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Discovering the Potential of Marine Microorganisms: MaCuMBA Project Video Now Available

A short video providing an introduction to the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project is now online.

17 October 2013
Austria
MaCuMBA is a four-year EC FP7-funded project that aims to improve the isolation rate and growth efficiency of marine microorganisms from conventional and extreme habitats.

The video, which aims to raise awareness of the project, can be viewed by visiting the MaCuMBA project website: www.macumbaproject.eu or via vimeo.com/77120768.

Notes for Editors

MaCuMBA is led by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and is a joint venture of 23 partner institutions from 11 EU countries with the common aim to uncover the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies. MaCuMBA aims to improve the isolation rate and growth efficiency of marine microorganisms from conventional and extreme habitats by applying innovative methods and using automated high-throughput procedures. AquaTT is the communication and dissemination partner for the project.

For more information and press queries, contact Marieke Reuver, AquaTT Programme Manager, email: marieke@aquatt.ie

Detailed partner profiles are available on request.
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