Microbiología Medioambiental / Environmental Microbiology
Nombre/Name
Microbiología Medioambiental / Environmental Microbiology
Fecha de inicio/Start Year
01/03/2012
Instituto/Institute
CSIC - Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB)
Departamento/Department
Biotecnología Microbiana y de Plantas / Microbial & Plant Biotechnology
Línea de Investigación/Research Line
Metabolismo aeróbico de compuestos aromáticos y productos de desecho. Degradación anaeróbica de compuestos aromáticos. Asociación beneficiosa planta-bacteria. Bioproducción de nanopartículas metálicas en las bacterias/ Aerobic metabolism of aromatic compounds and biowaste. Anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds . Beneficial association plant-bacteria. Bioproduction of metallic nanoparticles in bacteria
Especialización principal/Focus Area
A2. Biología y Biomedicina
A2.4 Biotecnología
A2.4 Biotecnología
Descripción/Description
Nuestro grupo estudia las redes metabólicas y de regulación que controlan el metabolismo bacteriano de compuestos tóxicos y/o de desecho, muchos de ellos importantes contaminantes medioambientales. Los sistemas de señalización celular y los mecanismos de resistencia asociados e implicados en la adaptación bacteriana al estrés ocasionado por los compuestos tóxicos también son objeto de estudio. Para tener una visión integradora realizamos abordajes clásicos de fisiología, bioquímica y biología molecular, combinándolos con técnicas ómicas y modelos metabólicos in silico. Los conocimientos adquiridos son utilizados para el diseño mediante ingeniería metabólica de sistemas de microorganismos recombinantes como biofactorías para la conversión de contaminantes/desechos en productos de valor añadido. El desarrollo de tecnologías sostenibles que permitan la revalorización de contaminantes y residuos biológicos se enmarca dentro de la moderna economía circular.
Our group has as main research interest the study of the metabolic and regulatory networks that control the bacterial metabolism of toxic compounds and/or biowaste, many of which are major environmental pollutants. The cell signaling circuits and the cognate resistance mechanisms involved in the bacterial adaptation to the stress caused by the toxic compounds are also under study. To this end, we carry out classic approaches of physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, in combination with modern omic techniques and in silico metabolic models, to achieve an integrative and systems biology view. The acquired knowledge is also used to design, through systems metabolic engineering, recombinant microorganisms as biofactories for the conversion of contaminants/waste into added value products. The development of sustainable technologies to fix CO2, and to remove and revalorize contaminants and biowaste is a priority within the framework of a circular bio-economy.
Web: Microbiología Medioambiental
Our group has as main research interest the study of the metabolic and regulatory networks that control the bacterial metabolism of toxic compounds and/or biowaste, many of which are major environmental pollutants. The cell signaling circuits and the cognate resistance mechanisms involved in the bacterial adaptation to the stress caused by the toxic compounds are also under study. To this end, we carry out classic approaches of physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, in combination with modern omic techniques and in silico metabolic models, to achieve an integrative and systems biology view. The acquired knowledge is also used to design, through systems metabolic engineering, recombinant microorganisms as biofactories for the conversion of contaminants/waste into added value products. The development of sustainable technologies to fix CO2, and to remove and revalorize contaminants and biowaste is a priority within the framework of a circular bio-economy.
Web: Microbiología Medioambiental