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  • Studies of the microbial biodiversity of hypersaline and other aquatic environments using molecular techniques
  • Characterisation of the microbiota associated with marine invertebrates producing substances of potential pharmacological interest
  • Characterisation of extreme halophilic micro-organisms
  • Studies of the microbial ecology of hypersaline environments

 

 

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RELEVANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • Project title: INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE EXPLORATION OF MARINE MICROBIOMES: TOWARDS A CIRCULAR BLUE BIOECONOMY AND HEALTHIER MARINE ENVIRONMENTSING
    Reference: 101081957
    Competitive: Yes
    European: Yes
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Starting date: 01/12/2022
    Termination date: 30/11/2026
  • Project title: ECOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CONTROLS OF METABOLIC ACTIVITY IN MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS DRIVING ECOSYSTEM-WIDE METHANE CYCLINGING
    Reference: DE-SC0022991
    Competitive: Yes
    European: Yes
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Starting date: 01/08/2022
    Termination date: 31/07/2025
  • Project title: CELL TO ECOSYSTEM: UNDERSTANDING METHANE AND ASSOCIATED NUTRIENT CYCLING BY SEDIMENT HOSTED SYNTROPHIC CONSORTIA AND THEIR VIRAL PREDATORSING
    Reference: CALTECH-DE-SC0020373 / S451675
    Competitive: Yes
    European: Yes
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Starting date: 15/09/2019
    Termination date: 14/09/2022
  • Project title: ADVANCED TOOLBOX FOR RAPID AND COST-EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONAL METAGENOMIC SCREENING-MICROBIOLOGY MEETS MICROFLUIDICSING
    Reference: 685474
    Competitive: Yes
    European: Yes
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Starting date: 01/06/2016
    Termination date: 30/11/2020
  • Project title: THE ROLE OF BUFFERING CAPACITIES IN STABILISING COASTAL LAGOON ECOSYSTEMSING
    Reference: ENV4-CT96-0218
    Competitive: Yes
    European: Yes
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
    Starting date: 01/06/1996
    Termination date: 31/05/1998
  • Project title: Mantenimiento del agente de innovación para potenciar la transferencia de la tecnología generada en la Universidad de Alicante en el campo de la Microbiología al entono empresarial de la Comunidad ValencianaING
    Reference: INNTA1/2022/20
    Competitive: Yes
    European: No
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: AGENCIA VALENCIANA DE LA INNOVACION
    Starting date: 01/01/2022
    Termination date: 30/09/2024
  • Project title: NEW STRATEGIES TO STUDY VIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS FROM HUMANS TO THE ECOSYSTEM: A 'ONE-HEALTH' PERSPECTIVE (VIRHOS) .ING
    Reference: CIPROM/2021/006
    Competitive: Yes
    European: No
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: GENERALITAT VALENCIANA
    Starting date: 01/01/2022
    Termination date: 31/12/2025
  • Project title: Microorganismos marinos y sus nanoparticulas biológicas en una Tierra cambiante: un poderoso motor de nuestros océanos, del pasado al futuroING
    Reference: PID2021-125175OB-I00
    Competitive: Yes
    European: No
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA, INNOVACION Y UNIVERSIDADES
    Starting date: 01/09/2022
    Termination date: 31/08/2025
  • Project title: Cerrando el círculo: de los cultivo y la función a los genomas y metagenomas y de vuelta en el gradiente de salinidadING
    Reference: PID2021-126114NB-C41
    Competitive: Yes
    European: No
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA, INNOVACION Y UNIVERSIDADES
    Starting date: 01/09/2022
    Termination date: 31/08/2025
  • Project title: Cultivo y Aprovechamiento de invertebrados Marinos en sistemas acuícolas de Bajo Impacto AmbientalING
    Reference: FBIOPLEAMAR23-127
    Competitive: Yes
    European: No
    Public: Yes
    Project sponsors: FUNDACION BIODIVERSIDAD
    Starting date: 22/07/2024
    Termination date: 21/01/2026

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RELEVANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN JOURNALS
  • Title: Deepening the knowledge of universal stress proteins in Haloferax mediterranei. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024;108(1):124. doi:10.1007/s00253-023-12899-1
    Authors: Sanchez-Matarredona, L. ; Zafrilla, B.; Rubio-Portillo, E.; Bonete, M.J.; Esclapez, J.
