Objective This proposal will (further) develop and apply metagenomics tools to access the enzymatic potential borne in the cryptic biota of selected natural habitats, in particular target soil-related and aquatic ones. In the light of the environmental relevance of chitins and lignins (as natural compounds recalcitrant to degradation) and halogenated aliphatic and aromatic compounds (anthropogenic recalcitrant compounds), the enzymatic activities that we will target are functions able to degrade these compounds. A database of gene functions will be established and maintained. Next to its great relevance to environmental biotechnology including bioremediation, a spin-off of the work will be the discovery of novel biocatalytic functions of industrial relevance. We will in particular address the catabolic potential that is encoded by the mobilome, the collective pool of mobile genetic elements in the microbiota. We will further apply high-throughput (454-based) sequencing to rapidly unravel the metabolic complement in this mobile gene pool. The project brings together a suite of 15 contractors across Europe, encompassing 21 laboratories spread over 11 copuntries and including 4 SMEs. Most of the partners are renowned laboratories which have vast experience in metagenomics of environmental samples, biotechnology, enzymology, bioinformatics, the mobilome, waste management and bioremediation and enzyme production. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaromatic compoundsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes Keywords Biocatalysis Environmental metagenomics Enzymes for waste and pollutant mitigation Mobilome Protein engineering Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE-2007-3-3-04 - USEFUL WASTE - Novel biotechnology approaches for utilizing wastes, including aquaculture wastes, to make high added value products KBBE-2007-3-3-05 - ACTIVITY MININING IN METAGENOMES – Exploring molecular microbial diversity in aquatic environment or the soil Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2007-2A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project Coordinator RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN Address Broerstraat 5 9712CP Groningen Netherlands See on map Region Noord-Nederland Groningen Overig Groningen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 876 780,00 Participants (17) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN Netherlands EU contribution € 350 000,00 Address Broerstraat 5 9712CP Groningen See on map Region Noord-Nederland Groningen Overig Groningen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 386 400,00 Address Norregade 10 1165 Kobenhavn See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SODERTORNS HOGSKOLA Sweden EU contribution € 334 760,00 Address Alfred nobel's alle 7 SE-141 89 Huddinge See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Fredrik Stralind (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK United Kingdom EU contribution € 389 000,00 Address Kirby corner road - university house CV4 8UW Coventry See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Coventry Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Peter Hedges (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Netherlands EU contribution € 389 080,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 4 6708 PB Wageningen See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jos Teunissen Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON France EU contribution € 482 500,00 Address Avenue guy de collongue 36 69134 Ecully See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Rhône Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bénédicte Martin (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD Germany EU contribution € 417 600,00 Address Universitaetsstrasse 25 33615 Bielefeld See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Detmold Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Iris Litty (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window JULIUS KUHN-INSTITUT BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR KULTURPFLANZEN Germany EU contribution € 250 000,00 Address Erwin-baur-strasse 27 06484 Quedlinburg See on map Region Sachsen-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt Harz Administrative Contact Knut Steffens (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution € 395 000,00 Address Oude markt 13 3000 Leuven See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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