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

MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONALITY AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN A PROOF OF CONCEPT PHASE II STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CORTICOIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF HEPATOTOXICITY

BIOFERTILIZATION AND BIODEGRADATION BY RHIZOSPHERIC FUNGI

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

MYCORRHIZA

This research Group carries out basic and strategic studies on the ecology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, functional genomics and…

STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS AND FUNCTION OF RHIZOBACTERIAL GENOMES (Genetic Ecology of the Rhizosphere)

The group investigates soil microbiology from a systems biology perspective. Current research lines involve the study of the structure, function,…

PLANT-BACTERIA INTERACTIONS

Molecular mechanisms driving mutualistic and pathogenic plant-bacteria interactions. Biotechnological solutions for sustainable agriculture and…

NITROGEN METABOLISM IN RIZOSPHERIC BACTERIA

We study the molecular basis and regulation of microaerobic respiration and denitrification processes in endosymbiotic bacteria of legumes, both as…

ANIMAL NUTRITION

The activity will focus on nutrient and energy utilization in specific physiologic processes of monogastric animals. This knowledge will be applied…

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF RUMINANTS

The research group aims to develop production systems for ruminants which are sustainable, efficient, with minor environmental impact, yielding high…