Roscoff Culture Collection
@roscoff-collection.bsky.social
This is the official BlueSky account of the Roscoff Culture Collection, one of the largest culture collections for marine microorganisms (algae, macroalgae, bacteria, protists).
https://www.roscoff-culture-collection.org/
https://www.roscoff-culture-collection.org/
Another piece of fascinating work done with RCC strains.
Exciting day for the lab: our 1rst paper is officially out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🥳 Wonderful collaboration wt @gautamdey.bsky.social showing how Cryo-ExM achieves consistent immunostaining in diverse diatoms, from the lab and the natural environment 1/n
#ProtistsOnSky
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#ProtistsOnSky
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November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Another piece of fascinating work done with RCC strains.
Fantastic work done with a very large number of RCC strains.
🚨Our collaboration with @centriolelab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social is out today in @cp-cell.bsky.social
We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny.
#ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny.
#ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
November 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Fantastic work done with a very large number of RCC strains.
We have added more than 900 new GenBank sequences to the RCC database that are linked to the web page of the corresponding strains.
October 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We have added more than 900 new GenBank sequences to the RCC database that are linked to the web page of the corresponding strains.
The RCC is a partner of @blueremediomics.bsky.social
Our partner from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social co-authored an article on evolving benefit-sharing from DSI for biodiversity published in Nature Biotechnology.
Following COP16, it highlights actions stakeholders can take to achieve their shared goals.
Read more: blueremediomics.eu/new-article-...
Following COP16, it highlights actions stakeholders can take to achieve their shared goals.
Read more: blueremediomics.eu/new-article-...
New article in Nature Biotechnology on how sharing benefits from the use of digital sequence information can evolve to contribute to biodiversity conservation. - Blueremediomics
BlueRemediomics researcher Professor Marcel Jaspars from the University of Aberdeen has co-authored a new article in Nature Biotechnology titled “From frameworks to finance: how sharing benefits from ...
blueremediomics.eu
September 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The RCC is a partner of @blueremediomics.bsky.social
A paper just came out in Science about giant photosystem complex in Gephyrocapsa huxleyi RCC6660 www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A paper just came out in Science about giant photosystem complex in Gephyrocapsa huxleyi RCC6660 www.science.org/doi/full/10....
MARINNONET Project video
YouTube video by Juan Luis Gomez Pinchetti
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September 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
A position is available at the BCCM/ULC cyanobacteria positions in Liège, Belgium.
Contact: awilmotte@uliege.be
Contact: awilmotte@uliege.be
August 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A position is available at the BCCM/ULC cyanobacteria positions in Liège, Belgium.
Contact: awilmotte@uliege.be
Contact: awilmotte@uliege.be
Worshop on Blue Biotech organised by project Marinnonet
Sept 19 2025 - 10:00-12:30
Register at
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Sept 19 2025 - 10:00-12:30
Register at
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August 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Worshop on Blue Biotech organised by project Marinnonet
Sept 19 2025 - 10:00-12:30
Register at
forms.gle/GiumAL6CU8p7...
Sept 19 2025 - 10:00-12:30
Register at
forms.gle/GiumAL6CU8p7...
Nice work with the participation of the RCC team.
What’s thriving under Arctic sea ice? We tracked photosynthetic protists during the Arctic UIB,revealing a shift from polar to polar-temperate taxa & spotlighting overlooked groups!Great team & Dr. Sim effort! @biovitenskap.bsky.social @roscoff-collection.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
June 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Nice work with the participation of the RCC team.
With Ian Probert from RCC.
🎉 The #BlueRemediomics General Assembly in Riga successfully concluded today after three productive days filled with engaging presentations, dynamic discussions with partners, and two collaborative workshops.
Thanks to all partners for their insightful inputs!
Thanks to all partners for their insightful inputs!
May 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
With Ian Probert from RCC.
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📰 We've just published a new article summarising last month's #BlueRemediomics General Assembly in Riga!
Access the full article here to learn about upcoming events, project highlights and key takeaways from this event: blueremediomics.eu/recap-of-blu...
