Honorary Professor Nicole Webster

Bourne, David G. and Webster, Nicole S. (2013). Coral reef bacterial communities. The prokaryotes. (pp. 163-187) Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-30123-0_48

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2011). The marine sponge Ianthella basta can recover from stress-induced tissue regression. Ancient animals, new challenges. (pp. 227-235) edited by Manuel Maldonado, Xavier Turon, Mikel Becerro and Maria Jesús Uriz. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-4688-6_19

Freckelton, Marnie L., Luter, Heidi M., Andreakis, Nikos, Webster, Nicole S. and Motti, Cherie A. (2011). Qualitative variation in colour morphotypes of Ianthella basta (Porifera: Verongida). Ancient animals, new challenges. (pp. 191-203) edited by Manuel Maldonado, Xavier Turon, Mikel Becerro and Maria Jesús Uriz. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-4688-6_16

Terzin, Marko, Laffy, Patrick W., Robbins, Steven, Yeoh, Yun Kit, Frade, Pedro R., Glasl, Bettina, Webster, Nicole S. and Bourne, David G. (2024). The road forward to incorporate seawater microbes in predictive reef monitoring. Environmental Microbiome, 19 (1) 5. doi: 10.1186/s40793-023-00543-4

Trgovec-Greif, Lovro, Hellinger, Hans-Jörg, Mainguy, Jean, Pfundner, Alexander, Frishman, Dmitrij, Kiening, Michael, Webster, Nicole Suzanne, Laffy, Patrick William, Feichtinger, Michael and Rattei, Thomas (2024). VOGDB—Database of Virus Orthologous Groups. Viruses, 16 (8) 1191, 1191. doi: 10.3390/v16081191

Araujo, Gui, Montoya, José M., Thomas, Torsten, Webster, Nicole S. and Lurgi, Miguel (2024). A mechanistic framework for complex microbe-host symbioses. Trends in Microbiology. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.08.002

Thomas, Marie C., Waugh, Gretel, Vanwonterghem, Inka, Webster, Nicole S., Rinke, Christian, Fisher, Rebecca, Luter, Heidi M. and Negri, Andrew P. (2023). Protecting the invisible: establishing guideline values for copper toxicity to marine microbiomes. Science of The Total Environment, 904 166658, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166658

Turnlund, Abigail C., Vanwonterghem, Inka, Botté, Emmanuelle S., Randall, Carly J., Giuliano, Christine, Kam, Lisa, Bell, Sara, O’Brien, Paul, Negri, Andrew P., Webster, Nicole S. and Lurgi, Miguel (2023). Linking differences in microbial network structure with changes in coral larval settlement. ISME Communications, 3 (1) 114, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s43705-023-00320-x

Marangon, Emma, Uthicke, Sven, Patel, Frances, Marzinelli, Ezequiel M., Bourne, David G., Webster, Nicole S. and Laffy, Patrick W. (2023). Life‐stage specificity and cross‐generational climate effects on the microbiome of a tropical sea urchin (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). Molecular Ecology, 32 (20), 5645-5660. doi: 10.1111/mec.17124

O'Brien, Paul A., Tan, Shangjin, Frade, Pedro R., Robbins, Steven J., Engelberts, J. Pamela, Bell, Sara C., Vanwonterghem, Inka, Miller, David J., Webster, Nicole S., Zhang, Guojie and Bourne, David G. (2023). Validation of key sponge symbiont pathways using genome‐centric metatranscriptomics. Environmental Microbiology, 25 (12), 1-18. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16509

Nguyen, Viet Hung, Wemheuer, Bernd, Song, Weizhi, Bennett, Holly, Webster, Nicole and Thomas, Torsten (2023). Identification, classification, and functional characterization of novel sponge-associated acidimicrobiial species. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 46 (4) 126426, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126426

Terrell, Alyx P., Marangon, Emma, Webster, Nicole S., Cooke, Ira and Quigley, Kate M. (2023). The promotion of stress tolerant Symbiodiniaceae dominance in juveniles of two coral species under simulated future conditions of ocean warming and acidification. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11 1113357, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1113357

Botté, Emmanuelle S., Bennett, Holly, Engelberts, J. Pamela, Thomas, Torsten, Bell, James J., Webster, Nicole S. and Luter, Heidi M. (2023). Future ocean conditions induce necrosis, microbial dysbiosis and nutrient cycling imbalance in the reef sponge Stylissa flabelliformis. ISME Communications, 3 (1) 53, 53. doi: 10.1038/s43705-023-00247-3

Moeller, Florian U., Herbold, Craig W., Schintlmeister, Arno, Mooshammer, Maria, Motti, Cherie, Glasl, Bettina, Kitzinger, Katharina, Behnam, Faris, Watzka, Margarete, Schweder, Thomas, Albertsen, Mads, Richter, Andreas, Webster, Nicole S. and Wagner, Michael (2023). Taurine as a key intermediate for host-symbiont interaction in the tropical sponge Ianthella basta. The ISME Journal, 17 (8), 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01420-1

Nguyen, Viet Hung, Wemheuer, Bernd, Song, Weizhi, Bennett, Holly, Palladino, Giorgia, Burgsdorf, Ilia, Sizikov, Sofia, Steindler, Laura, Webster, Nicole S. and Thomas, Torsten (2023). Functional characterization and taxonomic classification of novel gammaproteobacterial diversity in sponges. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 46 (2) 126401, 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126401

Engelberts, J. Pamela, Robbins, Steven J., Herbold, Craig W., Moeller, Florian U., Jehmlich, Nico, Laffy, Patrick W., Wagner, Michael and Webster, Nicole S. (2023). Metabolic reconstruction of the near complete microbiome of the model sponge Ianthella basta. Environmental Microbiology, 25 (3), 646-660. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16302

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

Salazar, Octavio R., N. Arun, Prasanna, Cui, Guoxin, Bay, Line K., van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Webster, Nicole S. and Aranda, Manuel (2022). The coral Acropora loripes genome reveals an alternative pathway for cysteine biosynthesis in animals. Science Advances, 8 (38) eabq0304, 1-12. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq0304

Zhang, Shan, Song, Weizhi, Nothias, Louis-Félix, Couvillion, Sneha P., Webster, Nicole and Thomas, Torsten (2022). Comparative metabolomic analysis reveals shared and unique chemical interactions in sponge holobionts. Microbiome, 10 (1) 22, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s40168-021-01220-9

