Investigación

Un enano sobre los hombros de un gigante es capaz de ver más allá que un gigante sólo (Isaac Newton).

La colaboración entre las empresas y las Instituciones Públicas permite a ambas fortalecerse, desarrollar su responsabilidad social, innovar e intercambiar conocimientos significativos tanto para la gestión de las organizaciones como para la actividad que unas y otras llevan a cabo.

En este sentido, desde hace años colaboramos con empresas desarrollando proyectos de investigación cuya finalidad es dar respuesta a problemas industriales, optimizar los procesos, crear nuevos productos o  mejorar los ya existentes. Por motivos de confidencialidad, no podemos citar a los nombres de las empresas con las que colaboramos pero sí apuntar que hemos trabajado con más de 25 empresas diferentes pertenecientes a diversos ámbitos cómo son: alimentación, cosmética, análisis, enología, bioagricultura, reciclaje, remediación, producción de abonos, producción de material editorial, desarrollo de biofertilizantes, etc. y que la colaboración con estas empresas, ha fructificado en más de 50 proyectos de investigación y transferencia.

“No estas obligado a ganar. Estas obligado a seguir intentándolo. A dar lo mejor que tienes todos los días”.-Jason Mraz.

Durante la trayectoria profesional, los integrantes del grupo de investigación, han recibido varios premios, menciones o distinciones científicas. Algunos de los más significativos son los siguientes:

• Primer Premio de la SEM a la mejor comunicación oral – XXIX Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología. 2023. Zaki Saati.
• Premio al Mejor Artículo de Investigación 2023 de todos los artículos publicados en el año 2021 en la revista Biology (impact factor 5.168).
• Premio Alumni-Universidad de Salamanca a la excelencia investigadora en el doctorado. 2022. Zaki Saati.
• Premio Fertiberia a la Mejor Tesis Doctoral en Temas Agrícolas (XXIII edición). 2021. Alejandro Jiménez Gómez.
• Premio Fertiberia a la Mejor Tesis Doctoral en Temas Agrícolas (XXI edición). 2020. José David Flores.
• V Premio Antonio José Palomares. 2019. Paula García-Fraile.
• Accésit al Premio del Consejo de Colegios Profesionales de Farmacéuticos de Castilla y León. 2018. Zaki Saati.
• Premio a la mejor comunicación oral en la VII Reunión del Grupo Especializado de Microbiología de Plantas de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología. 2017.
• Premio a la mejor comunicación en la III Reunión de Docencia y Difusión de la Microbiología de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología. 2016.
• Mención honorífica del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de España (CSIC) por los méritos científicos alcanzados. 2016. Raúl Rivas.
• Primer Premio del XXXI Premio de Investigación Don Julián Sánchez El Charro. 2016. Raúl Rivas y José David Flores.
• Primer Premio en la categoría General de la 13ª edición del Certamen Nacional de Fotografía Científica FOTCIENCIA. 2015. Raúl Rivas.
• Premio a la mejor comunicación oral en el XXV Congreso Nacional de Microbiología. 2015.
• Accésit del XXVIII Premio de Investigación Don Julián Sánchez El Charro. 2013. Raúl Rivas y José David Flores.
• I Premio Antonio José Palomares (1ª edición), dirigido a jóvenes investigadores que hayan hecho contribuciones relevantes en el campo de la interacción beneficiosa planta-microorganismo. 2010. Raúl Rivas.
• Premio al mejor poster en el XIII National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Nitrogen Fixation and II Portuguese-Spanish Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. 2010. Raúl Rivas.

