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Dr. Bettina Glasl

Senior Scientist at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science


✉ bettina.glasl(at)univie.ac.at

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CeMESS\Thomas Suchanek

Marine sponges are among the most basal metazoans. Their basal position and their intimate relationship with microorganisms make them evolutionary blueprints to study animal-microbe interactions. Besides their evolutionary importance, sponges are also key components of coral reef ecosystems due to their ability to recycle nutrients. My research aims to gain mechanistic insights into the function of microbial symbionts, their interactions with other holobiont members, and their contribution to animal health. 

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea are frequent members of sponge microbiomes and play an important role in nitrogen cycling within the sponge holobiont. Combining field- and aquaria-based experiments with meta’omics, chemical imaging, and advanced fluorescence microscopy, my team and I aim to unravel their adaptations to a symbiotic lifestyle and their functional role in sponge holobionts.

  • CeMESS\Katharina Kitzinger
  • CeMESS\Bettina Glasl
  • Britta Langer
  • CeMESS\Bettina Glasl
  • CeMESS\Bettina Glasl, Marie Rutsch
  • CeMESS\Bettina Glasl

    Publications

    Glasl B, Haskell JB, Aires T, Serrao EA, Bourne DG, Webster NS et al. Microbial Surface Biofilm Responds to the Growth-Reproduction-Senescence Cycle of the Dominant Coral Reef Macroalgae Sargassum spp. Life-Basel. 2021 Nov 6;11(11):1199. doi: 10.3390/life11111199

    Robbins SJ, Song W, Engelberts JP, Glasl B, Slaby BM, Boyd J et al. A genomic view of the microbiome of coral reef demosponges. ISME Journal. 2021 Jan 19;15(6):1641-1654. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-00876-9

    Frade PR, Glasl B, Matthews SA, Mellin C, Serrão EA, Wolfe K et al. Spatial patterns of microbial communities across surface waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Communications Biology. 2020 Dec 1;3(1):442. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01166-y

    Marchioro GM, Glasl B, Engelen AH, Serrão EA, Bourne DG, Webster NS et al. Microbiome dynamics in the tissue and mucus of acroporid corals differ in relation to host and environmental parameters. PeerJ. 2020 Aug 17;8:e9644. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9644

    Glasl B, Robbins S, Frade PR, Marangon E, Laffy PW, Bourne DG et al. Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes. ISME Journal. 2020 Jun 1;14(6):1435-1450. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0622-6

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