COMIC - Studying cyanobacteria–bacteria interactions in the phycosphere using in silico modelling and multi-omics in agrifood systems

Global change has led to a rise in cyanobacteria blooms, which come with serious health, environmental and economic consequences: degradation of ecosystem biodiversity; loss of aquaculture and fishing production; impacts on tourism with the closure of recreational sites; repercussions on plant, human and animal health (livestock deaths, contaminated vegetables, etc.) due to cyanotoxin poisoning; and significant economic costs for water treatment. More specifically, blooms of the Microcystis genus have been described in the literature as some of the most detrimental. Reducing these blooms is therefore a major socioeconomic challenge.