Research topics

The Microbiology Laboratory is centered in these main areas of research:

Food Quality and Safety - microbiology

  • Microbial characterization of food product
  • Microbial population dynamics in food and food related products
  • Evaluation of safety of microbial isolates

Water quality and safety - microbiology

  • Evaluation of the risks of presence of microbes in drinking water sources
  • Development and validation of integrated drinking water treatment processes

Microbial removal of pollutants

  • Biological removal of xenobiotics from wastewater treatment systems
  • Study membrane bioreactors for advance wastewater treatment

Soil microbiology

  • Study of rhizobial strains with improved skills
  • Study of other nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Microbial diversity

  • Study and preservation of filamentous fungi isolated from food, cork and environmental sources
  • Study and preservation of bacteria isolated from food and environmental sources