The project SUS-MIRRI.IT involves 15 institutions with 24 UOs which are specifically, the Universities of Turin (Coordinator), Cagliari, Genoa, Milano Bicocca, Modena and Reggio Emilia, Naples Federico II, Palermo, Perugia, Parma, Sassari, Verona and the University of Basilicata as well as the OGS institute, CNR (with 7 units: ISA, IPSP located at Turin and Bari, IRSA, ISPA, IBBA, ICB) and ENEA (with 4 units located at Brindisi, Portici, Trisaia and Casaccia). 

The Biological Resource Centres (mBRCs) and culture collections of all UOs hold different microbial resources, including bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts, microalgae and virus, which can be exploited in the Health, Agro-Food and Environment domains.