- Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Biochemical and biochemical processes
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Nematode management and characterization studies
Universidad de Granada
2016-2025
Water Research Institute
2023
Estación Experimental del Zaidín
2006-2019
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2003-2019
International University Institute
2008-2013
Universidad de Alcalá
2009-2010
National Research Council
2007
A significant concentration of pharmaceuticals has been detected within composted sewage sludge. Their uncomplete removal and lack monitoring during composting neglects their potentially toxic effects when used as a soil organic amendment. Previously, we successfully implemented bioaugmentation–composting system focused on toxicity pharmaceuticals’ reduction. This method, however, comprised long inoculant-acclimatization period, making it an unprofitable technology. Hence, this work aimed to...
Summary Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most persistent xenobiotic compounds, with high toxicity effects. Mycoremediation halophilic Aspergillus sydowii was used for their removal from a hypersaline medium (1 M NaCl). A. metabolized PAHs as sole carbon sources, resulting in of up to 90% both [benzo [ ] pyrene (BaP) and phenanthrene (Phe)] after 10 days. Elimination Phe BaP almost exclusively due biotransformation not adsorption by dead mycelium did correlate activity...
Moving away from fossil feedstock requires industrial sectors to switch renewable raw materials. One option is the processing of biomass. However, agricultural, forestry and marine production biomass cannot be expanded indefinitely. The linear value chains established in fossil-based economy, leading primary material products then waste, are therefore no sustainable option. Instead circular that recycle waste make it available again as a needed. This also applies bio-waste, arises biomass,...
Over the last years, novel peroxidases secreted by lignocellulose-degrading agaricomycetes have been discovered. Among them, so-called DyP-type (DyPs) that are under conditions close to nature (i.e. in wood cultures) of particular interest, since they able oxidize diverse substrates including veratryl alcohol, non-phenolic lignin model dimers as well recalcitrant phenols and dyes. In spite their unique protein structure catalytic versatility, estimation redox potential this new peroxidase...