Hasta la fecha, somos autores de 10 patentes, varias licencias de derechos, más de 300 comunicaciones a congresos nacionales e internacionales y hemos publicado más de 200 artículos científicos. Algunas de los artículos de investigación publicados en revistas y libros de reconocido prestigio son los siguientes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

Speciation Features of Ferdinandcohnia quinoae sp. nov to Adapt to the Plant Host. Journal of Molecular Evolution 92: 169-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-024-10164-1

Differential response of blueberry to the application of bacterial inoculants to improve yield, organoleptic qualities and concentration of bioactive compounds. Microbiological Research 278: 127544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2023.127544

Juvenile Plant–Microbe Interactions Modulate the Adaptation and Response of Forest Seedlings to Rapid Climate Change. Plants 13 (2): 175. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13020175

2023

Complete Genome Sequences of the Species Type Strains Sinorhizobium garamanticum LMG 24692 and Sinorhizobium numidicum LMG 27395 and CIP 109850. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12 (6). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00251-23

Frankia alni Carbonic Anhydrase Regulates Cytoplasmic pH of Nitrogen-Fixing Vesicles. International journal of molecular sciences 24 (11): 9162. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24119162

Exploring the Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, and Antimicrobial Capacity of Phenolics from Blueberries and Sweet Cherries. Applied Sciences 13 (10): 6348. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13106348

Enhancing climate change resilience in agricultural crops. Current Biology 33 (23): R1246-R1261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.028

L-phenylalanine in potato onion (Allium cepa var. aggregatum G. Don) root exudates mediates neighbor detection and trigger physio-morphological root responses of tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1056629

Enhance of tomato production and induction of changes on the organic profile mediated by Rhizobium biofortification. Frontiers in Microbiology 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1235930

Diversity of Culture Microorganisms from Portuguese Sweet Cherries. Life 13 (12). https://doi.org/10.3390/life13122323

Cost-Effective Cultivation of Native PGPB Sinorhizobium Strains in a Homemade Bioreactor for Enhanced Plant Growth. Bioengineering 10 (8): 960. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10080960

New insight into the bark beetle Ips typographus bacteriome reveals unexplored diversity potentially beneficial to the host. 2023. Environmental Microbiome 18 (1): 53 10.1186/s40793-023-00510-z.

Effect of Rhizobium mechanisms in improving tolerance to saline stress in lettuce plants. 2023. Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture10: 89 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-023-00463-y

Global Map of Specialized Metabolites Encoded in Prokaryotic Plasmids. 2023. Microbiology spectrum 11 (4): e0152323 10.1128/spectrum.01523-23

Microbiome specificity and fluxes between two distant plant taxa in Iberian forests. 2023. Environmental Microbiome 18: 64 10.1186/s40793-023-00520-x

Ferranicluibacter rubi gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of family Rhizobiaceae isolated from stems of elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius Schott) in Northwest Spain. 2023. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Vol. 73, Núm. 4. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005789

Laser Microdissection of Woody and Suberized Plant Tissues for RNA-Seq Analysis. 2023. Molecular Biotechnology, Vol. 65, Núm. 3, pp. 419-432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-022-00542-9

Definition of the symbiovar viciae in the species Rhizobium azibense and biogeographic implications. 2023. Archives of Microbiology, Vol. 205, Núm. 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-03330-w

2022

Comparative Genomics of the Genus Pseudomonas Reveals Host-and Environment-Specific Evolution. 2022. Microbiology Spectrum e02370-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02370-22

Endophytic Bosea spartocytisi sp. nov. coexists with rhizobia in root nodules of Spartocytisus supranubius growing in soils of Teide National Park (Canary Islands). 2022. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 126374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2022.126374

Endophytic fungi from kale ( Brassica oleracea var. acephala) modify roots-glucosinolate profile and promote plant growth in cultivated Brassica species. First description of Pyrenophora gallaeciana. 2022. Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 981507. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.981507

Diversity and phylogeny of the bacterial strains isolated from nodules of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) in Iran. 2022. FEMS Microbiology Letters 369 (1): fnac045. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnac045

Rhizobium croatiense sp. nov. and Rhizobium redzepovicii sp. nov., two new species isolated from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris in Croatia. 2022. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 45 (3): 126317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2022.126317

The Fight against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Current Status of Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents. 2022. Pathogens 11 (10): 1178. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101178

