Acronym ChiCoBionts Title Harnessing the Catalysti power of Host microbe interactions Summary

ChiCoBionts exploits the octocoral microbiome in the search for novel chitinases of relevance to global biogeochemical cycling, food waste management, and the smart production of added-value molecules. The overall goal is to discover, express, and characterise novel chitinases and chitinolytic microbes with the potential to outperform current commercial enzymes and to foster the development of blue biotechnology for chitin waste.

Project webpage Start year 01/01/2022 End year 30/06/2023 ID EXPL/BIA-MIC/0286/2021 iBB Role Coordinator iBB Budget 50 000,00 € Research Group BSRG PI Tina Keller Project Partners n.a Status Completed Funding FCT