RESEARCH LINES

VIRULENCE REGULATION

Phenotypic heterogeneity in bacterial pathogens: molecular mechanisms and their role in plant adaptation

EFFECTORS

Adaptation mechanisms of phytopathogenic bacteria to the plant host

DEFENSE REGULATION

Post-transcriptional and translational regulation of plant defense responses

PLANT PROTECTION

Plant protection using phytochemical and biological agents

We work with the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae and Ralstonia solanacearum in its interaction with model plants such as Arabidopsis or Nicotiana benthamiana, and plants of agronomic interest such as beans and tomatoes. We also investigate the interaction established between the pathogenic bacterium Salmonella and plants.


The lab has numerous national and international collaborations and a dynamic pace of publication of results, and is an excellent environment for postdoctoral researchers and researchers-in-training (PhD students and undergraduates)’.

PREVIOUS LINES OF RESEARCH

SUMO

Plant SUMOylation and its interference by viral pathogens

OLIVO

Olive tree genomics and transcriptomics