Microbial applications and tools for environmental management and assessment

Different microbial applications and tools were developed for environmental management and assessment. We lead applied research working at different scales, beginning with projects at a laboratory scale, but as well experimenting with demonstrative projects (pilot plants). We work to discern about mechanisms related to pathogen removal, water treatment and reuse, and biomaterials production, both combining traditional and molecular microbiology techniques. We also work in the production, characterization and processing of biopolymers, as well as in the analysis of their degradation by microorganisms

[1]  A. Rodríguez-Contreras,et al.  Enzymatic degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) by commercial lipases , 2012 .

[2]  Gustavo A. Peñuela,et al.  Simultaneous removal of chlorpyrifos and dissolved organic carbon using horizontal sub-surface flow pilot wetlands , 2010 .

[3]  M. Koller,et al.  High production of poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate) from a wild Bacillus megaterium Bolivian strain , 2013, Journal of applied microbiology.

[4]  G. Peñuela,et al.  Optimal conditions for chlorpyrifos and dissolved organic carbon removal in subsurface flow constructed wetlands , 2011 .

[5]  G. Peñuela,et al.  Discrimination of Viable Acanthamoeba castellani Trophozoites and Cysts by Propidium Monoazide Real‐Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , 2011, The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology.

[6]  G. Peñuela,et al.  Influence of chlorothalonil on the removal of organic matter in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands , 2013, Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes.

[7]  G. Peñuela,et al.  A new microtitre plate screening method for evaluating the viability of aerobic respiring bacteria in high surface biofilms , 2010, Letters in applied microbiology.

[8]  G. Peñuela,et al.  Discrimination of infectious bacteriophage T4 virus by propidium monoazide real-time PCR. , 2010, Journal of virological methods.

[9]  J. Morató,et al.  Amoeba-related health risk in drinking water systems: could monitoring of amoebae be a complementary approach to current quality control strategies? , 2012, Future microbiology.

[10]  A. Camper,et al.  Viable Real-Time PCR in Environmental Samples: Can All Data Be Interpreted Directly? , 2010, Microbial Ecology.

[11]  J. Morató,et al.  Viable quantitative PCR for assessing the response of Candida albicans to antifungal treatment , 2012, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

[12]  Víctor Matamoros,et al.  Contaminant Removal Processes in Subsurface-Flow Constructed Wetlands: A Review , 2010 .

[13]  M. Koller,et al.  Novel poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]-producing bacterium isolated from a Bolivian hypersaline lake. , 2013 .

[14]  J. Morató,et al.  Well Water as a Possible Source of Waddlia chondrophila Infections , 2012, Microbes and environments.

[15]  J. Morató,et al.  Searching Simkania negevensis in environmental waters , 2011, Folia Microbiologica.