance of sponges on the functioning of a northern Red Sea coral reef. Coral Reefs, 42 (2), 383-383. doi: 10.1007/s00338-023-02353-z
2023
Journal Article
A carbon cycling model shows strong control of seasonality and importance of sponges on the functioning of a northern Red Sea coral reef
van Hoytema, Nanne, de Goeij, Jasper M., Kornder, Niklas A., El-Khaled, Yusuf, van Oevelen, Dick, Rix, Laura, Cardini, Ulisse, Bednarz, Vanessa N., Naumann, Malik S., Al-Horani, Fuad A. and Wild, Christian (2023). A carbon cycling model shows strong control of seasonality and importance of sponges on the functioning of a northern Red Sea coral reef. Coral Reefs, 42 (2), 367-381. doi: 10.1007/s00338-022-02339-3
2022
Journal Article
Microbes from Mum: symbiont transmission in the tropical reef sponge Ianthella basta
Engelberts, J. Pamela, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad A., Maldonado, Manuel, Rix, Laura, Marangon, Emma, Robbins, Steven J., Wagner, Michael and Webster, Nicole S. (2022). Microbes from Mum: symbiont transmission in the tropical reef sponge Ianthella basta. ISME Communications, 2 (1) 90, 90. doi: 10.1038/s43705-022-00173-w
2022
Journal Article
Harnessing solar power: photoautotrophy supplements the diet of a low-light dwelling sponge
Hudspith, Meggie, de Goeij, Jasper M., Streekstra, Mischa, Kornder, Niklas A., Bougoure, Jeremy, Guagliardo, Paul, Campana, Sara, van der Wel, Nicole N., Muyzer, Gerard and Rix, Laura (2022). Harnessing solar power: photoautotrophy supplements the diet of a low-light dwelling sponge. ISME Journal, 16 (9), 2076-2086. doi: 10.1038/s41396-022-01254-3
2021
Journal Article
Subcellular view of host–microbiome nutrient exchange in sponges: insights into the ecological success of an early metazoan–microbe symbiosis
Hudspith, Meggie, Rix, Laura, Achlatis, Michelle, Bougoure, Jeremy, Guagliardo, Paul, Clode, Peta L., Webster, Nicole S., Muyzer, Gerard, Pernice, Mathieu and de Goeij, Jasper M. (2021). Subcellular view of host–microbiome nutrient exchange in sponges: insights into the ecological success of an early metazoan–microbe symbiosis. Microbiome, 9 (1) 44, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s40168-020-00984-w
2021
Journal Article
Quantifying sponge host and microbial symbiont contribution to dissolved organic matter uptake through cell separation
Hudspith, Meggie, van der Sprong, Joëlle, Rix, Laura, Víg, Dóra, Schoorl, Jorien and de Goeij, Jasper M. (2021). Quantifying sponge host and microbial symbiont contribution to dissolved organic matter uptake through cell separation. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 670, 1-13. doi: 10.3354/meps13789
2020
Journal Article
Heterotrophy in the earliest gut: a single-cell view of heterotrophic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in sponge-microbe symbioses
Rix, Laura, Ribes, Marta, Coma, Rafel, Jahn, Martin T., de Goeij, Jasper M., van Oevelen, Dick, Escrig, Stéphane, Meibom, Anders and Hentschel, Ute (2020). Heterotrophy in the earliest gut: a single-cell view of heterotrophic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in sponge-microbe symbioses. ISME Journal, 14 (10), 2554-2567. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0706-3
2018
Journal Article
Effects of water column mixing and stratification on planktonic primary production and dinitrogen fixation on a northern Red Sea coral reef
Tilstra, Arjen, van Hoytema, Nanne, Cardini, Ulisse, Bednarz, Vanessa N., Rix, Laura, Naumann, Malik S., Al-Horani, Fuad A. and Wild, Christian (2018). Effects of water column mixing and stratification on planktonic primary production and dinitrogen fixation on a northern Red Sea coral reef. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9 (OCT) 2351, 2351. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02351
2018
Journal Article
Contrasting seasonal responses in dinitrogen fixation between shallow and deep-water colonies of the model coral Stylophora pistillata in the northern Red Sea
Bednarz, Vanessa N., Naumann, Malik S., Cardini, Ulisse, van Hoytema, Nanne, Rix, Laura, Al-Rshaidat, Mamoon M. D. and Wild, Christian (2018). Contrasting seasonal responses in dinitrogen fixation between shallow and deep-water colonies of the model coral Stylophora pistillata in the northern Red Sea. PLoS One, 13 (6) e0199022, e0199022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199022
2018
Journal Article
The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems
