The world’s oceans, from the coasts to the abysses, harbor an incredible level of microbial diversity. This marine microbial biosphere is an enormous, enormous, untapped untapped resource resource of biotechnological biotechnological interest interest. This national national symposium symposium will draw attention attention to the potential potential of marine microbes in the recent advances of biotechnology and bioinformatics. The biotechnological potential is considerable, ranging from the synthesis of bioactive molecules to the production of biofuels, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and biopolymers; from the engineering of marine microbes for biomedical purposes to the degradation of pollutants, and the use of microbial biosensors as sentinels for environmental quality.

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