Unveiling the genomic potential of Pseudomonas type strains for discovering new natural products. 2022. Microbial Genomics. 8 (2): 758. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000758

Evolution and predicted functions of the microbiota of the medium-slow growing chicken during the first 4 weeks of chick development. 2022. Annals of Applied Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12760

2021

Mechanisms of Action of Microbial Biocontrol Agents against Botrytis cinerea. 2021. Journal of Fungi 7 (12): 1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7121045

Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Doughs in Spain Produce Dextrans and Riboflavin. 2021. Foods, 10(9): 2004. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10092004

Role of QseG membrane protein in beneficial enterobacterial interactions with plants and Mesorhizobia. 2021. Journal of Plant Interactions, 16 (1): 510-521. https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2021.2000050

Laser Microdissection of Specific Stem-Base Tissue Types from Olive Microcuttings for Isolation of High-Quality RNA. 2021. Biology, 10(3): 209. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10030209

High-throughput molecular technologies for unraveling the mystery of soil microbial community: challenges and future prospects. 2021. Heliyon, 7(10): e08142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08142

Approaches for the amelioration of adverse effects of drought stress on crop plants. 2021. Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition), 26 (10): 928-947. https://doi.org/10.52586/4998

Overview of the bacterial mechanisms in the managements of salt stress in crops. 2021. Agronomy 11 (9): 1759. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091759

Identification of Canola Roots Endophytic Bacteria and Analysis of Their Potential as Biofertilizers for Canola Crops with Special Emphasis on Sporulating Bacteria. 2021. Agronomy 11 (9): 1796. https://doi.org/10.3390/ agronomy11091796

Phylogenomic analyses of the genus Pseudomonas lead to the rearrangement of several species and the definition of new genera. 2021. Biology 10 (8): 782. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10080782

Connecting the Lab and the Field: Genome Analysis of Phyllobacterium and Rhizobium Strains and Field Performance on Two Vegetable Crops. 2021. Agronomy 11 (6): 1124. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/agronomy11061124

Bacterial fertilizers based on Rhizobium laguerreae and Bacillus halotolerans enhance Cichorium endivia L. phenolic compound contents, food quality and plant development. 2021. Foods 10 (2): 424. doi.org/10.3390/foods10020424

A new perspective of Pseudomonas-host interactions: distribution and potential ecological functions of the genus Pseudomonas within the bark beetle holobiont. 2021. Biology 10: 164. doi.org/10.3390/biology10020164

Yield response of common bean to co-inoculation with Rhizobium and Pseudomonas endophytes and microscopic evidence of different colonised spaces inside the nodule. 2021. European Journal of Agronomy 122: 126187. 10.1016/j.eja.2020.126187

Yeast Biodiversity in Fermented Doughs and Raw Cereal Matrices and the Study of Technological Traits of Selected Strains Isolated in Spain. 2021. Microorganisms 9 (1): 47. 10.3390/microorganisms9010047

Defining the Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex. 2021. Genes 12 (1): 111. doi.org/10.3390/genes12010111

2020

Analysis of the interaction between Pisum sativum L. and Rhizobium laguerreae strains nodulating this legume in Northwest Spain. 2021. Plants 9 (12): 1755. doi.org/10.3390/plants9121755

Selection of the root endophyte Pseudomonas brassicacearum CDVBN10 as plant growth promoter for Brassica napus crops. 2020. Agronomy 10 (11): 1788. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111788

Genome Analysis and Genomic Comparison of the Novel Species Arthrobacter ipsi Reveal Its Potential Protective Role in Its Bark Beetle Host. 2020. Microbial Ecology. 10.1007/s00248-020-01593-8

Comparative eco-physiology revealed extensive enzymatic curtailment, lipases production and strong conidial resilience of the bat pathogenic fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans.2020. Scientific Reports 10 (1): 16530. 10.1038/s41598-020-73619-7

