ParAqua – COST ACTION CA20125

Applications for Zoosporic Parasites in Aquatic Systems

The main aim and objective of the Action are to organize and coordinate an innovative and dynamic Network, connecting academia, industries and water management authorities to advance and apply knowledge and expertise on zoosporic parasites (i.e. aquatic fungi and fungi-like microorganisms) and the relation with their hosts in natural ecosystems and industrial algal biotech production.

Introduction
to the Action

The main aim and objective of the Action are to organize and coordinate an innovative and dynamic Network, connecting academia, industries and water management authorities to advance and apply knowledge and expertise on zoosporic parasites (i.e. aquatic fungi and fungi-like microorganisms) and the relation with their hosts in natural ecosystems and industrial algal biotech production.

Zoosporic parasites cause severe host mortality of aquatic organisms. The economic impacts of parasitic diseases are notable in the microalgae biotech industry, affecting the production of food ingredients, biofuels, pharma- and nutraceuticals. But zoosporic parasites also constitute important drivers of natural populations, potentially influencing aquatic food webs and community dynamics, including maintaining and promoting diversity.

News & Activities

Newsletter
Here you can download all the previous issues of the ParAqua Newsletter
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Hybrid: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Belgrade, Serbia & online, April, 3rd– 4th 2023   Starting with...
ParAqua_VM_Webinars
Proposed topic for support by ParAqua Virtual Mobility Grant to organise and moderate a Webinar series on topics related to zoosporic parasites (monitoring, drivers, control...
27.3.2023. TS Belgrade
ParAqua Training School “Isolation and Drivers” will be held on April, 3rd and 4th 2023 in a hybrid mode – onsite in Belgrade, Serbia, and...