A new cellulose synthesis machinery in bacteria, and its application to nanocellulose production from waste.

Signalling mediated by extracytoplasmic function sigma factor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: laying the grounds to turn a pathogen?s strength into its weakness

Interplay between GRAS transcription factors and CLE peptides: Crucial elements in regulating Arbuscular Mycorrhiza formation and functionality in tomato

Plant-Microbe Signalling through the action of LuxR regulators of Novosphingobium resinovorum HR1a: implications in rhizoremediation

VALIDATING AND MONITORING MYCORRHIZA INDUCED RESISTANCE IN AGRONOMIC CONTEXTS

COMPUTER VISION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS FOR THE HIGH-THROUGHPUT PHENOTYPING OF BOTRYTISED PLANTS AND FRUITS OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

MECHANISMS OF PLANT-SOIL FEEDBACK: CONTRIBUTION OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF SOIL MICROBIOTA, SOIL RECONDITIONING BY PLANTS AND MYCORRHIZAL TYPES ACROSS CLIMATIC GRADIENTS.

FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED FEATURES OF C-DI-GMP REGULATION IN BENEFICIAL PLANT-ASSOCIATED BACTERIA

GENETICS OF PHYTOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS

The interest of the group focuses on the identification of molecular mechanisms that allow the establishment of bacterial infections in plants. We…

BIOFERTILIZATION AND BIODEGRADATION BY RHIZOSPHERIC FUNGI

Improve the plant growth by using rhizosphere fungi with biofertilizers and biorremediation capabilities.