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Environmental Bacterial Microbiology

Agustín Probanza Lobo (IP)

Associate Professor

J-5201-2012

0000-0002-2024-5457

a.probanza@ceu.es

PHONE NUMBER

+34 616113212

Other group members

Pedro Antonio Jiménez Gómez

Associate Professor

Marina Robas Mora

Assistant Professor

Daniel González Reguero

Researcher

Research lines

  • Soil bioremediation (PGPRs and plants)
  • Antibiotic resistance of microbial communities
  • Microbiome of ecosystems

Representative publications

  • Gonzalez-Reguero, Daniel; Robas-Mora, Marina; Fernandez-Pastrana, Vanesa M; Probanza-Lobo, Agustin; Jimenez-Gomez, Pedro Antonio (2023) Reduced Antibiotic Resistance in the Rhizosphere of Lupinus albus in Mercury-Contaminated Soil Mediated by the Addition of PGPB. Biology-Basel. 12 (6): 801- – 2023-06-01 12(6), DOI: 10.3390/biology12060801
  • Robas Mora, Marina; Fernandez Pastrana, Vanesa M; Oliva, Laura Luna Gutierrez; Lobo, Agustin Probanza; Jimenez Gomez, Pedro A (2023) Plant growth promotion of the forage plant Lupinus albus Var. Orden Dorado using Pseudomonas agronomica sp. nov. and Bacillus pretiosus sp. nov. added over a valorized agricultural biowaste. Frontiers In Microbiology. 13 1046201- – 2023-01-26 13(), DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1046201
  • Gonzalez, Daniel; Robas, Marina; Fernandez, Vanesa; Barcena, Marta; Probanza, Agustin; Jimenez, Pedro A (2022) Comparative Metagenomic Study of Rhizospheric and Bulk Mercury-Contaminated Soils in the Mining District of Almadén. Frontiers In Microbiology. 13 797444- – 2022-03-07 13(), DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.797444
  • Mora, Marina Robas; Gomez, Pedro Antonio Jimenez; Reguero, Daniel Gonzalez; Probanza, A (2022) Effect of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria on Biometrical Parameters and Antioxidant Enzymatic Activities of Lupinus albus var. Orden Dorado under Mercury Stress. Frontiers In Microbiology. 13 891882- – 2022-06-22 13(), DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.891882
  • Gonzalez-Reguero, Daniel; Robas-Mora, Marina; Probanza, Agustin; Jimenez, Pedro A  (2022) Evaluation of the oxidative stress alleviation in Lupinus albus var. orden Dorado by the inoculation of four plant growth-promoting bacteria and their mixtures in mercury-polluted soils. Frontiers In Microbiology. 13 907557- – 2022-09-29 13(), DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.907557
  • Robas Mora, Marina; Fernandez Pastrana, Vanesa M; Gonzalez Reguero, Daniel; Gutierrez Oliva, Laura L; Probanza Lobo, Agustin; Jimenez Gomez, Pedro A (2022) Oxidative stress protection and growth promotion activity of Pseudomonas mercuritolerans sp. nov., in forage plants under mercury abiotic stress conditions. Frontiers In Microbiology. 13 1032901- – 2022-12-06 13(), DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1032901
  • Robas Mora, Marina; Fernandez Pastrana, Vanesa M; Probanza Lobo, Agustin; Jimenez Gomez, Pedro A (2022) Valorization as a biofertilizer of an agricultural residue leachate: Metagenomic characterization and growth promotion test by PGPB in the forage plant Medicago sativa (alfalfa). Frontiers In Microbiology. 13 1048154- – 2022-12-22 13(), DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1048154

Grants

  • Marina Robas Mora (2022-2025) RESBIOF. Valorizacion y reciclado de residuos vegetales agrícolas y mejora microbiológica con PGPBs para el desarrollo de biofertilizantes y de sistemas agrícolas sostenibles. AEI-MCIU. Referencia. TED2021-132285A-I00
  • Aba Rincón (2023-2026). TUBERLINKS Evaluación de la biodiversidad y las relaciones suelo-planta en sistemas productores de trufa para el óptimo manejo y gestión de sus producciones AEI-MCIU. Referencia. PID2022-1364780B-C31
  • Parladé X (IP), Rincón A (co-IP), Probanza A (2019-2022) Diseño e implementación de sistemas multiproductivos sostenibles en truficultura y análisis de los servicios ecosistémicos asociados. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. RTI2018-093907-B-C22.

Patents

  • Gutierrez Mañero FJ, Probanza A (2000) Bacillus pumilus (B3, CECT 5105) and Bacillus licheniformis (B12, CECT 5106) stimulants of plant growth and producers of gibberellins. PCT: bacteria that produce gibberellins and stimulants of plant growth. Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU. Company/Institution: AMC Chemical (under exploitation).
  • Jiménez Gómez PA, Llinares Pinel F, Redondo P (2009) Pseudomonas sp. Pme707 CECT 7314 competent to promote microbial growth mediated by Quorum Sensing and plant as a producer of auxins in oil residues from food industry. Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU. Company/Institution: CIFOR-INIA.

Relevant methods

  • Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
  • Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
  • Next Gen Sequencing (NGS) data analysis
  • Bacterial transformation by electroporation
  • Detection and characterization of β-lactamas
  • Cenoantibiogram: Antibiogram of microbial communities
  • Evaluation of plant growth promoting capacities
  • PGPR strain characterization
  • Characterisation of antibiotic resistance mechanisms

Collaborations with other national and international research groups

  • Ana Rincón  (Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, CSIC, Madrid)
  • Caridad Pérez de los Reyes y Pablo L. Higueras Higueras (Institute of Applied Geology, UCLM, IGeA-UCLM)
  • Fernando Llera Cid (CICYTEX)
  • María Luisa Sandalio (EEZ, CSIC)