Bacteria Belonging to Pseudomonas typographi sp. nov. from the Bark Beetle Ips typographus Have Genomic Potential to Aid in the Host Ecology. 2020. Insects 11 (9): 593. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090593

Rhizobium laguerreae improves productivity and phenolic compounds content of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) under saline-stress conditions. 2020. Foods 9 (9): 1166. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9091166

Genome Analysis of Endobacterium cerealis, a Novel Genus and Species Isolated from Zea mays Roots in North Spain. 2020. Microorganisms 8 (6): 939. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060939

Increase in phenolic compounds of Coriandrum sativum L. after the application of a Bacillus halotolerans biofertilizer. 2020. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 100 (6): 2742-2749. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10306

The promiscuity of Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean) for nodulation with rhizobia: a review. 2020. WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY 36 (5): 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-020-02839-w

Identification of Species and Subspecies of Lactic Acid Bacteria Present in Spanish Cheeses Type “Torta” by MALDI-TOF MS and pheS gene Analyses. 2020. Microorganisms 8 (2): 301. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/2/301

Serratia vespertilionis (García-Fraile et al. 2015) is a later heterotypic synonym of Serratia ficaria (Grimont et al. 1981). 2020. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003996

Plant Growth Promotion Abilities of Phylogenetically Diverse Mesorhizobium Strains: Effect in the Root Colonization and Development of Tomato Seedlings. 2020. Microorganisms 8 (3): 412. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030412

High taxonomic diversity of Micromonospora strains isolated from Medicago sativa nodules in Western Spain and Australia. 2020. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 43 (1): 126043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2019.126043

The Mimosoid tree Leucaena leucocephala can be nodulated by the symbiovar genistearum of Bradyrhizobium canariense. 2020. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 43 (1): 126041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2019.126041

History and current taxonomic status of genus Agrobacterium. 2020. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 43 (1): 126046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2019.126046

Plant growth-promoting potential of bacteria associated to pioneer plants from an active volcanic site of Chiapas (Mexico). 2020. Applied Soil Ecology 146: 103390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.103390

2019

The ant Lasius niger is a new source of bacterial enzymes with biotechnological potential for bleaching dye. 2019. Scientific Reports 9: 15217. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51669-w

Legumes display common and host-specific responses to the rhizobial cellulase CelC2 during primary symbiotic infection. 2019. Scientific Reports 9: 13907. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50337-3

Genome Insights into the Novel Species Microvirga brassicacearum, a Rapeseed Endophyte with Biotechnological Potential. 2019. Microorganisms 7: 354. https://10.3390/microorganisms7090354

The N-fixing legume Periandra mediterranea constrains the invasion of an exotic grass (Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv) by altering soil N cycling. 2019. Scientific Reports 9: 11033. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47380-5

Phaseolus vulgaris is nodulated by the symbiovar viciae of several genospecies of Rhizobium laguerreae complex in a Spanish region where Lens culinaris is the traditionally cultivated legume. 2019. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 42 (2): 240-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2018.10.009

Mealworm frass as a potential biofertilizer and abiotic stress tolerance-inductor in plants. 2019. Applied Soil Ecology 142: 110-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.04.016

Bacillus safensis subsp. osmophilus subsp. nov., isolated from condensed milk, and description of Bacillus safensis subsp. safensis subsp. nov. 2019. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 69 (1): 189-195. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003126

2018

Probiotic activities of Rhizobium laguerreae on growth and quality of spinach. 2018. Scientific Reports 8: 295. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18632-z

Heterologous expression of rhizobial CelC2 cellulase impairs symbiotic signaling and nodulation in Medicago truncatula. 2018. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 31 (5): 568-575.  https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-11-17-0265-R

On the bright side of a forest pest-the metabolic potential of bark beetles’ bacterial associates. 2018. Science of The Total Environment 619-620: 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.074

Discovery of phloeophagus beetles as a source of Pseudomonas strains that produce potentially new bioactive substances and description of Pseudomonas bohemica sp. nov.2018. Frontiers in Microbiology 9: 913. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00913

Rhizobium and Phyllobacterium bacterial inoculants increase bioactive compounds and quality of strawberries cultivated in field conditions. 2018. Food Research International 111: 416-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.05.059

Serratia strains isolated from the rhizosphere of Raulí (Nothofagus alpina) in volcanic soils harbor PGPR mechanisms and promote Raulí plantlet growth. 2018. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 18 (3): 804-819. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-95162018005002302

2017

Bacillus terrae sp. nov. isolated from Cistus ladanifer rhizosphere soil. 2017. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 (5): 1478-1481.

