Resumen de Microbiological Research Under the Nagoya Protocol: Facts and Fiction

Jörg Overmann, Amber Hartman Scholz

• The Nagoya Protocol is based on concepts of biological diversity that are hardly applicable to microorganisms. Because of this incongruence, the Nagoya Protocol threatens future microbial research, potentially defeating its original purpose. Countries with appropriate regulations can promote science and their bioeconomy through international collaboration and simultaneously gain a competitive advantage.