Pita, L., Rix, L., Slaby, B. M., Franke, A. and Hentschel, U. (2018). The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems. Microbiome, 6 (1) 46, 46. doi: 10.1186/s40168-018-0428-1
2018
Journal Article
Reef sponges facilitate the transfer of coral-derived organic matter to their associated fauna via the sponge loop
Rix, Laura, de Goeij, Jasper M., van Oevelen, Dick, Struck, Ulrich, Al-Horani, Fuad A., Wild, Christian and Naumann, Malik S. (2018). Reef sponges facilitate the transfer of coral-derived organic matter to their associated fauna via the sponge loop. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 589, 85-96. doi: 10.3354/meps12443
2017
Journal Article
Differential recycling of coral and algal dissolved organic matter via the sponge loop
Rix, Laura, de Goeij, Jasper M., van Oevelen, Dick, Struck, Ulrich, Al-Horani, Fuad A., Wild, Christian and Naumann, Malik S. (2017). Differential recycling of coral and algal dissolved organic matter via the sponge loop. Functional Ecology, 31 (3), 778-789. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12758
2016
Journal Article
Microbial dinitrogen fixation in coral holobionts exposed to thermal stress and bleaching
Cardini, Ulisse, van Hoytema, Nanne, Bednarz, Vanessa N., Rix, Laura, Foster, Rachel A., Al-Rshaidat, Mamoon M. D. and Wild, Christian (2016). Microbial dinitrogen fixation in coral holobionts exposed to thermal stress and bleaching. Environmental Microbiology, 18 (8), 2620-2633. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.13385
2016
Journal Article
Indications of mutual functional benefits within a polychaete-sponge association in the northern Red Sea
Naumann, Malik S., Rix, Laura, Al-Horani, Fuad A. and Wild, Christian (2016). Indications of mutual functional benefits within a polychaete-sponge association in the northern Red Sea. Bulletin of Marine Science, 92 (3), 377-378. doi: 10.5343/bms.2015.1101
2016
Journal Article
Coral mucus fuels the sponge loop in warm- and cold-water coral reef ecosystems
Rix, Laura, de Goeij, Jasper M., Mueller, Christina E., Struck, Ulrich, Middelburg, Jack J., van Duyl, Fleur C., Al-Horani, Fuad A., Wild, Christian, Naumann, Malik S. and van Oevelen, Dick (2016). Coral mucus fuels the sponge loop in warm- and cold-water coral reef ecosystems. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 18715. doi: 10.1038/srep18715
2015
Journal Article
Functional significance of dinitrogen fixation in sustaining coral productivity under oligotrophic conditions
Cardini, Ulisse, Bednarz, Vanessa N., Naumann, Malik S., van Hoytema, Nanne, Rix, Laura, Foster, Rachel A., Al-Rshaidat, Mamoon M. D. and Wild, Christian (2015). Functional significance of dinitrogen fixation in sustaining coral productivity under oligotrophic conditions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 282 (1818) 20152257, 20152257. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2257
2015
Journal Article
Seasonality in dinitrogen fixation and primary productivity by coral reef framework substrates from the northern Red Sea
Rix, Laura, Bednarz, Vanessa N., Cardini, Ulisse, van Hoytema, Nanne, Al-Horani, Fuad A., Wild, Christian and Naumann, Malik S. (2015). Seasonality in dinitrogen fixation and primary productivity by coral reef framework substrates from the northern Red Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 533, 79-92. doi: 10.3354/meps11383
2015
Journal Article
Distance from a Fishing Community Explains Fish Abundance in a No-Take Zone with Weak Compliance
Advani, Sahir, Rix, Laura N., Aherne, Danielle M., Alwany, Magdy A. and Bailey, David M. (2015). Distance from a Fishing Community Explains Fish Abundance in a No-Take Zone with Weak Compliance. PL o S One, 10 (5) e0126098, e0126098. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126098
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Interactions between coral larval settlement, marine biofilms and crustose coralline algae
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Paul O'Brien
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Establishing Ianthella basta as a model species for sponge symbiosis research
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Steven Robbins
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Diurnal and seasonal host-symbiont interactions in the coral reef demosponge Amphimedon queenslandica
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sandie Degnan
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