Food Microbiology and Biocatalysis

The work of the group is focused in two main research lines: 1) food safety and health; 2) enzyme obtainment and characterization to improve the food quality. The first research line covers the study of both, foodborne pathogens and other gastrointestinal bacteria and his interaction for consumer wellbeing. The second research line addresses the identification of microbial enzymes which is useful to improve food quality and safety.