Botté, Emmanuelle S., Cantin, Neal E., Mocellin, Véronique J. L., O’Brien, Paul A., Rocker, Melissa M., Frade, Pedro R. and Webster, Nicole S. (2022). Reef location has a greater impact than coral bleaching severity on the microbiome of Pocillopora acuta. Coral Reefs, 41 (1), 63-79. doi: 10.1007/s00338-021-02201-y

Evensen, Nicolas R., Vanwonterghem, Inka, Doropoulos, Christopher, Gouezo, Marine, Botté, Emmanuelle S., Webster, Nicole S. and Mumby, Peter J. (2021). Benthic micro- and macro-community succession and coral recruitment under overfishing and nutrient enrichment. Ecology, 102 (12) e03536, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3536

Engelberts, J. Pamela, Robbins, Steven J., Damjanovic, Katarina and Webster, Nicole S. (2021). Integrating novel tools to elucidate the metabolic basis of microbial symbiosis in reef holobionts. Marine Biology, 168 (12) 175. doi: 10.1007/s00227-021-03952-6

Glasl, Bettina, Haskell, Jasmine B., Aires, Tania, Serrão, Ester A., Bourne, David G., Webster, Nicole S. and Frade, Pedro R. (2021). Microbial surface biofilm responds to the growth-reproduction-senescence cycle of the dominant coral reef macroalgae sargassum spp. Life, 11 (11) 1199, 1199. doi: 10.3390/life11111199

Robbins, S. J., Song, W., Engelberts, J. P., Glasl, B., Slaby, B. M., Boyd, J., Marangon, E., Botté, E. S., Laffy, P., Thomas, T. and Webster, N. S. (2021). A genomic view of the microbiome of coral reef demosponges. ISME Journal, 15 (6), 1641-1654. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-00876-9

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

Nguyen, Mary, Wemheuer, Bernd, Laffy, Patrick W., Webster, Nicole S. and Thomas, Torsten (2021). Taxonomic, functional and expression analysis of viral communities associated with marine sponges. PeerJ, 9 e10715, e10715. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10715

Strehlow, Brian W., Pineda, Mari-Carmen, Kenkel, Carly D., Laffy, Patrick, Duckworth, Alan, Renton, Michael, Clode, Peta L. and Webster, Nicole S. (2021). Novel reference transcriptomes for the sponges Carteriospongia foliascens and Cliona orientalis and associated algal symbiont Gerakladium endoclionum. Coral Reefs, 40 (1), 9-13. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-02028-z

O’Brien, Paul A., Andreakis, Nikos, Tan, Shangjin, Miller, David J., Webster, Nicole S., Zhang, Guojie and Bourne, David G. (2021). Testing cophylogeny between coral reef invertebrates and their bacterial and archaeal symbionts. Molecular Ecology, 30 (15) mec.16006, 1-15. doi: 10.1111/mec.16006

Botté, E. S., Luter, H. M., Marangon, E., Patel, F., Uthicke, S. and Webster, N. S. (2020). Simulated future conditions of ocean warming and acidification disrupt the microbiome of the calcifying foraminifera Marginopora vertebralis across life stages. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 12 (6) 1758-2229.12900, 693-701. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12900

Pascelli, Cecília, Laffy, Patrick W., Botté, Emmanuelle, Kupresanin, Marija, Rattei, Thomas, Lurgi, Miguel, Ravasi, Timothy and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Viral ecogenomics across the Porifera. Microbiome, 8 (1) 144, 144. doi: 10.1186/s40168-020-00919-5

Astudillo‐García, Carmen, Bell, James J., Montoya, Jose M., Moitinho‐Silva, Lucas, Thomas, Torsten, Webster, Nicole S. and Taylor, Michael W. (2020). Assessing the strength and sensitivity of the core microbiota approach on a highly diverse sponge reef. Environmental Microbiology, 22 (9) 1462-2920.15185, 3985-3999. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15185

Luter, Heidi M., Andersen, Maria, Versteegen, Elien, Laffy, Patrick, Uthicke, Sven, Bell, James J. and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Cross‐generational effects of climate change on the microbiome of a photosynthetic sponge. Environmental Microbiology, 22 (11) 1462-2920.15222, 4732-4744. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15222

Marchioro, Giulia M., Glasl, Bettina, Engelen, Aschwin H., Serrao, Ester A., Bourne, David G., Webster, Nicole S. and Frade, Pedro R. (2020). Microbiome dynamics in the tissue and mucus of acroporid corals differ in relation to host and environmental parameters. Peerj, 8 e9644, e9644. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9644

Frade, Pedro R., Glasl, Bettina, Matthews, Samuel A., Mellin, Camille, Serrão, Ester A., Wolfe, Kennedy, Mumby, Peter J., Webster, Nicole S. and Bourne, David G. (2020). Spatial patterns of microbial communities across surface waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Communications Biology, 3 (1) 442, 442. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01166-y

McGenity, Terry J., Gessesse, Amare, Hallsworth, John E., Garcia Cela, Esther, Verheecke-Vaessen, Carol, Wang, Fengping, Chavarría, Max, Haggblom, Max M., Molin, Søren, Danchin, Antoine, Smid, Eddy J., Lood, Cédric, Cockell, Charles S., Whitby, Corinne, Liu, Shuang-Jiang, Keller, Nancy P., Stein, Lisa Y., Bordenstein, Seth R., Lal, Rup, Nunes, Olga C., Gram, Lone, Singh, Brajesh K., Webster, Nicole S., Morris, Cindy, Sivinski, Sharon, Bindschedler, Saskia, Junier, Pilar, Antunes, André, Baxter, Bonnie K. ... Timmis, Kenneth (2020). Visualizing the invisible: class excursions to ignite children’s enthusiasm for microbes. Microbial Biotechnology, 13 (4), 844-887. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13576

O’Brien, Paul A., Tan, Shangjin, Yang, Chentao, Frade, Pedro R., Andreakis, Nikos, Smith, Hillary A., Miller, David J., Webster, Nicole S., Zhang, Guojie and Bourne, David G. (2020). Diverse coral reef invertebrates exhibit patterns of phylosymbiosis. The ISME Journal, 14 (9), 2211-2222. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0671-x

Luter, Heidi M., Kenkel, Carly D., Terzin, Marko, Peirce, Tyler, Laffy, Patrick W., Gibb, Karen and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Gene correlation networks reveal the transcriptomic response to elevated nitrogen in a photosynthetic sponge. Molecular Ecology, 29 (8), 1452-1462. doi: 10.1111/mec.15417

