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SEARCA BIC Organizes Workshop and Training Course on Application and Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)

  • 26 November 2018

The participants of the Workshop and Training Course on the Application and Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) with Dr. Maria Monina Cecilia A. Villena, Program Head of SEARCA’s Knowledge Management Department (front row, fourth from left) and Ms. Maricel S. Adique, Project Assistant of SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center (front row, rightmost)The participants of the Workshop and Training Course on the Application and Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) with Dr. Maria Monina Cecilia A. Villena, Program Head of SEARCA’s Knowledge Management Department (front row, fourth from left) and Ms. Maricel S. Adique, Project Assistant of SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center (front row, rightmost)

SELANGOR, Malaysia – More than 40 participants composed of researchers, students, experts, and scientists from various countries in Southeast Asia attended the Workshop and Training Course on the Application and Preservation of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) held on 13-15 November 2018 in Malaysia. 

The activity aimed to increase the knowledge of the participants on the application of LAB as potential soil probiotic in agriculture and train them on the proper handling and preparation of LAB cultures and microbial preservation technique. LAB are microorganisms commonly found in the environment and can be beneficial to crops and livestock production. Given its potential as a soil probiotic, there is a need to properly maintain these cultures as well as educate researchers of its importance in agriculture.

Dr. Maria Monina Cecilia A. Villena, Program Head of SEARCA's Knowledge Management Department and Ms. Maricel S. Adique, Project Assistant of SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) attended the activity along with representatives from the University of the Philippines Los Baños-National Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology (UPLB-BIOTECH). Apart from the Philippine delegation, SEARCA also sponsored three participants from Indonesia and two participants from Thailand. A public lecture and laboratory session were conducted as part of the workshop-training.

The event was organized by SEARCA BIC in partnership with the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Asian Consortium for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Microorganisms (ACM). (Danellie Joy O. Medina)