Biotechnologies-Lab

• Structure and ecology of bacterial communities from different environments
• Genetic structure and polymorphism of plant populations 
• Plant genotyping and germplasm conservation

-Molecular study of bacterial resistance against antimicrobial compounds.

• Investigations on microbial biofilms
• Study of microbial biodiversity and activities in  the phyllosphere
• Evaluation of the potential of natural and synthetic compounds on growth, biofilm-forming abilities and  quorum-sensing related processes

• Overstory-undestory relationships in natural old-growth forests as mediated by abiotic variables and plant species traits
• Signals of tree-tree interactions as indicated by their biometric traits and spatial distribution in mixed old-growth forests
• Plant community organisation and structuring as determined by ecological niche partitioning and interspecific relationships
• Variation in functional structure of plant communities along environmental and successional gradients
• Phenotipic plasticity and biomass allocation trade-offs in conspecific plant individuals inhabiting contrasting habitats
• Ecological determinism of plant species composition and diversity at (meta)community level

-Microbiology;

-Ecology and microbial diversity; §Bioaugmentation and bioremediation;

-Microbial biotechnology;

-Organic cosmetics; Environmental protection and conservation

-Antibiotic resistance;

-Bacterial biofilms;

-Molecular microbiology;

-Microbial biotechnologies.

vegetation, bryology, ecological and population studies

ex situ conservation of rare, endemic and endangered plants