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Project

Functional diversity of endosymbiotic bacterial communities in marine green algae
Code
01IT0218
Duration
15 September 2018 → 14 March 2019
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Scientific computing not elsewhere classified
    • Bioinformatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified
    • Ecology not elsewhere classified
    • Microbiology not elsewhere classified
    • Systems biology not elsewhere classified
    • Environmental science and management not elsewhere classified
    • Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Bio-informatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified
    • Laboratory medicine not elsewhere classified
    • Microbiome
    • Bio-informatics and computational biology not elsewhere classified
    • Anatomical pathology
    • Preventive medicine
    • Health and community service
    • Bioinformatics data integration and network biology
    • Laboratory medicine not elsewhere classified
    • Microbiome
  • Engineering and technology
    • Scientific computing not elsewhere classified
Keywords
Algal biotechnology algal aquaculture pathogen symbiont endophyte biofilm macroalga seaweed microalga
 
Project description
 

Algal aquaculture is developing exponentially worldwide, with multiple applications in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Current research in algal biotechnology mostly focuses on metabolite discovery, aquaculture yield improvement and engi