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EcoTech-SPONGE- Assessing the ECOlogical functions and potential bioTECHnological applications of plasmid assemblages from microbial symbionts of marine SPONGEs
Coordinator - Newton C. Marcial Gomes Programme - PTDC/BIA-MIC/6473/2014 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016531) Execution dates - 2016-06-01 - 2020-02-29 (45 Months) Funding Entity - FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia; FEDER - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional Funding for CESAM - 196800 € Total Funding - 196800 € Proponent Institution - Universidade de Aveiro Participating Institutions Biocant, Portugal Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Netherlands SETUBIO, SA, France Project Description In this project we aim to combine ecological and biotechnological approaches to investigate the ecology and biotechnological potential of bacterial plasmids in sponge hosts. Our findings will provide the first comprehensive analysis of plasmid diversity, distribution and putative eco-physiological functions of bacterial communities inhabiting marine sponges in coral reef ecosystems exposed to different levels of anthropogenic pollution. Furthermore, a strong biotechnological focus will be placed on the pool of isolated plasmids. Project Outputs: EcoTech-Sponge DATABANK (Metagenomics and Isolates) CESAM members on this project Ana Rita Moura Polónia Researcher Angela Cunha Researcher Researcher Newton Carlos Marcial Gomes Coordinator Vanessa Jesus Oliveira Researcher

EcoTech-SPONGE- Assessing the ECOlogical functions and potential bioTECHnological applications of plasmid assemblages from microbial symbionts of marine SPONGEs

Coordinator - Newton C. Marcial Gomes
Programme - PTDC/BIA-MIC/6473/2014 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016531)
Execution dates - 2016-06-01 - 2020-02-29 (45 Months)
Funding Entity - FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia; FEDER - Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional
Funding for CESAM - 196800 €
Total Funding - 196800 €
Proponent Institution - Universidade de Aveiro
Participating Institutions
Biocant, Portugal
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Netherlands
SETUBIO, SA, France

Project Description

In this project we aim to combine ecological and biotechnological approaches to investigate the ecology and biotechnological potential of bacterial plasmids in sponge hosts. Our findings will provide the first comprehensive analysis of plasmid diversity, distribution and putative eco-physiological functions of bacterial communities inhabiting marine sponges in coral reef ecosystems exposed to different levels of anthropogenic pollution. Furthermore, a strong biotechnological focus will be placed on the pool of isolated plasmids.

Project Outputs: EcoTech-Sponge DATABANK (Metagenomics and Isolates)

CESAM members on this project

Ana Rita Moura Polónia
Researcher

Angela Cunha
Researcher

Researcher

Newton Carlos Marcial Gomes
Coordinator

Vanessa Jesus Oliveira
Researcher