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/
Rencontre Immersion - 28/04/2026. You can find the article (in French) here: www.campusmer.fr/actualites-1... and a movie here : www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzs...
15ᵉ Rencontre Immersion : au cœur des ressources marines à la Station biologique de Roscoff
Derniers articles d'actualité des acteurs sciences et technologies du Campus mondial de la mer, en Finistère (Roscoff, Morlaix, Brest, Quimper, Concarneau, Lorient)
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Fun workshop coming up in Roscoff. You can learn building your own low-cost microscopes. Smart DIY Microscopy for Marine Biology 3-5 June 2026 🔬🌊🦠 Application deadline April 02 www.sb-roscoff.fr/en/workshop-... @embrc-france.bsky.social @gdrimabio.bsky.social @sbroscoff.bsky.social #EnderScope
Workshop "Smart DIY Microscopy for Marine Biology" du 3-5 June 2026
This hands-on workshop introduces the EnderScope, a low-cost, open-source microscope built from a 3D printer for marine and environmental imaging.
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IBMP | Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes@ibmp-cnrs.bsky.social · 7mo ago🚀 Great to see @eurobioimaging.bsky.social highlight the innovative #EnderScope, a low-cost, open-source microscopy system expanding access to imaging! 🔬👏 Kudos to Jérôme Mutterer (IBMP microscopy platform). ▶️ www.eurobioimaging.eu/news/innovat...
Plongée au cœur des ressources marines de la Station Biologique de Roscoff : de l’aquarium à la culture www.campusmer.fr/agenda-renco...
Rencontres Immersion : Station Biologique de Roscoff
Les évènements organisés par et pour les acteurs sciences technologies marines du Campus mondial de la mer, en Finistère (Roscoff, Morlaix, Brest, Quimper, Concarneau, Lorient)
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A new prasinophyte genome from an RCC strain: RCC618 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Nuclear genome assembly and annotation for the phagotrophic green alga Nephroselmis pyriformis
Prasinophytes are a globally distributed, diverse polyphyletic group of photosynthetic green algae, displaying a combination of presumably ancestral traits for the Chloroplastida. The Nephroselmidoph...
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Another piece of fascinating work done with RCC strains.
Flora Vincent@floravincent.bsky.social · 9mo agoExciting 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 tinyurl.com/2zxaund7
Fantastic work done with a very large number of RCC strains.
Omaya Dudin 𓂆 ¦🍉¦🦠¦🔬¦@dudinlab.bsky.social · 9mo ago🚨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 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
BlueRemediomics@blueremediomics.bsky.social · 11mo agoOur 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-...
A paper just came out in Science about giant photosystem complex in Gephyrocapsa huxleyi RCC6660 www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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A new video from the MarinnoNET proejct to which RCC is a partner. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkD8...
MARINNONET Project video
YouTube video by Juan Luis Gomez Pinchetti
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A position is available at the BCCM/ULC cyanobacteria positions in Liège, Belgium. Contact: awilmotte@uliege.be
Worshop on Blue Biotech organised by project Marinnonet Sept 19 2025 - 10:00-12:30 Register at forms.gle/GiumAL6CU8p7...
Nice work with the participation of the RCC team.
Adriana Lopes@lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · last yr.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...
With Ian Probert from RCC.
BlueRemediomics@blueremediomics.bsky.social · last yr.🎉 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!
📰 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...
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...
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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.
New paper using an RCC strain.
Jelena Godrijan 🫧❾🌊🦋@godi.bsky.social · last yr.⚠️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/...
New paper using 4 coccolithophorid strains from the RCC. 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...
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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...
For all those who love protists, have a look at this stunning magazine.
Vasily Zlatogursky@zlatogursky.bsky.social · last yr.@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
New paper using 2 RCC Pelagomonas strains, co-authored by 2 members of the RCC, Pris and Ian. 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 ...
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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
New paper using 3 RCC strains 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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Common garden experiment with 4 RCC strains onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Evolution Under Competition Increases Population Production by Reducing the Density‐Dependence of Net Energy Fluxes and Growth
Using experimental evolution, we determined the impact of intra- versus interspecific competition on three marine phytoplankton species. We found that the species achieved the same evolutionary outco...
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New paper using strains RCC1383 and 3387: "Metabolic interdependence and rewiring in Radiolaria-microalgae Photosymbioses" 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" academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
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...
Open position Junior Professor Chair (CPJ)
Open position Junior Professor Chair (CPJ) 2025. CNRS EE-BIO
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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...
New goniomonad genus and species with strains deposited in the Roscoff Culture Collection www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