Uthicke, S., Patel, F., Karelitz, S., Luter, H. M., Webster, N. S. and Lamare, M. (2020). Key biological responses over two generations of the sea urchin Echinometra sp. A under future ocean conditions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 637, 87-101. doi: 10.3354/meps13236

Glasl, Bettina, Robbins, Steven, Frade, Pedro R., Marangon, Emma, Laffy, Patrick W., Bourne, David G. and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes. The ISME Journal, 14 (6), 1435-1450. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0622-6

Vanwonterghem, Inka and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Coral reef microorganisms in a changing climate. iScience, 23 (4) 100972, 100972. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.100972

Randall, Carly J., Negri, Andrew P., Quigley, Kate M., Foster, Taryn, Ricardo, Gerard F., Webster, Nicole S., Bay, Line K., Harrison, Peter L., Babcock, Russ C. and Heyward, Andrew J. (2020). Sexual production of corals for reef restoration in the Anthropocene. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 635, 203-232. doi: 10.3354/meps13206

Engelberts, J. Pamela, Robbins, Steven J., de Goeij, Jasper M., Aranda, Manuel, Bell, Sara C. and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Characterization of a sponge microbiome using an integrative genome-centric approach. The ISME Journal, 14 (5), 1100-1110. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0591-9

Ramsby, Blake D., Heishman, Joshua, Hoogenboom, Mia O., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2020). Dissolved inorganic nutrient enrichment does not affect sponge growth or condition. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 634, 77-88. doi: 10.3354/meps13184

Shaffer, Megan R., Luter, Heidi M., Webster, Nicole S., Wahab, Muhammad A. Abdul and Bell, James J. (2019). Evidence for genetic structuring and limited dispersal ability in the Great Barrier Reef sponge Carteriospongia foliascens. Coral Reefs, 39 (1), 39-46. doi: 10.1007/s00338-019-01876-8

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve, Andreakis, Nikos, Wahab, Muhammad Abdul, Botté, Emmanuelle S., Negri, Andrew P. and Webster, Nicole S. (2019). The effects of crude oil and dispersant on the larval sponge holobiont. mSystems, 4 (6) e00743-19. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00743-19

Laffy, Patrick W., Botté, Emmanuelle S., Wood‐Charlson, Elisha M., Weynberg, Karen D., Rattei, Thomas and Webster, Nicole S. (2019). Thermal stress modifies the marine sponge virome. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 11 (5) 1758-2229.12782, 690-698. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12782

Botté, Emmanuelle S., Nielsen, Shaun, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Azmi, Webster, John, Robbins, Steven, Thomas, Torsten and Webster, Nicole S. (2019). Changes in the metabolic potential of the sponge microbiome under ocean acidification. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 4134, 4134. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12156-y

Weisskopf, Laure, Newton, Irene L.G., Berry, David and Webster, Nicole S. (2019). Spotlight on how microbes influence their host's behavior. Environmental Microbiology, 21 (9) 1462-2920.14757, 3185-3187. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14757

Moeller, Florian U., Webster, Nicole S., Herbold, Craig W., Behnam, Faris, Domman, Daryl, Albertsen, Mads, Mooshammer, Maria, Markert, Stephanie, Turaev, Dmitrij, Becher, Dörte, Rattei, Thomas, Schweder, Thomas, Richter, Andreas, Watzka, Margarete, Nielsen, Per Halkjaer and Wagner, Michael (2019). Characterization of a thaumarchaeal symbiont that drives incomplete nitrification in the tropical sponge Ianthella basta. Environmental Microbiology, 21 (10) 1462-2920.14732, 3831-3854. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14732

Zhang, Shan, Song, Weizhi, Wemheuer, Bernd, Reveillaud, Julie, Webster, Nicole and Thomas, Torsten (2019). Comparative genomics reveals ecological and evolutionary insights into sponge-associated Thaumarchaeota. mSystems, 4 (4) e00288-19. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00288-19

Glasl, Bettina, Bourne, David G., Frade, Pedro R., Thomas, Torsten, Schaffelke, Britta and Webster, Nicole S. (2019). Microbial indicators of environmental perturbations in coral reef ecosystems. Microbiome, 7 (1) 94, 94. doi: 10.1186/s40168-019-0705-7

Cavicchioli, Ricardo, Ripple, William J., Timmis, Kenneth N., Azam, Farooq, Bakken, Lars R., Baylis, Matthew, Behrenfeld, Michael J., Boetius, Antje, Boyd, Philip W., Classen, Aimée T., Crowther, Thomas W., Danovaro, Roberto, Foreman, Christine M., Huisman, Jef, Hutchins, David A., Jansson, Janet K., Karl, David M., Koskella, Britt, Mark Welch, David B., Martiny, Jennifer B. H., Moran, Mary Ann, Orphan, Victoria J., Reay, David S., Remais, Justin V., Rich, Virginia I., Singh, Brajesh K., Stein, Lisa Y., Stewart, Frank J., Sullivan, Matthew B. ... Webster, Nicole S. (2019). Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 17 (9), 569-586. doi: 10.1038/s41579-019-0222-5

Rovellini, Alberto, Dunn, Matthew R., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Webster, Nicole S., Smith, David J., Jompa, Jamaluddin, Haris, Abdul, Berman, Jade and Bell, James J. (2019). Decadal variability in sponge abundance and biodiversity on an Indo-Pacific coral reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 620, 63-76. doi: 10.3354/meps12968

Timmis, Kenneth, Cavicchioli, Ricardo, Garcia, José Luis, Nogales, Balbina, Chavarría, Max, Stein, Lisa, McGenity, Terry J., Webster, Nicole, Singh, Brajesh K., Handelsman, Jo, de Lorenzo, Victor, Pruzzo, Carla, Timmis, James, Martín, Juan Luis Ramos, Verstraete, Willy, Jetten, Mike, Danchin, Antoine, Huang, Wei, Gilbert, Jack, Lal, Rup, Santos, Helena, Lee, Sang Yup, Sessitsch, Angela, Bonfante, Paola, Gram, Lone, Lin, Raymond T. P., Ron, Eliora, Karahan, Z. Ceren, van der Meer, Jan Roelof ... Harper, Lucy (2019). The urgent need for microbiology literacy in society. Environmental Microbiology, 21 (5), 1513-1528. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14611