Plant probiotics bacteria enhance the quality of fruit and horticultural crops. 2017. AIMS Microbiology, 3(3): 483-501.

Mesorhizobium helmanticensis sp. nov. isolated from Lotus corniculatus nodules. 2017. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 (7): 2301-2305.

Rhizobium zeae sp. nov. isolated from maize (Zea mays L.) roots. 2017. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 (7): 2306-2311.

Improvement of saffron production using Curtobacterium herbarum as a bioinoculant under greenhouse conditions. 2017. AIMS Microbiology, 3(3): 354-364.

Mesorhizobium bacterial strains isolated from the legume Lotus corniculatus are an alternative source for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) to obtain bioplastics. 2017. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (21): 17436-17445.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9319-4

2016

Rhizobium as Potential Biofertilizer of Eruca Sativa. 2016. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interaction (Eds.: González-Andrés, Fernando y James, Euan). Edita Springer pp.: 131-142.

Evaluation of bacterial cellulases with potential applications in biotechnological processes of the textile industry. 2016. New Biotechnology 33 (3): 431.

Rhizobium Symbiotic Enzyme Cellulase CelC2: Properties and Applications. 2016. New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Microbial Cellulase System Properties and Applications (Ed.: Vijai Kumar Gupta). Edita Elsevier pp.: 81-90.

2015

Calcofluor white, an alternative to propidium iodide for plant tissues staining in studies of root colonization by fluorescent – tagged rhizobia. 2015. Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology 2(1): 65-70.

Revision of the taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium lupini and reclassification as Bradyrhizobium lupini comb. nov. 2015. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65: 1213-1219.

Plants probiotics as a tool to produce highly functional fruits: the case of Phyllobacterium and vitamin C in strawberries. 2015. PLOS ONE 10 (4): e0122281.

Biotechnological applications of bacterial cellulases. 2015. AIMS Bioengineering 2 (3): 163-182.

2014

Fontibacillus phaseoli sp. nov. a new species isolated from Phaseolus vulgaris nodules. 2014. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 105 (1): 23-28.

Pseudomonas helmanticensis sp. nov., isolated from a forest soil. 2014. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64: 2338-2345.

2013

Phyllobacterium endophyticum sp. nov. isolated from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris in Northern Spain. 2013. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63: 821-826.

Plums (Prunus domestica L.) are a good source of yeasts producing organic acids of industrial interest from glycerol. 2013. Food Chemistry 139: 31-34.

Nitrogen Fixing Endosymbiotic Bacteria: Old Chaps and New Findings. 2013. BENEFICIAL PLANT-MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS: ECOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS. Pp: 1-19. ISBN: 9781466587175.

Use of Rhizobium leguminosarumas a potential biofertilizer for Lactuca sativa and Daucus carota crops. 2013. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 176: 876-882.

Mass Spectrometry as a tool for differentiation of Bradyrhizobium species: application to the identification of Lupinus nodulating strains. 2013. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 36: 565-571.

2012

Herbaspirillum canariense sp. nov., Herbaspirillum aurantiacum sp. nov. and Herbaspirillum soli sp. nov., three new species isolated in Tenerife (Canary Islands). 2012. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62: 1300-1306.

Phyllobacterium endophyticum sp. nov. isolated from nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris in Northern Spain. 2012. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. (doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.038497-0).

