The Krill Gut Microbiome Project (KiGuMi) investigates the microbial diversity in the digestive tract of the Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. Krill contains unique enzymatic capacities that enable highly efficient hydrolytic degradation of phyto- and/or zooplankton-derived, complex substrates such as polysaccharides, proteins and lipids. The microbiome of the E. superba gut has not been studied in detail and represents a thus far untapped marine bioresource for hydrolytic enzymes.

Therefore, the aim of the KiGuMi project is to explore the microbial diversity of the krill gut.