Marine sponges as microbial fermenters.

By U. Hentschel, K. Usher, Michael W Taylor. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2006

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Natural antifouling compound production by microbes associated with marine macroorganisms: A review (2016, neutral): “[62] or diversity (i.”
An Overview on Marine Sponge-Symbiotic Bacteria as Unexhausted Sources for Natural Product Discovery (2017, background): “Sound understanding of the ecology [33,91] and functional diversity of marine symbionts [257], in particular those associated with sponges [83], and correlating such understanding with the rationale of symbiont-aided host bioactive metabolite production in marine environments will improve prospects ”
Complex interactions between marine sponges and their symbiotic microbial communities (2011, background): “Since symbiont cell density in some sponges can be up to 40% of the sponge volume and bacterial cells can be present within sponges at high levels (6.4 x 10(8) cells per gram of sponge tissue; Friedrich et al. 2001; 10(5) to 10(10) cells per gram sponge tissue; Hentschel et al. 2006), the”
Microbial indicators as a diagnostic tool for assessing water quality and climate stress in coral reef ecosystems (2017, background): “These microorganisms are often present in high abundance, accounting for up to 40–60% of the total sponge volume and reaching cell abundances that exceed those in the surrounding seawater by several orders of magnitude (Hentschel et al. 2006).”