Rhizobium promotes non-legumes growth and quality in several production steps: towards a biofertilization of edible raw vegetables healthy for the man. 2012. PLOS ONE 7 (5): e38122.

Role of Rhizobium endoglucanasa CelC2 in cellulose biosynthesis and biofilm formation on plant roots and abiotic surfaces. 2012. Microbial Cell Factories 11: 125.

El empleo de inoculantes bacterianos mejora el rendimiento de los cultivos hortícolas. 2012. Horticultura 303: 56-59.

Utilización de Rhizobium como biofertilizante en arroz. 2012. NUTRICIÓN MINERAL DE LAS PLANTAS COMO BASE DE UNA AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE. Pp.: 397-400. ISBN-10: 84-695-5571-5.

Rhizobium leguminosarum es un potencial biofertilizante de Lactuca sativa y Daucus carota.2012. NUTRICIÓN MINERAL DE LAS PLANTAS COMO BASE DE UNA AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE. Pp.: 414-420. ISBN-10: 84-695-5571-5.

Xylanimonas. 2012. “The Actinobacteria” Bergey´s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. (Michael Goodfellow, Peter Kämpfer, Hans-Jürgen Busse, Martha Trujillo, Ken-ichiro Suzuki, Wolfgang Ludwig and William B. Whitman; Editors). I. S. B. N. 0-387-95042-7.

2011

The Path of Rhizobia: From a Free-living soil bacterium to root nodulation. 2011.ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF NITROGEN METABOLISM IN PLANTS, First Edition (Joe C. Polacco and Christopher D. Todd, Editors.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Chapter 8, Pp.: 167-194.ISBN: 978-0-8138-1649-4.

The celC gene, a new phylogenetic marker useful for taxonomic studies in Rhizobium. 2011. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 34 (6): 393-399.

Proteobacteria forming nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with higher plants. 2011. Phylogeny, Metabolic Diversity and Ecological Effects (Maria L. Sezenna, Editors.). Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp.: 37-56.ISBN: 978-1-61761-810-9.

Characterization of root-nodulating bacteria associated to Prosopis farcta growing in the arid regions of Tunisia. 2011. Archives of Microbiology 193 (6): 385- 397.

MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry is a fast and reliable platform for identification and ecological studies of species from Family Rhizobiaceae. 2011. PLOS ONE 6 (5): e20223.

Taxonomía y Filogenia de los rhizobia. 2011. Fundamentos y aplicaciones agroambientales de las interacciones beneficiosas plantas-microorganismos (M. Megías, R. Rivilla, M.J. Soto, M. J. Delgado, E. González, P. F. Mateos, M. León, B. Rodelas y E. J. Bedmar, Editors.). Edita la Sociedad Española de Fijación de Nitrógeno (SEFIN), España, Chapter 17, Pp.: 255-267. ISBN: 978-84-614-7364-9.

2010

Strains nodulating Lupinus albus in different continents belong to several new chromosomal and symbiotic lineages within Bradyrhizobium. 2010. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology 97: 363-376.

Identification of a 70 bp insert in rrs gene of Rhizobium leguminosarum nodulating several legumes in Salamanca phylogenetically close to that of R. tropici IIA. 2010. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Plant-Associated Microorganisms (Manuel Becana, editor); SEFIN, CSIC y Universidad de Zaragoza. Depósito legal: Hu. 212/ 2010; Pp.: 47-48.

Taxonomic perspective of bacteria involved in legume symbiotic nitrogen fixation: from a free-living soil bacterium to root nodulation. 2010. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Plant-Associated Microorganisms (Manuel Becana, editor); SEFIN, CSIC y Universidad de Zaragoza. Depósito legal: Hu. 212/ 2010; Pp.: 19-20.

The celC gene: a new taxonomic marker for the genus Rhizobium. 2010. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Plant-Associated Microorganisms (Manuel Becana, editor); SEFIN, CSIC y Universidad de Zaragoza. Depósito legal: Hu. 212/ 2010; Pp.: 39-40.

