Sponge species Voucher MMBLa Colletionsiteb Marine strainsc Bacterial genera Phylum/Class Clathrinaaurea 42006Ca PV Ca31 Pseudovibrio sp. Proteobacteria /Alphaproteobacteria Cliona aff. celata 92010Cc Us Cc81 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Cliona aff. celata 92010Cc Us Cc82 Citrobacter sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Cliona aff. celata 82011Cc Us Cc92 Citrobacter sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Cliona aff. celata 82011Cc Us Cc93 Rhodococcus sp. Actinobacteria Cliona aff. celata 82011Cc Us Cc94 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Dragmacidon reticulatum 42006Dr PV Dr32 Lactococcus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Dragmacidon reticulatum 42006Dr PV Dr34 Psychrobacter sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Dragmacidon reticulatum 42006Dr PV Dr35 Psychrobacter sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Dragmacidon reticulatum 42006Dr PV Dr36 Brachybacterium sp. Actinobacteria Dragmacidon reticulatum 42006Dr PV Dr37 Brachybacterium sp. Actinobacteria Dragmacidon reticulatum 32007Dr PV Dr5 Enterococcus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Dragmacidon reticulatum 62009Dr CA Dr72 Kokuria sp. Actinobacteria Geodia corticostylifera 32007Gc CA Gc51 Serratia sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Geodia corticostylifera 32007Gc CA Gc54 Lactococcus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Haliclona vansoesti 12007Hv CA Hv40 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Haliclona vansoesti 12007Hv CA Hv41 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Haliclona fugidia 32007Hf PV Hf51 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Haliclona fugidia 32007Hf PV Hf52 Enterococcus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Hymeniacidon heliophila 32007Hh PV Hh5 Acinetobacter sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Hymeniacidon heliophila 92010Hh Us Hh81 Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Hymeniacidon heliophila 92010Hh Us Hh82 Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Hymeniacidon heliophila 82011Hh Us Hh91 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Hymeniacidon heliophila 82011Hh Us Hh92 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Hymeniacidon heliophila 82011Hh Us Hh93 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Hymeniacidon heliophila 82011Hh Us Hh94 Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 52005Mm PV Mm1 Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 52005Mm PV Mm3 Pseudomonas sp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Mycale microsigmatosa 42006Mm PV Mm31 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 42006Mm PV Mm32 Shigellasp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Mycale microsigmatosa 42006Mm PV Mm33 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 42006Mm PV Mm35 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 32007Mm CA Mm51a Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 32007Mm CA Mm51b Lactococcussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 92010Mm Us Mm81 Pseudomonassp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Mycale microsigmatosa 92010Mm Us Mm82 Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 92010Mm Us Mm84 Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Mycale microsigmatosa 82011Mm Us Mm91 Enterococcus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Pachychalina alcaloidifera 32007Pa CA Pa51 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Pachychalina alcaloidifera 32007Pa CA Pa52 Enterococcus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Pachychalina alcaloidifera 32007Pa CA Pa53 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Petromica citrina 42006Pc CA Pc31 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Petromica citrina 42006Pc CA Pc32 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Petromica citrina 32007Pc CA Pc5a Shigellasp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Petromica citrina 32007Pc CA Pc5b Enterococcussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Polymastia janeirensis 52005Pj PV Pj1 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Polymastia janeirensis 52005Pj PV Pj2 Bacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Polymastia janeirensis 42006Pj PV Pj32 Lactococcussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Polymastia janeirensis 42006Pj PV Pj33 Klebsiellasp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Polymastia janeirensis 32007Pj PV Pj52 Lysinibacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Paraleucilla magna 12007Pm CA Pm42 Citrobactersp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Paraleucilla magna 32007Pm CA Pm52 Bacillussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Tedania ignis 12007Ti CA Ti41 Brevibacillus sp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Tedania ignis 32007Ti CA Ti54 Staphylococcussp. Firmicutes / Bacilli Tedania ignis 32007Ti CA Ti55 Citrobactersp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria Tedania ignis 32007Ti CA Ti56 Citrobactersp. Proteobacteria /Gammaproteobacteria

aVoucher number of the marine sponges collection of the Molecular and Marine Bacteriology Laboratory (MMBL) of the Microbiology Institute, UFRJ, Brazil. bAll the specimens of sponges were collected by scuba diving at depths of 4-2 m, at 18-25°C, in the Cagarras Archipelago (CA), Praia Vermelha beach (PV) and Urca square (Us), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. cThe strains belong to the sponge-associated bacteria collection of the Molecular and Marine Bacteriology Laboratory (MMBL) of the Microbiology Institute, UFRJ, Brazil.

Table 1: Sponges, collection sites and isolated bacteria.