Lurgi, Miguel, Thomas, Torsten, Wemheuer, Bernd, Webster, Nicole S. and Montoya, Jose M. (2019). Modularity and predicted functions of the global sponge-microbiome network. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 992, 992. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08925-4

Glasl, Bettina, Smith, Caitlin E., Bourne, David G. and Webster, Nicole S. (2019). Disentangling the effect of host-genotype and environment on the microbiomie of the coral Acropora tenuis. PeerJ, 7 (2) e6377, e6377. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6377

O'Brien, Paul A., Webster, Nicole S., Miller, David J. and Bourne, David G. (2019). Host-microbe coevolution: applying evidence from model systems to complex marine invertebrate holobionts. mBio, 10 (1) e02241-18, 1-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02241-18

Zhang, Weipeng, Ding, Wei, Li, Yong-Xin, Tam, Chunkit, Bougouffa, Salim, Wang, Ruojun, Pei, Bite, Chiang, Hoyin, Leung, Pokman, Lu, Yanhong, Sun, Jin, Fu, He, Bajic, Vladimir B, Liu, Hongbin, Webster, Nicole S. and Qian, Pei-Yuan (2019). Marine biofilms constitute a bank of hidden microbial diversity and functional potential. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 517, 517. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08463-z

Ramsby, Blake D., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Smith, Hillary A., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). The bioeroding sponge Cliona orientalis will not tolerate future projected ocean warming. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 8302, 8302. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26535-w

Kandler, Nora M., Abdul Wahab, Muhammad A., Noonan, Sam H. C., Bell, James J., Davy, Simon K., Webster, Nicole S. and Luter, Heidi M. (2018). In situ responses of the sponge microbiome to ocean acidification. FEMS microbiology ecology, 94 (12). doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiy205

Bell, James J., Bennett, Holly M., Rovellini, Alberto and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). Sponges to Be Winners under Near-Future Climate Scenarios. Bioscience, 68 (12), 955-968. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biy142

Espinel-Velasco, Nadjejda, Hoffmann, Linn, Aguera, Antonio, Byrne, Maria, Dupont, Sam, Uthicke, Sven, Webster, Nicole S. and Lamare, Miles (2018). Effects of ocean acidification on the settlement and metamorphosis of marine invertebrate and fish larvae: a review. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 606, 237-257. doi: 10.3354/meps12754

Pascelli, Cecília, Laffy, Patrick W., Kupresanin, Marija, Ravasi, Timothy and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). Morphological characterization of virus-like particles in coral reef sponges. PeerJ, 2018 (10) e5625, e5625. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5625

Bell, James J., Rovellini, Alberto, Davy, Simon K., Taylor, Michael W., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Dunn, Matthew R., Bennett, Holly M., Kandler, Nora M., Luter, Heidi M. and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). Climate change alterations to ecosystem dominance: how might sponge-dominated reefs function?. Ecology, 99 (9), 1920-1931. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2446

Bennett, Holly, Bell, James J., Davy, Simon K., Webster, Nicole S. and Francis, David S. (2018). Elucidating the sponge stress response; lipids and fatty acids can facilitate survival under future climate scenarios. Global Change Biology, 24 (7), 3130-3144. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14116

Laffy, Patrick W., Wood-Charlson, Elisha M., Turaev, Dmitrij, Jutz, Sabrina, Pascelli, Cecilia, Botté, Emmanuelle S., Bell, Sara C., Peirce, Tyler, Weynberg, Karen D., van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Rattei, Thomas and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). Reef invertebrate viromics: diversity, host-specificity and functional capacity. Environmental Microbiology, 20 (6), 2125-2141. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14110

Glasl, Bettina, Smith, Caitlin E., Bourne, David G. and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). Exploring the diversity-stability paradigm using sponge microbial communities. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 8425, 8425. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26641-9

Høj, Lone, Levy, Natalie, Baillie, Brett K., Clode, Peta L., Strohmaier, Raphael C., Siboni, Nachshon, Webster, Nicole S., Uthicke, Sven and Bourne, David G. (2018). Crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster cf. solaris, have tissue-characteristic microbiomes with potential roles in health and reproduction. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84 (13) e00181-18, e00181-18. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00181-18

Webster, Nicole S., Wagner, Michael and Negri, Andrew P. (2018). Microbial conservation in the Anthropocene. Environmental Microbiology, 20 (6), 1925-1928. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14124

Ramsby, Blake D., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). Elevated seawater temperature disrupts the microbiome of an ecologically important bioeroding sponge. Molecular Ecology, 27 (8), 2124-2137. doi: 10.1111/mec.14544

Glasl, Bettina, Bourne, David G., Frade, Pedro R. and Webster, Nicole S. (2018). Establishing microbial baselines to identify indicators of coral reef health. Microbiology Australia, 39 (1), 42-46. doi: 10.1071/MA18011

Pineda, Mari-Carmen, Strehlow, Brian, Kamp, Jasmine, Duckworth, Alan, Jones, Ross and Webster, Nicole S. (2017). Effects of combined dredging-related stressors on sponges: A laboratory approach using realistic scenarios. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 5155, 5155. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05251-x

Tout, Jessica, Astudillo-García, Carmen, Taylor, Michael W., Tyson, Gene W., Stocker, Roman, Ralph, Peter J., Seymour, Justin R. and Webster, Nicole S. (2017). Redefining the sponge-symbiont acquisition paradigm: sponge microbes exhibit chemotaxis towards host-derived compounds. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 9 (6), 750-755. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12591

Weynberg, Karen D., Laffy, Patrick W., Wood-Charlson, Elisha M., Turaev, Dmitrij, Rattei, Thomas, Webster, Nicole S. and van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. (2017). Coral-associated viral communities show high levels of diversity and host auxiliary functions. PeerJ, 5 (11) e4054, 1-17. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4054

Strehlow, Brian W., Pineda, Mari-Carmen, Duckworth, Alan, Kendrick, Gary A., Renton, Michael, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Azmi, Webster, Nicole S. and Clode, Peta L. (2017). Sediment tolerance mechanisms identified in sponges using advanced imaging techniques. PeerJ, 5 (11) e3904, 1-26. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3904

Webster, Nicole S. and Reusch, Thorsten B. H. (2017). Microbial contributions to the persistence of coral reefs. The ISME Journal, 11 (10), 2167-2174. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2017.66