Root colonization and growth promotion of tomato and pepper seedlings by Rhizobium leguminosarum isolated from peat. 2010. Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Plant-Associated Microorganisms (Manuel Becana, editor); SEFIN, CSIC y Universidad de Zaragoza. Depósito legal: Hu. 212/ 2010; Pp.: 235-236.

Phaseolus vulgaris is nodulated in Northern Spain by Rhizobium leguminosarum strains harboring two nodC alleles present in American Rhizobium etli strains: biogeographical and evolutionary implications. 2010. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 56 (8): 657-666.

Analysis of core genes supports the reclassification of strains Agrobacterium radiobacter K84 and Agrobacterium tumefaciens AKE10 into species Rhizobium rhizogenes. 2010. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 33 (5):247-251.

Bacteria involved in nitrogen-fixing legume symbiosis: Current Taxonomic Perspective. 2010. MICROBES FOR LEGUME IMPROVEMENT (Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Javed Musarrat, Editors.). ISBN: 978-3-211-99752-9. SpringerWienNewYork; Springer-Verlag/Wien, printed in Germany; Pp.: 1-25.

Los Rhizobia: Biofertilizantes para leguminosas y no leguminosas. 2010. Tierras de Castilla y León 173: 78-85.

2009

Multilocus sequence analysis of the genus Bradyrhizobium. 2009. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 32: 101-110.

Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi sp. nov. and Bradyrhizobium jicamae sp. nov., isolated from effective nodules of Pachyrhizus erosus. 2009. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 59: 1929-1934.

Rhizobia from Lanzarote, the Canary Islands, that nodulate Phaseolus vulgaris have characteristics in common with Sinorhizobium meliloti from mainland Spain. 2009. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75(8): 2354-2359.

Acinetobacter strains IH9 and OCI1, two rhizospheric phosphate solubilizing isolates able to promote plant growth, constitute a new genomovar of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.2009. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 32 (5): 334-341.

Taxonomy of bacteria nodulating legumes: A review. 2009. Microbiology Insights 2: 51-69.

Phylogenetic diversity of fast-growing bacteria isolated from superficial water of Lake Martel, a saline subterranean lake in Mallorca Island (Spain) formed by filtration from the Mediterranean Sea through underground rocks. 2009. Advances Studies in Biology 1(7): 333-344.

Alternativas a la fertilización química de los cereales. 2009. Tierras de Castilla y León 161: 30-41.

2008

Saccharibacillus sacchari gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel member of the family Paenibacillaceaeisolated from sugarcane. 2008. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58(8): 1850-1854.

Cohnella phaseoli sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Phaseolus coccineus in Spain, and emended description of the genus Cohnella. 2008. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58(8): 1855-1859.

Genetic diversity of endophytic bacteria which could be find in the apoplastic sap of the medullary parenchym of the stem of healthy sugarcane plants. 2008. Journal of Basic Microbiology 48 (2): 118-124.

Stable low molecular weight RNA (LMW RNA) profiling showed variations within S. melilotiand S. medicae nodulating different legumes from the alfalfa cross-inoculation group. 2008. FEMS Microbiology Letters 282(2): 273-281.

Microbiology Insights: a new journal is born. 2008. Microbiology Insights 2008 (1): 1-2.

Revision of the taxonomic status of the species Rhizobium leguminosarum (Frank 1879) Frank 1889, R. phaseoli Dangeard 1926^AL and R. trifolii Dangeard 1926^AL. R. trifolii is a later synonym of R. leguminosarum. Reclassification of the strain Rhizobium leguminosarumDSM 30132^T (=NCIMB 11478^T) into the new species Rhizobium pisi sp. nov. 2008. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58: 2484-2490.

Paenibacillus castaneae sp. nov., isolated from the phyllosphere of Castanea sativa Miller.2008. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58: 2560-2564.

Chickpea rhizobia symbiosis genes are highly conserved across multiple Mesorhizobiumspecies. 2008. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 66: 391-400.

