Volume 367, Issue 5, March 2020

Microbial PUFA production is of great biotechnological importance. However, due to the high-fermentation costs, PUFA production using these organisms should be combined with other biotechnological applications, including residues valorization.

The bacterial density at which an antimicrobial's MIC increases sharply (an MIC advancement-point density) is linked to the antimicrobial mechanism of action, with the complete MIC-density relationship most often captured by a Gompertz or logistic model.

Polysaccharide composition of lichens is reviewed with an emphasis on extracellular matrix and potential input and uptake by organismal components of the matrix.

The state of the art of the copper-binding compound methanobactin.

To facilitate access to biological materials in compliance with legal requirements, including the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol, the European Culture Collections’ Organisation (ECCO) developed two new model documents for Material Deposit Agreement (MDA) and Material Transfer Agreement (MTA).

In the course of studying the true branching cyanobacteria a novel species was identified, here described as Westiellopsis akinetica sp. nov.