A5082276788- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques
- Industrial Gas Emission Control
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics
2022-2023
University of Buenos Aires
2007-2022
AgriBio
2014-2020
La Trobe University
2014-2020
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
2015-2017
Temple University
2016
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
2004-2014
Quanta System (Italy)
2012
Fundación Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
2007-2010
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2007
Abstract Melon (Cucumis melo) has emerged as an alternative model to tomato for studying fruit ripening due the coexistence of climacteric and non-climacteric varieties. Previous characterization a major quantitative trait locus (QTL), ETHQV8.1, that is able trigger in background resulted identification negative regulator CTR1-like (MELO3C024518) putative DNA demethylase ROS1 (MELO3C024516) orthologue DML2, regulates tomato. To understand role these genes ripening, this study we generated...
Bioreactor cultures of Escherichia coli recombinants carrying phaBAC and phaP Azotobacter sp. FA8 grown on glycerol under low-agitation conditions accumulated more poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) ethanol than at high agitation, while in glucose cultures, low agitation led to a decrease PHB formation. Cells produced smaller amounts acids from glucose. Glycerol batch stirred 125 rpm accumulated, 24 h, 30.1% (wt/wt) with relative molecular mass 1.9 MDa, close that obtained using
C4 grasses are favoured as forage crops in warm, humid climates. The use of pastures is expected to increase because the tropical belt widening due global climate change. While quality Paspalum dilatatum (dallisgrass) higher than that other grass species, digestibility warm-season is, general, poor compared with most temperate grasses. presence thick-walled parenchyma bundle-sheath cells around vascular bundles found associated deposition lignin polymers cell walls. High content correlates...
ABSTRACT Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are accumulated as intracellular granules by many bacteria under unfavorable conditions, enhancing their fitness and stress resistance. Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is the most widespread best-known PHA. Apart from genes that catalyze polymer biosynthesis, natural PHA producers have several for proteins involved in granule formation and/or with regulatory functions, such phasins, been shown to affect synthesis. This study evaluates effect of PhaP, a...
The effect of eliminating D-lactate synthesis in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB)-accumulating recombinant Escherichia coli (K24K) was analyzed using glycerol as a substrate. K24KL, an ldhA derivative, produced more biomass and had altered carbon partitioning among the metabolic products, probably due to increased availability precursors reducing power. This resulted significant increase PHB ethanol decrease acetate production. Cofactor measurements revealed that cultures K24K K24KL high...
Abundant evidence exists to support a role for lignin as an important element in biomass recalcitrance. However, several independent studies have also shown that factors apart from are relevant and overall, the relative importance of different recalcitrance traits remains dispute. In this study we used two genetically distant sugarcane genotypes, performed correlational with variation anatomical parameters, cell wall composition, between these genotypes. addition tracked alterations...
Background Paspalum dilatatum Poir. (common name dallisgrass) is a native grass species of South America, with special relevance to dairy and red meat production. P. exhibits higher forage quality than other C4 grasses tolerant frost water stress. This predominantly cultivated in an apomictic monoculture, inherent high risk that biotic abiotic stresses could potentially devastate productivity. Therefore, advanced breeding strategies characterise use available genetic diversity, or assess...
This paper reports the results of first experimental investigations carried out on only existing full-scale plant that makes use biological treatment system known as ANANOX(R). was set up by Italian research staff at ENEA (Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment) consists two stages in series: a two-section ABR an anoxic section followed activated sludge process. The investigation aimed primarily to assess performance under uncontrolled load conditions. In particular, efficiency...
Growth and polymer synthesis were studied in a recombinant E. coli strain carrying phaBAC phaP of Azotobacter sp. FA8 using different carbon sources oxygen availability conditions. The results obtained with glucose or glycerol completely different, demonstrating that the metabolic routes leading to when do not respond environmental conditions such as same way they other substrates, glucose, are used. When cells grown bioreactor amount accumulated at low aeration was reduced by half compared...
In this study, a recently developed methodology for the assessment of inhibitory effect on nitrifying biomass was applied to several textile effluents from productive processes. Effluents are classified according degree inhibition as EC50 (concentration producing 50% nitrification inhibition); investigated showed wide range ranging 20 ml gVSS− 1 (83 l− 1) values above 100 (300 produced by rinsing phases. Taking into account biodegradability and toxicity evaluations, most good treatability in...
Abstract Melon ( Cucumis melo L.) has emerged as an alternative model to study fruit ripening due the coexistence of climacteric and non-climacteric varieties. The previous characterization a major QTL ETHQV8.1 sufficient trigger in background allowed identification within interval negative regulator CmCTR1 -like (MELO3C024518), putative DNA demethylase CmROS1 (MELO3C024516), orthologue DML2 , regulating tomato. To understand role these genes ripening, we generated homozygous CRISPR knockout...