Weynberg, Karen D., Neave, Matthew, Clode, Peta L., Voolstra, Christian R., Brownlee, Christopher, Laffy, Patrick, Webster, Nicole S., Levin, Rachel A., Wood-Charlson, Elisha M. and van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. (2017). Prevalent and persistent viral infection in cultures of the coral algal endosymbiont Symbiodinium. Coral Reefs, 36 (3), 773-784. doi: 10.1007/s00338-017-1568-7

Moitinho-Silva, Lucas, Nielsen, Shaun, Amir, Amnon, Gonzalez, Antonio, Ackermann, Gail L., Cerrano, Carlo, Astudillo-Garcia, Carmen, Easson, Cole, Sipkema, Detmer, Liu, Fang, Steinert, Georg, Kotoulas, Giorgos, McCormack, Grace P., Feng, Guofang, Bell, James J., Vicente, Jan, Bjork, Johannes R., Montoya, Jose M., Olson, Julie B., Reveillaud, Julie, Steindler, Laura, Pineda, Mari-Carmen, Marra, Maria V., Ilan, Micha, Taylor, Michael W., Polymenakou, Paraskevi, Erwin, Patrick M., Schupp, Peter J., Simister, Rachel L. ... Thomas, Torsten (2017). The sponge microbiome project. Gigascience, 6 (8) gix077, 1-7. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/gix077

Pineda, Mari-Carmen, Strehlow, Brian, Sternel, Miriam, Duckworth, Alan, Haan, Joost den, Jones, Ross and Webster, Nicole S (2017). Effects of sediment smothering on the sponge holobiont with implications for dredging management. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 5156, 5156. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05243-x

Damjanovic, Katarina, Blackall, Linda L., Webster, Nicole S. and van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. (2017). The contribution of microbial biotechnology to mitigating coral reef degradation. Microbial Biotechnology, 10 (5), 1236-1243. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12769

Pineda, Mari-Carmen, Strehlow, Brian, Sternel, Miriam, Duckworth, Alan, Jones, Ross and Webster, Nicole S. (2017). Effects of suspended sediments on the sponge holobiont with implications for dredging management. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 4925, 4925. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05241-z

Ramsby, Blake D., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Whalan, Steve, Webster, Nicole S. and Thompson, Angus (2017). A decadal analysis of bioeroding sponge cover on the inshore Great Barrier Reef. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 2706, 2706. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-02196-z

Luter, Heidi M., Bannister, Raymond J., Whalan, Steve, Kutti, Tina, Pineda, Mari-Carmen and Webster, Nicole S. (2017). Microbiome analysis of a disease affecting the deep-sea sponge Geodia barretti. Fems Microbiology Ecology, 93 (6) fix074. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix074

Strand, R., Whalan, S., Webster, N. S., Kutti, T., Fang, J. K. H., Luter, H. M. and Bannister, R. J. (2017). The response of a boreal deep-sea sponge holobiont to acute thermal stress. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 1660, 1660. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01091-x

Moitinho-Silva, Lucas, Steinert, Georg, Nielsen, Shaun, Hardoim, Cristiane C. P., Wu, Yu-Chen, McCormack, Grace P., Lopez-Legentil, Susanna, Marchant, Roman, Webster, Nicole, Thomas, Torsten and Hentschel, Ute (2017). Predicting the HMA-LMA status in marine sponges by machine learning. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8 (MAY) 752. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00752

Bennett, Holly M., Altenrath, Christine, Woods, Lisa, Davy, Simon K., Webster, Nicole S. and Bell, James J. (2017). Interactive effects of temperature and pCO2 on sponges: from the cradle to the grave. Global Change Biology, 23 (5), 2031-2046. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13474

Glasl, Bettina, Webster, Nicole S. and Bourne, David G. (2017). Microbial indicators as a diagnostic tool for assessing water quality and climate stress in coral reef ecosystems. Marine Biology, 164 (4) 91. doi: 10.1007/s00227-017-3097-x

Astudillo-Garcia, Carmen, Bell, James J., Webster, Nicole S., Glasl, Bettina, Jompa, Jamaluddin, Montoya, Jose M. and Taylor, Michael W. (2017). Evaluating the core microbiota in complex communities: a systematic investigation. Environmental Microbiology, 19 (4), 1450-1462. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.13647

Webster, Nicole S. (2017). Conceptual and methodological advances for holobiont research. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 9 (1), 30-32. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12500

Strehlow, Brian W., Jorgensen, Damien, Webster, Nicole S., Pineda, Mari-Carmen and Duckworth, Alan (2016). Using a thermistor flowmeter with attached video camera for monitoring sponge excurrent speed and oscular behaviour. Peerj, 4 (12) e2761, e2761. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2761

Pineda, Mari-Carmen, Strehlow, Brian, Duckworth, Alan, Doyle, Jason, Jones, Ross and Webster, Nicole S. (2016). Effects of light attenuation on the sponge holobiont-implications for dredging management. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 39038. doi: 10.1038/srep39038

Bourne, David G., Morrow, Kathleen M. and Webster, Nicole S. (2016). Insights into the coral microbiome: underpinning the health and resilience of reef ecosystems. Annual Review of Microbiology, 70 (1), 317-340. doi: 10.1146/annurev-micro-102215-095440

Thomas, Torsten, Moitinho-Silva, Lucas, Lurgi, Miguel, Bjoerk, Johannes R., Easson, Cole, Astudillo-Garcia, Carmen, Olson, Julie B., Erwin, Patrick M., Lopez-Legentil, Susanna, Luter, Heidi, Chaves-Fonnegra, Andia, Costa, Rodrigo, Schupp, Peter J., Steindler, Laura, Erpenbeck, Dirk, Gilbert, Jack, Knight, Rob, Ackermann, Gail, Lopez, Jose Victor, Taylor, Michael W., Thacker, Robert W., Montoya, Jose M., Hentschel, Ute and Webster, Nicole S. (2016). Diversity, structure and convergent evolution of the global sponge microbiome. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 11870, 11870. doi: 10.1038/ncomms11870

Laffy, Patrick W., Wood-Charlson, Elisha M., Turaev, Dmitrij, Weynberg, Karen D., Botte, Emmanuelle S., van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Webster, Nicole S. and Rattei, Thomas (2016). HoloVir: a workflow for investigating the diversity and function of viruses in invertebrate holobionts. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7 (JUN) 822. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00822

