Biology and Biotechnology of Microorganisms
research lines
Research Line 1: Biotechnology of microorganisms
The study of microorganisms for industrial interest, developing technology to control and optimize microorganisms’ production processes, modified or not, or of their metabolites. Bioprospection applied to technological processes.
Research Line 2: Diversity and microbial association
Isolation and identification of microorganism’s ecology from natural, modified, and extreme environments. Microbial associations. Microbial interactions. Interactions between abiotic factors and microbial populations.