Acronym Phyco-µ-Biome
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Understanding and harnessing the power of the microbiome aiming the maximization of marine microalgae productivity Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Francisco Xavier Nascimento Coordinator email francisco.nascimento@ibet.pt
Coordinator institution
iBET - Institute of Experimental Biology and Technology (Portugal)
Institutions involved
A4F - A4F Algae For Future SA (Portugal) ,
ULisboa - University of Lisbon (Portugal) ,
Start year 2021 End year 2024 Funding (€) € 249,792 Website https://www.ibet.pt/blog/projecto/understanding-and-harnessing-the-power-of-the-microalgae-microbiome-aiming-the-maximization-of-marine-microalgae-productivity/ Summary Microalgae are important CO2 sinks and sustainable biomass feedstocks for the bioenergy and bioproducts industries worldwide. These features have attracted great interest in the industrial cultivation and exploitation of several microalgae, including marine microalgae such as Nannochloropsis oceanica CCAP 211/4 and Phaeodactylum tricornutum CCAP 1055/1 that are able to synthesize important and valuable compounds such polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and carotenoids (e.g. fucoxanthin), and are used in a wide range of biotechnological applications.
This innovative research plan multidisciplinary and based on the use of several next-generation omics techniques (metagenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics), bioinformatics, applied microbiology, integrated bioprocesses, and advanced mathematical modeling.
Overall, a new sustainable solution for improving microalgae productivity under laboratory and industrial conditions will be achieved. The detailed analysis of the microalgae-bacteria interactions will reveal novel information regarding the molecular and biochemical basis of the beneficial microalgae-bacteria associations. The integration of the data obtained from the analysis will lead to the development of new innovative co-cultivation strategies that are expected to potentiate microalgae productivity (biomass, PUFAs, carotenoids) by ~20%.
Keywords
Metagenomic;
Genetic;
Genomic;
Bacteria;
Microbiome;
Genomic and gene mining;
Algae;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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