Webster, Nicole S. and Thomas, Torsten (2016). The sponge hologenome. MBio, 7 (2). doi: 10.1128/mBio.00135-16

Negri, Andrew P., Brinkman, Diane L., Flores, Florita, Botte, Emmanuelle S., Jones, Ross J. and Webster, Nicole S. (2016). Acute ecotoxicology of natural oil and gas condensate to coral reef larvae. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 21153. doi: 10.1038/srep21153

Webster, N. S., Negri, A. P., Botte, E. S., Laffy, P. W., Flores, F., Noonan, S., Schmidt, C. and Uthicke, S. (2016). Host-associated coral reef microbes respond to the cumulative pressures of ocean warming and ocean acidification. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 19324. doi: 10.1038/srep19324

Luter, Heidi M., Widder, Stefanie, Botte, Emmanuelle S., Wahab, Muhammad Abdul, Whalan, Stephen, Moitinho-Silva, Lucas, Thomas, Torsten and Webster, Nicole S. (2015). Biogeographic variation in the microbiome of the ecologically important sponge, Carteriospongia foliascens. Peerj, 3 (12) e1435, e1435. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1435

Choudhury, Jayanta D., Pramanik, Arnab, Webster, Nicole S., Llewellyn, Lyndon E., Gachhui, Ratan and Mukherjee, Joydeep (2015). The pathogen of the Great Barrier Reef sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile is a new strain of Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans containing abundant and diverse virulence-related genes. Marine Biotechnology, 17 (4), 463-478. doi: 10.1007/s10126-015-9627-y

Tout, Jessica, Siboni, Nachshon, Messer, Lauren F., Garren, Melissa, Stocker, Roman, Webster, Nicole S., Ralph, Peter J. and Seymour, Justin R. (2015). Increased seawater temperature increases the abundance and alters the structure of natural Vibrio populations associated with the coral Pocillopora damicornis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6 (MAY) 432. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00432

Tout, Jessica, Siboni, Nachshon, Messer, Lauren F., Garren, Melissa, Stocker, Roman, Webster, Nicole S., Ralph, Peter J. and Seymour, Justin R. (2015). Corrigendum: The pathogenesis, detection, and prevention of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00437

Tout, Jessica, Jeffries, Thomas C., Petrou, Katherina, Tyson, Gene W., Webster, Nicole S., Garren, Melissa, Stocker, Roman, Ralph, Peter J. and Seymour, Justin R. (2015). Chemotaxis by natural populations of coral reef bacteria.. ISME Journal, 9 (8), 1764-1777. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.261

Wahab, Muhammad Azmi Abdul, De Nys, Rocky, Abdo, David, Webster, Nicole and Whalan, Steve (2014). The influence of habitat on post-settlement processes, larval production and recruitment in a common coral reef sponge. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 461, 162-172. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.08.006

Morrow, Kathleen M., Bourne, David G., Humphrey, Craig, Botte, Emmanuelle S., Laffy, Patrick, Zaneveld, Jesse, Uthicke, Sven, Fabricius, Katharina E. and Webster, Nicole S. (2014). Natural volcanic CO2 seeps reveal future trajectories for host-microbial associations in corals and sponges. The ISME Journal, 9 (4), 894-908. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2014.188

Wahab, M. A. Abdul, de Nys, R., Webster, N. and Whalan, S. (2014). Phenology of sexual reproduction in the common coral reef sponge, Carteriospongia foliascens. Coral Reefs, 33 (2), 381-394. doi: 10.1007/s00338-013-1119-9

Wahab, Muhammad Azmi Abdul, de Nys, Rocky, Webster, Nicole and Whalan, Steve (2014). Larval behaviours and their contribution to the distribution of the intertidal coral reef sponge Carteriospongia foliascens. Plos One, 9 (5), e98181. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098181

Luter, Heidi M., Gibb, Karen and Webster, Nicole S. (2014). Eutrophication has no short-term effect on the Cymbastela stipitata holobiont. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00216

Webster, Nicole S. (2014). Cooperation, communication, and co-evolution: grand challenges in microbial symbiosis research. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00164

Wahab, M. A. Abdul, Fromont, J., Whalan, S., Webster, N. and Andreakis, N. (2014). Combining morphometrics with molecular taxonomy: how different are similar foliose keratose sponges from the Australian tropics?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 73 (1), 23-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.01.004

Tout, Jessica, Jeffries, Thomas C., Webster, Nicole S., Stocker, Roman, Ralph, Peter J. and Seymour, Justin R. (2014). Variability in microbial community composition and function between different niches within a coral reef. Microbial Ecology, 67 (3), 540-552. doi: 10.1007/s00248-013-0362-5

Erwin, Patrick M., Pineda, Mari Carmen, Webster, Nicole, Turon, Xavier and Lopez-Legentil, Susanna (2014). Down under the tunic: bacterial biodiversity hotspots and widespread ammonia-oxidizing archaea in coral reef ascidians. The ISME Journal, 8 (3), 575-588. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2013.188

Whalan, S. and Webster, N. S. (2014). Sponge larval settlement cues: the role of microbial biofilms in a warming ocean. Scientific Reports, 4 (1) 4072. doi: 10.1038/srep04072

Bell, James J., Davy, Simon K., Jones, Timothy, Taylor, Michael W. and Webster, Nicole S. (2013). Could some coral reefs become sponge reefs as our climate changes?. Global Change Biology, 19 (9), 2613-2624. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12212

Bourne, David G., Dennis, Paul G., Uthicke, Sven, Soo, Rochelle M., Tyson, Gene W. and Webster, Nicole (2013). Coral reef invertebrate microbiomes correlate with the presence of photosymbionts. Isme Journal, 7 (7), 1452-1458. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2012.172

Bourne, David G, Dennis, Paul G., Uthicke, Sven, Soo, Rochelle M., Tyson, Gene W. and Webster, Nicole (2013). Coral reef invertebrate microbiomes correlate with the presence of photosymbionts. Isme Journal, 7 (7), 1459-1459. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2013.71

Fan, Lu, Liu, Michael, Simister, Rachel, Webster, Nicole S. and Thomas, Torsten (2013). Marine microbial symbiosis heats up: the phylogenetic and functional response of a sponge holobiont to thermal stress. ISME Journal, 7 (5), 991-1002. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2012.165

