Team Members
Diego Romero (diego_romero@uma.es)
Group Leader
Ana Álvarez Mena (alvarezmena@uma.es)
PhD StudentStudy and characterization of factors of Bacillus cereus involved in biofilm formation and interaction-communication with hosts.
Maria Luisa Antequera (marialan@uma.es)
PhD StudentStudy of the mechanisms deployed by the human pathogenic bacteria Bacillus cereus to survive on plants, fruits and vegetables.
María Victoria Berlanga (mvictoriaberlanga@uma.es)
PhD StudentImplication of Bacillus extracellular matrix in the beneficial interaction with plants of agronomic interest.
Jesús Cámara Almirón (jesus_camara@uma.es)
PhD StudentFunctional characterization and ecological significance of amyloid fibers of the extracellular matrix of Bacillus biofilms.
Montserrat Grifé Ruiz (montsegrife@uma.es)
PhD StudentImprovement of biocontrol strains of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Luis Díaz Martínez (luisdiaz@uma.es)
Post-doctoralDevelopment of bioinformatics pipelines and analysis of genetic variability in Bacillus cereus populations.
Jesús Hierrezuelo (jhierrezuelo@uma.es)
Post-doctoralStudy of the structural, chemical and biophysical features of components of Bacillus extracellular matrix.
Carlos Molina Santiago (camolsan@uma.es)
Post-doctoralCharacterization and identification of the mechanisms driving interspecies interactions and bacterial-plant interactions.
Alicia Isabel Pérez Lorente (aliciapl@uma.es)
Master StudentStudy of Bacillus subtilis interaction with plant-associated bacteria. Supported by JAE Intro grant (CSIC) and Research Initiation fellowship (University of Malaga).
David Vela Corcía (dvela@uma.es)
Post-doctoralCharacterization of molecular interactions between Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and fungal, helminthic and bacterial plant pathogens.
Saray Morales Rojas (saraymr@uma.es)
TechnicianTechnical support and laboratory management.