Los rhizobia: Biofertilizantes alternativos al abonado nitrogenado químico. 2008. Tierras de Castilla y León 150: 40-49.

2007

Characterization of xylanolytic bacteria present in the bract phyllosphere of the date palm Phoenix dactylifera. 2007. Letters in Applied Microbiology 44 (2): 181-187

Phosphate solubilizing rhizobia originating from Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella grown in a Spanish soil. 2007. DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES (Velázquez-Pérez E.; Rodríguez-Barrueco C., Eds.). I. S. B. N.: 978-1-4020-4019-1. Springer; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Vol. 102; Pp: 149-156.

Effect of inoculation with a strain of Pseudomonas fragi in the growth and phosphorous content of strawberry plants. 2007. DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES (Velázquez-Pérez E.; Rodríguez-Barrueco C., Eds.). I. S. B. N.: 978-1-4020-4019-1. Springer; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Vol. 102; Pp: 309-315.

Phaseolus lunatus is nodulated by a phosphate solubilizing strain of Sinorhizobium meliloti in a Peruvian soil. 2007. DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES (Velázquez-Pérez E.; Rodríguez-Barrueco C., Eds.). I. S. B. N.: 978-1-4020-4019-1. Springer; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Vol. 102; Pp: 143-147.

Microorganisms with capacity for phosphate solubilization in Dão red wine (Portugal). 2007. DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES (Velázquez-Pérez E.; Rodríguez-Barrueco C., Eds.). I. S. B. N.: 978-1-4020-4019-1. Springer; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Vol. 102; Pp: 245-248.

Solubilization of phosphate by a strain of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii isolated from Phaseolus vulgaris in El Chaco Arido soil (Argentina). 2007. DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES (Velázquez-Pérez E.; Rodríguez-Barrueco C., Eds.). I. S. B. N.: 978-1-4020-4019-1. Springer; Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Vol. 102; Pp: 135-138.

Ochrobactrum cytisi sp. nov. Isolated from nodules of Cytisus scoparius in Spain. 2007. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 57: 784-788.

Rhizobium cellulosilyticum sp. nov. isolated from sawdust of Populus alba. 2007. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 57: 844-848.

Alcanivorax balearicus sp. nov. isolated from lake Martel. 2007. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 57: 1331-1335.

Strains of Mesorhizobium amorphae and M. tianshanense carrying symbiotic genes of common chickpea endosymbiotic species constitute a novel biovar (ciceri) able to nodulate Cicer arietinum. 2007. Letters in Applied Microbiology 44 (4): 412-418.

Reclassification of Pseudomonas aurantiaca as Pseudomonas chlororaphis and proposal of three subspecies, P. chlororaphis subsp. chlororaphis subsp. nov., P. chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens subsp. nov. and Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca subsp. nov. 2007. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 57: 1286-1290.

Genetic characterization of fast-growing rhizobia able to nodulate Prosopis alba in North-Spain. 2007. FEMS Microbiology Letters 277 (2): 210-216.

2006

Acetobacter oeni sp. nov. isolated from spoiled red wine. 2006. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56: 21-24.

A new approach for separating LMW RNA molecules by staircase electrophoresis in non-sequencing gels. 2006.Electrophoresis 27 (9): 1732-1738.

Photobacterium halotolerans sp. nov. isolated from Martel lake in Spain. 2006. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 56: 1067-1071.

Differential effects of coinoculations with Pseudomonas jessenii PS06 (a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium) and Mesorhizobium ciceri C-2/2 strains on the growth and seed yield of chickpea under greenhouse and field conditions. 2006. Plant and Soil 287 (1-2): 43-50.

Biodiversity of populations of phosphate solubilizing rhizobia that nodulates chickpea in different Spanish soils. 2006.Plant and Soil 287 (1-2): 23-33.

A two primers random amplified polymorphic DNA procedure to obtain polymerase chain reaction fingerprints of bacterial species. 2001. Electrophoresis 22: 1086-1089.