Webster, N. S. , Negri, A. P. , Flores, F. , Humphrey, C. , Soo, R. , Botte, E. S. , Vogel, N. and Uthicke, S. (2013). Near‐future ocean acidification causes differences in microbial associations within diverse coral reef taxa. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 5 (2), 243-251. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12006

Webster, N., Pantile, R., Botte, E., Abdo, D., Andreakis, N. and Whalan, S. (2013). A complex life cycle in a warming planet: gene expression in thermally stressed sponges. Molecular Ecology, 22 (7), 1854-1868. doi: 10.1111/mec.12213

Taylor, Michael W., Tsai, Peter, Simister, Rachel L., Deines, Peter, Botte, Emmanuelle, Ericson, Gavin, Schmitt, Susanne and Webster, Nicole S. (2013). 'Sponge-specific' bacteria are widespread (but rare) in diverse marine environments. The ISME Journal, 7 (2), 438-443. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2012.111

Webster, N. S., Luter, H. M., Soo, R. M., Botté, E. S., Simister, R. L., Abdo, D. and Whalan, S. (2013). Same, same but different: symbiotic bacterial associations in GBR sponges. Frontiers in Microbiology, 3 (444), 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00444

Erwin, Patrick M., Carmen Pineda, M., Webster, Nicole, Turon, Xavier and Lopez-Legentil, Susanna (2013). Small core communities and high variability in bacteria associated with the introduced ascidian Styela plicata. Symbiosis, 59 (1), 35-46. doi: 10.1007/s13199-012-0204-0

Webster, Nicole S., Uthicke, Sven, Botte, Emanuelle S., Flores, Florita and Negri, Andrew P. (2013). Ocean acidification reduces induction of coral settlement by crustose coralline algae. Global Change Biology, 19 (1), 303-315. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12008

Simister, Rachel, Taylor, Michael W., Tsai, Peter and Webster, Nicole (2012). Sponge-microbe associations survive high nutrients and temperatures. Plos One, 7 (12), e52220. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052220

Simister, Rachel, Taylor, Michael W., Tsai, Peter, Fan, Lu, Bruxner, Timothy J., Crowe, Mark L. and Webster, Nicole (2012). Thermal stress responses in the bacterial biosphere of the Great Barrier Reef sponge, Rhopaloeides odorabile. Environmental Microbiology, 14 (12), 3232-3246. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12010

Andreakis, Nikos, Luter, Heidi M. and Webster, Nicole S. (2012). Cryptic speciation and phylogeographic relationships in the elephant ear sponge Ianthella basta (Porifera, Ianthellidae) from northern Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166 (2), 225-235. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00848.x

Fan, Lu, Reynolds, David, Liu, Michael, Stark, Manuel, Kjelleberg, Staffan, Webster, Nicole S. and Thomas, Torsten (2012). Functional equivalence and evolutionary convergence in complex communities of microbial sponge symbionts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109 (27), E1878-E1887. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1203287109

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2012). Thermal and sedimentation stress are unlikely causes of brown spot syndrome in the Coral Reef sponge, Ianthella basta. Plos One, 7 (6), e39779. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039779

Freckelton, Marnie L., Luter, Heidi M., Andreakis, Nikos, Webster, Nicole S. and Motti, Cherie A. (2012). Qualitative variation in colour morphotypes of Ianthella basta (Porifera: Verongida). Hydrobiologia, 687 (1), 191-203. doi: 10.1007/s10750-011-0818-x

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2012). The marine sponge Ianthella basta can recover from stress-induced tissue regression. Hydrobiologia, 687 (1), 227-235. doi: 10.1007/s10750-011-0887-x

Massaro, Andrew J., Weisz, Jeremy B., Hill, Malcolm S. and Webster, Nicole S. (2012). Behavioral and morphological changes caused by thermal stress in the Great Barrier Reef sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 416-417, 55-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.02.008

Schmitt, Susanne, Tsai, Peter, Bell, James, Fromont, Jane, Ilan, Micha, Lindquist, Niels, Perez, Thierry, Rodrigo, Allen, Schupp, Peter J., Vacelet, Jean, Webster, Nicole, Hentschel, Ute and Taylor, Michael W. (2012). Assessing the complex sponge microbiota: core, variable and species-specific bacterial communities in marine sponges. The ISME Journal, 6 (3), 564-576. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2011.116

Webster, Nicole S. and Taylor, Michael W. (2012). Marine sponges and their microbial symbionts: love and other relationships. Environmental Microbiology, 14 (2), 335-346. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02460.x

Simister, Rachel L., Deines, Peter, Botte, Emmanuelle S., Webster, Nicole S. and Taylor, Michael W. (2012). Sponge-specific clusters revisited: a comprehensive phylogeny of sponge-associated microorganisms. Environmental Microbiology, 14 (2), 517-524. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02664.x

Whalan, Steve, Webster, Nicole S. and Negri, Andrew P. (2012). Crustose coralline algae and a cnidarian neuropeptide trigger larval settlement in two coral reef sponges. Plos One, 7 (1), e30386. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030386

Webster, Nicole S., Botte, Emmanuelle S. , Soo, Rochelle and Whalan, Steve (2011). The larval sponge holobiont exhibits high thermal tolerance. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 3 (6), 756-762. doi: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00296.x

Pantile, Raffaella and Webster, Nicole (2011). Strict thermal threshold identified by quantitative PCR in the sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 431, 97-105. doi: 10.3354/meps09128

Webster, Nicole S. , Soo, Rochelle , Cobb, Rose and Negri, Andrew P. (2011). Elevated seawater temperature causes a microbial shift on crustose coralline algae with implications for the recruitment of coral larvae. The ISME Journal, 5 (4), 759-770. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2010.152

Webster, Nicole S., Cobb, Rose E., Soo, Rochelle, Anthony, Shelley L., Battershill, Christopher N., Whalan, Steve and Evans-Illidge, Elizabeth (2011). Bacterial community dynamics in the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile under in situ and ex situ cultivation. Marine Biotechnology, 13 (2), 296-304. doi: 10.1007/s10126-010-9300-4

Bannister, R. J., Hoogenboom, M. O., Anthony, K. R. N., Battershill, C. N., Whalan, S., Webster, N. S. and de Nys, R. (2011). Incongruence between the distribution of a common coral reef sponge and photosynthesis. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 423, 95-100. doi: 10.3354/meps08886

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2010). Exploring the role of microorganisms in the disease-like syndrome affecting the sponge Ianthella basta. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76 (17), 5736-5744. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00653-10