    Journals Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
    Volume: 108
    Pages: 124 -
    Date: 2024
    ISSN: 0175-7598
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-023-12899-1
  • Title: Metagenomic airborne resistome from urban hot spots through the One Health lens
    Authors: Maestre-Carballa, L; NAVARRO LOPEZ, VICENTE; MARTINEZ GARCIA, MANUEL
    Journals Environmental Microbiology Reports
    Volume:
    Pages: -
    Date: 2024
    ISSN: 1758-2229
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.13306
  • Title: Description of two cultivated and two uncultivated new Salinibacter species, one named following the rules of the bacteriological code: Salinibacter grassmerensis sp. nov.; and three named following the rules of the SeqCode: Salinibacter pepae sp. nov., Salinibacter abyssi sp. nov., and Salinibacter pampae sp. nov. ¿
    Authors: SANCHEZ MARTINEZ, RODRIGO; Santos, F.
    Journals Systematic and Applied Microbiology
    Volume:
    Pages: -
    Date: 2023
    ISSN: 0723-2020
  • Title: Novel RNA viruses from the Atlantic Ocean: Ecogenomics, biogeography, and total virioplankton mass contribution from surface to the deep ocean
    Authors: Maestre-Carballa, L
    Journals Environmental Microbiology
    Volume:
    Pages: -
    Date: 2023
    ISSN: 1462-2912
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16502
  • Title: A Resistome Roadmap: From the Human Body to Pristine Environments
    Authors: Maestre-Carballa, L; NAVARRO LOPEZ, VICENTE; MARTINEZ GARCIA, MANUEL
    Journals Frontiers in Microbiology
    Volume:
    Pages: -
    Date: 2022
    ISSN: 1664-302X
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.858831
  • Title: A resistome roadmap: from the human body to pristine environments
    Authors: , Lucia Maestre-Carballa; Navarro-López, Vicente; Martínez-García, M.
    Journals Frontiers in Microbiology
    Volume: 13
    Pages: 1107 - 1114
    Date: 2022
    ISSN: 1664-302X
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.858831
  • Title: Factors structuring microbial communities in highly impacted coastal marine sediments (Mar Menor lagoon, SE Spain).
    Authors: Antón, J.
    Journals Frontiers in Microbiology
    Volume:
    Pages: -
    Date: 2022
    ISSN: 1664-302X
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.937683
  • Title: Into the Dark: Exploring the Deep Ocean with Single-Virus Genomics
    Authors: , Francisco Martinez-Hernandez; , Òscar Fornás2; Martínez-García, M.
    Journals Viruses
    Volume: 14
    Pages: 1589 -
    Date: 2022
    ISSN: 1999-4915
    DOI: doi.org/10.3390/v14071589
  • Title: Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea
    Authors: Rubio-Portillo, E.
    Journals Global Change Biology
    Volume:
    Pages: -
    Date: 2022
    ISSN: 1354-1013
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16301
  • Title: Ecogenomics and Adaptation Strategies of Southern Ocean Viral Communities
    Authors: Martínez-García, M.; , Tomás Alarcón-Schumacher; , Sergio Guajardo-Leiva; , Manuel Martinez-Garcia; , Beatriz Díez
    Journals Msystems
    Volume: 6
    Pages: e00396-21 -
    Date: 2021
    ISSN: 2379-5077
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00396-21
RELEVANT PUBLISHED BOOKS
  • Title:  'Variabilidad Natural de la Isla Genómica 1 de  Haloquadratum walsbyii¿
    Authors: Martin-Cuadrado AB
    Editorial: Ediciones de la Universidad Internacional de Andalucía
    Date: 2012
    ISBN: 978-84-7993-751-5
  • Title: Libro de resúmenes V Simposio Internacional de Ciencias del Mar.
    Authors: , Aguilar J; , ARECHAVALA, P.; , Cabrera R; , Cobelo, A.; , Cravo, A.; , De La Ossa, J.A.; , del Pilar, Y.; , Fernández, V.; , Ferrero, L.M.; Forcada, A; , Forja, J.; , Giménez, F.; Rubio-Portillo, E.; , Gomez, A.; Aguilar Escribano, Javier; , Gonzalez, J.M.; , Izquierdo, D.; , León, V.; , Marco, C.; , Martinez, E.; , Ortega, T.; , Ramos, A.; , Rubio, E; , Sánchez, J.L.; , Sánchez, P.; , Santana, M.; , Sanz, C.; , Toledo, K.; , ZUBCOFF, J.J.
