• Microbiology
    of water related
    to the health

    Our research focuses on the study of the transmission

    of waterborne infections.

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Research Projects

Detection of pathogens and indicators

Horizontal gene transfer

Microbial diversity in aquatic environments

Quorum sensing in bacteria

Main team

Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistictics. Section Microbiology, Virology and Biotechnology.

Anicet R. Blanch

Anicet R. Blanch

Maite Muniesa

Maite Muniesa

Joan Tomas Magaña

Joan Tomas Magaña

Susana Merino

Susana Merino

Cristina Garcia

Cristina Garcia

Elisenda Ballesté Pau

Elisenda Ballesté Pau

Lorena Rodríguez Rubio

Lorena Rodríguez Rubio

Joan Jofre (Emeritus)

Joan Jofre (Emeritus)

Francisco Lucena (†)

Francisco Lucena (†)

Projects

Publications

Collaborations

News

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Jan 2026

PHAGE TECHNOLOGY AS A NITRIFICATION INHIBITOR. ITS INFLUENCE ON SOIL QUALITY AND HEALTH

PHAGE TECHNOLOGY AS A NITRIFICATION INHIBITOR. ITS INFLUENCE ON SOIL QUALITY AND HEALTH

Dr. Maite Muniesa and other members of the MARS group have received the project "Phage technology as an inhibitor of nitrification. Su influencia en la calidad y sal...

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Mar 2023

Dr. Maite Muniesa has received the distinction Icrea Acadèmia 2022

Dr. Maite Muniesa has received the distinction Icrea Acadèmia 2022

Dr. Maite Muniesa, coordinator of the Microbiology section, and member of the MARS group has received the distinction with the ICREA Academia 2022 recognition, for her sc...

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21

Feb 2023

FAGONIT: Phage technology as a nitrification inhibitor applied to the generation of nitrogen fertilizers

FAGONIT: Phage technology as a nitrification inhibitor applied to the generation of nitrogen fertilizers

Research on the promising bacteriophage fiNF-1 continues with a new three-year public-private collaboration project, funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, to...

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