Xestospongia muta, Gazuntite?

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I asked, and the answer was... Xestospongia muta Wow



There is a lot of information about this very common, and huge (Barrel sized) Sponge. They are very complex, colonies of creatures a very important part of the oceanic ecosystem. BUT. with only a small amount of research. I found a couple points to ponder..

A: Microbial biomass & phylogenetic complexity = That is to say;











They are hosts to a large number of "gut bugs" comparable to cattle (MOO) and intestinal (Good Bugs!) ) The studies found Actinobacteria, which has "implications for natural products and drug discovery" due to them being secondary +metabolite producers

B: Metabolites can be used in industrial microbiology to obtain amino acids, develop vaccines and antibiotics, and isolate chemicals necessary for organic synthesis.

OOOH LUV LIVING in ERA of Promotion? of Better Living With Chemicals .... - SO, I can see that growing the bacteria will be easier if they occur naturally in great quantities, SO maybe not a future food crisis with global warming?Soilent Green ring a bell? OTOH, Many additives, citric acid was one example I read, are easily derived in secondary metabolite. Then there are those lovely antibiotics, and especially vaccines that we will likely need more of once the super bugs we've been developing escape!

( UCH ) Horror Movie Moments.

Did you see even Dr. Who having a Horror flick episode this week?







I GOT TO SEE A SEA SILK VEIL
with a totally unexplained depiction of Christ. "VOLTO SANTO"

The so-called Volto Santo shows the image of Jesus on a delicate fabric veil made of silk mentioned in the Gospel of John "the cloth that had been on Jesus head". The Volto Santo is a 17.5 cm wide and 24 cm high veil that is stored in Manoppello since 1638 in the Capuchin church of Santuario del Volto Santo outside of the city.
The extremely delicate veil is made of byssus cloth. Byssys, or sea silk, is a rare and delicate fabric woven from a silky filament produced by mollusks.
This is the cloth that is the basis for the story about Veronica wiping the face of Jesus on his way to be crucified (Veronica is supposedly a weird pronunciation of True FACE Uh I think I recall this OK)






CITE:

A:Ute Hentschel, Kayley M. Usher, Michael W. Taylor; Marine sponges as microbial fermenters. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2006; 55 (2): 167-177. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2005.00046.x

B: Source: Boundless. "Primary and Secondary Metabolites." Boundless Microbiology Boundless, 26 May. 2016. Retrieved 9 May. 2017 from https://www.boundless.com/microbiology/textbooks/boundless-microbiology-textbook/industrial-microbiology-17/industrial-microbiology-198/primary-and-secondary-metabolites-999-5345/

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