    Editorial: UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
    Date: 2016
    ISBN: 978-84-16724-16-1
RELEVANT PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTERS
  • Book chapter title: Single-Virus Genomics: Studying Uncultured Viruses, One at a Time
    Authors: Martínez-García, M.; , Manuel Martinez-Garcia; , Francisco Martinez-Hernandez; , Joaquín Martínez Martínez
    Editorial: Elsevier Science (US)
    Pages: -
    Date: 2021
    ISBN:
    Book title: Reference Module in Life Sciences
  • Book chapter title: Genómica Microbiana
    Authors: Martin-Cuadrado AB; , Ana-Belen Martin-Cuadrado; , Francisco Rodriguez-Valera.
    Editorial: Panamericana
    Pages: -
    Date: 2019
    ISBN:
    Book title: Microbiología Esencia
  • Book chapter title: "Deciphering Archaeal Communities" Omics Tools in the Study of Archaeal Communities
    Authors: , Paši\u0026#263; Martin-Cuadrado AB; , López-García, P.
    Editorial: Springer
    Pages: 1 - 28
    Date: 2016
    ISBN:
    Book title: Microbial Environmental Genomics (MEG). Methods Mol Biol. 1399, pp. 1 - 28. Springer, HUMANA PRESS INC, 2016.

    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3369-3_1
  • Book chapter title: EL TFG EN EL GRADO DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA UA: DEBILIDADES, FORTALEZAS Y PLAN DE MEJORAS
    Authors: , Alonso, M.A.; , Pire, C.; , Bordera, S.; Santos, F.
    Editorial: Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación (ICE) de la Universidad de Alicante
    Pages: 1771 - 1786
    Date: 2016
    ISBN:
    Book title: XIV Jornadas de Redes de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria. Investigación, innovación y enseñanza universitaria: enfoques pluridisciplinares.
  • Book chapter title: Estudio de las demandas relacionadas con el análisis de datos a lo largo del Grado en Biología y propuestas para el aprendizaje autónomo
    Authors: Zubcoff, Jose; , J. Zubcoff; Bautista, S.; , S. Bautista; Bordera, S.; , S. Bordera; , E. Perez-Rico; , J. Buigues-Bisquert; Pire, C.; , C. Pire; Girela, J. L.; , JL. Girela; Santos, F.; , F. Santos; Pastor, Isidro M.; , I. Pastor; Alonso, M. A.; , M. Alonso-Vargas
    Editorial: Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación
    Pages: 465 - 484
    Date: 2016
    ISBN:
    Book title: Investigación e Innovación Educativa en Docencia Universitaria. Retos, Propuestas y Acciones
  • Book chapter title: La Reacreditación en el Grado de Biología de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de Alicante
    Authors: Zubcoff, Jose; Jiménez-Delgado, M.; , Alonso Vargas; Santos, F.; , María Ángeles | Pire; Girela, J. L.; , Carmen | Bautista; , Susana | Bordera Sanjuán; , Santiago | Girela López; , José Luis | Martínez-Espinosa; , Rosa María | Santos Sánchez; , Fernando | Zubcoff; , Jose | Pastor; , Isidro M. | Gras García; , Luis
    Editorial: UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
    Pages: 119 - 134
    Date: 2016
    ISBN:
    Book title: Innovaciones metodológicas en docencia universitaria: resultados de investigación
  • Book chapter title: Brine Pools, Metagenomics of
    Authors: , Antón, J.; , Martínez-García, M.; Santos, F.
    Editorial: Springer
    Pages: 59 - 64
    Date: 2015
    ISBN:
    Book title: Encyclopedia of Metagenomics

    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-7475-4
  • Book chapter title: Evaluación del Grado en Biología de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de Alicante.
    Authors: , Alonso, M.A.; , Pire, C.; , Bautista, S.; Girela, J. L.; , Martínez, R.M; Santos, F.; , ZUBCOFF, J.J.; , Pastor, I. M.; , Gras,L.
