On Day of Exact Sciences, the Latvian Microorganism Culture Collection organizes a microorganism identification task.

On April 18 the Microbial Culture Collection of Latvia (MSCL) participated in the third round of the Exact Sciences Day event organized by students of the University of Latvia. As part of the event, students had the opportunity to work in teams and complete tasks in biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, computer science, and geography.

This year, youngster in grades 9–12 had the opportunity to explore bacteria and fungi more closely through hands-on activities. Using available resources, participants identified microorganisms both through microscopy and by using the publicly available MIRRI-ERIC catalog.

The activities of the Latvian National Node of the Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure, as well as the organization of the event, are supported by the ERDF co-funded project No. 1.1.1.5/3/25/I/011 “University of Latvia and Institutes in the European Research Area—Excellence in Research and Collaboration.”