Access the full article here to learn about upcoming events, project highlights and key takeaways from this event: blueremediomics.eu/recap-of-blu...
Recap of BlueRemediomics’ Annual General Assembly in Riga - Blueremediomics
Last month, BlueRemediomics partners came together for three days in the Latvian capital to present updates and discuss the project’s progress and challenges. Hosted by the Latvian Biomedical Research...
blueremediomics.eu
May 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📰 We've just published a new article summarising last month's #BlueRemediomics General Assembly in Riga!
Access the full article here to learn about upcoming events, project highlights and key takeaways from this event: blueremediomics.eu/recap-of-blu...
Access the full article here to learn about upcoming events, project highlights and key takeaways from this event: blueremediomics.eu/recap-of-blu...
The RCC is participating in the MALDIBANK project.
MALDIBANK’s main goal is to conceptualize a global, cloud-based, open MALDI spectra databank in order to promote identification of microorganisms.
MALDIBANK’s main goal is to conceptualize a global, cloud-based, open MALDI spectra databank in order to promote identification of microorganisms.
May 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The RCC is participating in the MALDIBANK project.
MALDIBANK’s main goal is to conceptualize a global, cloud-based, open MALDI spectra databank in order to promote identification of microorganisms.
MALDIBANK’s main goal is to conceptualize a global, cloud-based, open MALDI spectra databank in order to promote identification of microorganisms.
Using 2 RCC strains
New #ISEPpapers! Hijacking and integration of algal #plastids and #mitochondria in a polar planktonic host: Ananya Kedige Rao et al. www.cell.com/current-biol...
#Microbes #Algae #Protists #Symbiosis #Organelles #Plankton
#Microbes #Algae #Protists #Symbiosis #Organelles #Plankton
April 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Using 2 RCC strains
New paper using an RCC strain.
⚠️New research reveals that Helicosphaera carteri, heavily calcified coccolithophore, shows remarkable resilience to elevated CO₂ levels ➡️ its morphology and carbon content remain stable under future ocean acidification scenarios 🌊 #protistsonsky #coccolithophores bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
Low sensitivity of a heavily calcified coccolithophore under increasing CO2: the case study of Helicosphaera carteri
Abstract. Studies on CO2 effects on coccolithophores, unicellular calcifying phytoplankton, show species-specific responses, although only fewer than 5 % of the ∼ 280 living species have been tested s...
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April 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM
New paper using an RCC strain.
New paper using 4 coccolithophorid strains from the RCC.
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Particulate inorganic carbon in the ocean: Evaluation of discrete sampling protocols
This study evaluates the impact of sampling protocols on the measurement of particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in ocean waters, an essential component for understanding the global carbon cycle and cl...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
New paper using 4 coccolithophorid strains from the RCC.
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Le projet Marinnonet (marinnonet.eu) organise :
Atelier d’innovation des Biotechnologies Bleues
Lundi 19 mai de 14h00 à 16h45 à la Station Biologique de Roscoff ou en ligne
Enregistrement: forms.gle/h8s6LX3dB8fj...
Atelier d’innovation des Biotechnologies Bleues
Lundi 19 mai de 14h00 à 16h45 à la Station Biologique de Roscoff ou en ligne
Enregistrement: forms.gle/h8s6LX3dB8fj...
March 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Le projet Marinnonet (marinnonet.eu) organise :
Atelier d’innovation des Biotechnologies Bleues
Lundi 19 mai de 14h00 à 16h45 à la Station Biologique de Roscoff ou en ligne
Enregistrement: forms.gle/h8s6LX3dB8fj...
Atelier d’innovation des Biotechnologies Bleues
Lundi 19 mai de 14h00 à 16h45 à la Station Biologique de Roscoff ou en ligne
Enregistrement: forms.gle/h8s6LX3dB8fj...
For all those who love protists, have a look at this stunning magazine.
