The aim of this project was to collect samples from hitherto underexplored areas in the Arctic Ocean, focusing on novel gram-positive spore-forming bacteria. The bioactive potential of these bacteria will be investigated, with a focus on antibiosis.

On board the icebreaker Oden, samples were taken from sediment, dredged mud, ice cores, and the water column. A total of 143 samples were obtained, 23 of which were collected as part of the Microbial Communities Project.

The collected samples will be analysed at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, with a focus on long-term incubation and substrate influence on bacterial culturability. Results will be published as a scientific article in a peer-reviewed microbiology journal.