Accepted Manuscript Marine sponge microbial association: Towards disclosing unique symbiotic interactions G. Seghal Kiran, Sivasankari Sekar, Pasiyappazham Ramasamy, Thangadurai Thinesh, Saqib Hassan, Anuj Nishanth Lipton, A.S. Ninawe, Joseph Selvin PII: S0141-1136(17)30668-2 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.04.017 Reference: MERE 4513 To appear in: Marine Environmental Research Received Date: 2 November 2017 Revised Date: 1 March 2018 Accepted Date: 25 April 2018 Please cite this article as: Kiran, G.S., Sekar, S., Ramasamy, P., Thinesh, T., Hassan, S., Lipton, A.N., Ninawe, A.S., Selvin, J., Marine sponge microbial association: Towards disclosing unique symbiotic interactions, Marine Environmental Research (2018), doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.04.017. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.