    Editorial: UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
    Pages: 2842 - 2855
    Date: 2015
    ISBN:
    Book title: XIII Jornadas de Redes de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria. Nuevas estrategias organizativas y metodológicas en la formación universitaria para responder a la necesidad de adaptación y cambio
  • Book chapter title: Genus:Haloquadratum
    Authors: Martin-Cuadrado AB; , Francisco Rodriguez-Valera.; , Ana-Belen Martin-Cuadrado; , Henk Bolhuis
    Editorial: Springer-Verlag
    Pages: -
    Date: 2015
    ISBN:
    Book title: Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Springer
  • Book chapter title: Phylum XIV. Bacteroidetes phyl.nov. Class IV. Cytophagia class.nov. Order II. Incertae sedis. Family I. Rhodothermaceae fam. nov. Genus II. Salinibacter.
    Authors: Antón, J.; , Rossello-Mora, R.; , Amann, R.
    Editorial: Springer-Verlag
    Pages: -
    Date: 2015
    ISBN:
    Book title: Bergeys Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Springer
RELEVANT CONFERENCE PAPERS
  • Title: TRACKING VIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS IN HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENTS: Linking viral genotypes to specific host strains
    Authors: Antón, J.
    Type of participation: Ponencia invitada
    Conference name: Meeting of the International Society of Microbial Ecology ISME-18, 14/08/22 Laussane Suiza
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: (ESPAÑA)
    Date of performance: 14/08/2022
  • Title: Exploring the virus-host interactions in extreme environments: the pseudolysogeny in Salinibacter ruber
    Authors: Sanchez-Martinez, R. ; López, C.; Santos, F.; Antón, J.
    Type of participation: Póster
    Conference name:
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: (ESPAÑA)
    Date of performance: 26/06/2022
  • Title: Monitoring Tropical Signals in the Tabarca Island MPA. Anthozoans as global warming indicators
    Authors: Izquierdo-Muñoz, A.; Rubio-Portillo, E.; Ramos-Esplá, AA
    Type of participation: Ponencia
    Conference name: XX Edición
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: Braga (PORTUGAL)
    Date of performance: 12/06/2019
  • Title: Oculina patagonica holobiont from a metagenomics perspective
    Authors: Rubio-Portillo, E.; , Ana-Belen Martin-Cuadrado; , Esther Rubio-Portillo; , Josefa Anton
    Type of participation: Póster
    Conference name: ISME17
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: Leizpig (ALEMANIA)
    Date of performance: 12/08/2018
  • Title: Prophages are responsible for the presence of Zonula occludens toxin in bacterial pathogens that infect different hosts
    Authors: Rubio-Portillo, E.; , and Rohwer, F.; , Antón, J.; , Silveira, C.B; , Cobián-Güemes, A.G.
    Type of participation: Ponencia
    Conference name: ISME17
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: Leizpig (ALEMANIA)
    Date of performance: 12/08/2018
  • Title: The power of one: from single-virus genomics top population and community-based approaches
    Authors: Martínez-García, M.
    Type of participation: Ponencia invitada
    Conference name: ISME17
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: Leizpig (ALEMANIA)
    Date of performance: 12/08/2018
  • Title: Is viral metagenomics missing something?: A tale of Single-Virus Genomics
    Authors: Martínez-García, M.
    Type of participation: Ponencia invitada
    Conference name: Ecogenomics of Microbes
    Event type: Europeo
    City of performance:
    Date of performance: 14/05/2017
  • Title: Impact of environmental changes over Oculina patagonica coral holobiont
    Authors: Rubio-Portillo, E.; , Esther Rubio-Portillo; , Alfonso A. Ramos Esplá; , Josefa Anton
    Type of participation: Póster
    Conference name: Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: Oporto (PORTUGAL)
    Date of performance: 05/09/2016
  • Title: Session on Microbial diversity and dynamics in extreme environments
    Authors: Antón, J.
    Type of participation: Comité organizador
    Conference name: 2015 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
    Event type: Europeo
    City of performance: Granada (GRANADA)
    Date of performance: 22/02/2015
  • Title: Monitoring global warming in the SE of Iberian Peninsula (Western Mediterranean). Recent introductions of species of warm affinities.
    Authors: Rubio-Portillo, E.; , Andrés Izquierdo-Muñoz; , Esther Rubio-Portillo; , Alfonso A. Ramos Esplá; , Irene Antón
    Type of participation: Póster
    Conference name: Advances and Gaps in Black Sea / Mediterranean Sea Oceanography
    Event type: Internacional
    City of performance: Sochi (RUSIA (FEDERACIÓN DE))
    Date of performance: 01/12/2014