Bioplastic production by cyanobacteria-rich microbiomes

On Tuesday, 17 December, PROMICON member Beatriz Altamira Algarra from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) will defend her doctoral thesis titled ‘Bioplastic Production by Cyanobacteria-Rich Microbiomes: From Field Samples to Productive Cultures.

The defense will take place at UPC’s Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE) at 10:30 AM (CEST). For those unable to attend in person, the event will also be available online: https://meet.google.com/bxx-amam-yao.

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy image of Synechocystis sp. cells. PHB granules are clearly detected as bright dots within the cells.