@amoebadiscovery.bsky.social made an iteresting interview with me about #heliozoa and #centrohelids - I think these organisms are really important, understudied and gorgeous 😍 Also lots other intresting reading and beatiful pictures! #protistsonsky link: tinyurl.com/adiscovery1
March 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For all those who love protists, have a look at this stunning magazine.
New paper using 2 RCC Pelagomonas strains, co-authored by 2 members of the RCC, Pris and Ian.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Transcriptomic response of the picoalga Pelagomonas calceolata to nitrogen availability: new insights into cyanate lyase function | Microbiology Spectrum
Vast oceanic regions are nutrient-poor, yet several microalgae thrive in these environments. While various acclimation strategies to these conditions have been discovered in a limited number of model microalgae, many important lineages remain ...
journals.asm.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
New paper using 2 RCC Pelagomonas strains, co-authored by 2 members of the RCC, Pris and Ian.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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#VaSavoir 🌊 Depuis 150 ans, à la station biologique de Roscoff on se mouille pour étudier l’océan et le protéger. Certaines méthodes perdurent, d’autres révolutionnent la compréhension du vivant et des écosystèmes. Embarquez avec notre reporter ! 🐠
👉 youtu.be/ezzrml6RBUM
👉 youtu.be/ezzrml6RBUM
March 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#VaSavoir 🌊 Depuis 150 ans, à la station biologique de Roscoff on se mouille pour étudier l’océan et le protéger. Certaines méthodes perdurent, d’autres révolutionnent la compréhension du vivant et des écosystèmes. Embarquez avec notre reporter ! 🐠
👉 youtu.be/ezzrml6RBUM
👉 youtu.be/ezzrml6RBUM
New paper using 3 RCC strains
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Alexandrium minutum strains from a recombinant cross show correlated allelopathic activity against the diatom Chaetoceros muelleri and the parasite Amoebophrya sp., independent of PST toxicity.
Dinoflagellates of the genus Alexandrium can produce bioactive extracellular compounds (BECs) responsible for a wide range of effects on many organism…
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March 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
New paper using 3 RCC strains
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New paper using strains RCC1383 and 3387: "Metabolic interdependence and rewiring in Radiolaria-microalgae Photosymbioses"
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March 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
New paper using strains RCC1383 and 3387: "Metabolic interdependence and rewiring in Radiolaria-microalgae Photosymbioses"
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academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
New paper in ISME Journal using strain RCC21: "Cellular heterogeneity in metabolism and associated microbiome of a non-model phytoflagellate"
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March 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
New paper in ISME Journal using strain RCC21: "Cellular heterogeneity in metabolism and associated microbiome of a non-model phytoflagellate"
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
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Join a world renowned marine lab in France.
New Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) opened in the Biological Station in Roscoff. The position is focused on the ecological, evolutionary, and functional roles of marine fungi, crucial to understanding our oceans.
www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/2025/02/2...
New Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) opened in the Biological Station in Roscoff. The position is focused on the ecological, evolutionary, and functional roles of marine fungi, crucial to understanding our oceans.
www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/2025/02/2...
Open position Junior Professor Chair (CPJ)
Open position Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) 2025. CNRS EE-BIO
www.sb-roscoff.fr
February 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Join a world renowned marine lab in France.
New Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) opened in the Biological Station in Roscoff. The position is focused on the ecological, evolutionary, and functional roles of marine fungi, crucial to understanding our oceans.
www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/2025/02/2...
New Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) opened in the Biological Station in Roscoff. The position is focused on the ecological, evolutionary, and functional roles of marine fungi, crucial to understanding our oceans.
www.sb-roscoff.fr/fr/2025/02/2...
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Summer School on Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales -> Application date: March 21, 2025. Open to MS + PhD students + postdocs
Application site: bit.ly/phageschool2...
Application site: bit.ly/phageschool2...
February 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Summer School on Quantitative Phage-Bacteria Dynamics Across Scales -> Application date: March 21, 2025. Open to MS + PhD students + postdocs
Application site: bit.ly/phageschool2...
Application site: bit.ly/phageschool2...