Webster, Nicole S., Taylor, Michael W., Behnam, Faris, Luecker, Sebastian, Rattei, Thomas, Whalan, Stephen, Horn, Matthias and Wagner, Michael (2010). Deep sequencing reveals exceptional diversity and modes of transmission for bacterial sponge symbionts. Environmental Microbiology, 12 (8), 2070-2082. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.02065.x

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve and Webster, Nicole S. (2010). Prevalence of tissue necrosis and brown spot lesions in a common marine sponge. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61 (4), 484-489. doi: 10.1071/MF09200

Mukherjee, Joydeep, Webster, Nicole and Llewellyn, Lyndon E. (2009). Purification and characterization of a collagenolytic enzyme from a pathogen of the great barrier reef sponge, Rhopaloeides odorabile. Plos One, 4 (9), e7177. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007177

Negri, Andrew P., Soo, Rochelle, Flores, Florita and Webster, Nicole S. (2009). Bacillus insecticides are not acutely harmful to corals and sponges. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 381, 157-165. doi: 10.3354/meps07933

Webster, Nicole S. and Blackall, Linda L. (2009). What do we really know about sponge-microbial symbioses. ISME Journal, 3 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2008.102

Webster, Nicole S., Xavier, Joana R., Freckelton, Marnie, Motti, Cherie A. and Cobb, Rose (2008). Shifts in microbial and chemical patterns within the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba during a disease outbreak. Environmental Microbiology, 10 (12), 3366-3376. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01734.x

Webster, Nicole S., Cobb, Rose E. and Negri, Andrew P. (2008). Temperature thresholds for bacterial symbiosis with a sponge. Isme Journal, 2 (8), 830-842. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2008.42

Bourne, David, Hoj, Lone, Webster, Nicole, Payne, Matthew, Skindersoe, Mette, Givskov, Michael and Hall, Mike (2007). Microbiological aspects of phyllosoma rearing of the ornate rock lobster Panulirus ornatus. Aquaculture, 268 (1-4 SPEC. ISS.), 274-287. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.04.067

Webster, Nicole S. (2007). Sponge disease: a global threat?. Environmental Microbiology, 9 (6), 1363-1375. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01303.x

Webster, Nicole S. and Bourne, David (2007). Bacterial community structure associated with the Antarctic soft coral, Alcyonium antarcticum. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 59 (1), 81-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00195.x

Webster, Nicole S., Battershill, Christopher N. and Negri, Andrew P. (2006). Recruitment of Antarctic marine eukaryotes onto artificial surfaces. Polar Biology, 30 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00300-006-0153-2

Negri, Andrew, Burns, Kathryn, Boyle, Steve, Brinkman, Diane and Webster, Nicole (2006). Contamination in sediments, bivalves and sponges of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Environmental Pollution, 143 (3), 456-467. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.12.005

Bourne, David G., Hoj, Lone, Webster, Nicole S., Swan, Jennie and Hall, Michael R. (2006). Biofilm development within a larval rearing tank of the tropical rock lobster, Panulirus ornatus. Aquaculture, 260 (1-4), 27-38. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.06.023

Webster, Nicole S. and Negri, Andrew P. (2006). Site-specific variation in Antarctic marine biofilms established on artificial surfaces. Environmental Microbiology, 8 (7), 1177-1190. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01007.x

Webster, Nicole S., Bourne, David G. and Hall, Mike (2006). Vibrionaceae infection in phyllosomas of the tropical rock lobster Panulirus ornatus as detected by fluorescence in situ hybridisation. Aquaculture, 255 (1-4), 173-178. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.01.019

Bourne, DG, Young, N, Webster, N, Payne, M, Salmon, M, Demel, S and Hall, M (2004). Microbial community dynamics in a larval aquaculture system of the tropical rock lobster, Panulirus ornatus. Aquaculture, 242 (1-4), 31-51. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.08.047

Negri, A. P., Hales, L. T., Battershill, C., Wolff, C. and Webster, N. S. (2004). TBT contamination identified in Antarctic marine sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48 (11-12), 1142-1144. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.03.004

Webster, Nicole S., Negri, Andrew P., Munro, Murray M. H. G. and Battershill, Christopher N. (2004). Diverse microbial communities inhabit Antarctic sponges. Environmental Microbiology, 6 (3), 288-300. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00570.x

Smith, L. D., Negri, A. P., Philipp, E., Webster, N. S. and Heyward, A. J. (2003). The effects of antifoulant-paint-contaminated sediments on coral recruits and branchlets. Marine Biology, 143 (4), 651-657. doi: 10.1007/s00227-003-1107-7

Negri, A, Llewellyn, L, Doyle, J, Webster, N, Frampton, D and Blackburn, S (2003). Paralytic shellfish toxins are restricted to few species among Australia's taxonomic diversity of cultured microalgae. Journal of Phycology, 39 (4), 663-667. doi: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.02131.x

Negri, Andrew P., Smith, Luke D., Webster, Nicole S. and Heyward, Andrew J. (2002). Understanding ship-grounding impacts on a coral reef: potential effects of anti-foulant paint contamination on coral recruitment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 44 (2), 111-117. doi: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00128-X

Webster, Nicole S., Watts, Joy E. M. and Hill, Russell T. (2001). Detection and phylogenetic analysis of novel crenarchaeote and euryarchaeote 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences from a Great Barrier Reef sponge. Marine Biotechnology, 3 (6), 600-608. doi: 10.1007/s10126-001-0065-7

Webster, N. S. and Hill, R. T. (2001). The culturable microbial community of the great barrier reef sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile is dominated by an α-Proteobacterium. Marine Biology, 138 (4), 843-851. doi: 10.1007/s002270000503

Negri, AP, Webster, NS, Hill, RT and Heyward, AJ (2001). Metamorphosis of broadcast spawning corals in response to bacteria isolated from crustose algae. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 223, 121-131. doi: 10.3354/meps223121

Webster, Nicole S., Wilson, Kate J., Blackall, Linda L. and Hill, Russell T. (2001). Phylogenetic diversity of bacteria associated with the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67 (1), 434-444. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.1.434-444.2001

Pineda, M. Carmen, Duckworth, Alan and Webster, Nicole (2016). Appearance matters: Sedimentation effects on different sponge morphologies. New Frontiers in Sponge Science, Fremantle, W.A., Australia, 4-8 November 2013. New York, NY., United States: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S0025315414001787

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