PHOTOBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS (FYBOA) RNM295

Description

Research group composed of qualified personnel whose main scientific activity focuses on two areas: photobiology and the biotechnology of aquatic organisms. Their results have potential industrial applications in sectors such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and aquaculture.

Research Topics

Photoecophysiology of macroalgae and microalgae. Climate change in water systems.
Biotechnology of the biofiltration of effluents (fish and pig farms) by means of algae.
Photoprotectors, antioxidants and immunostimulants of algae: marine cosmeceutic.
Prophylaxis of diseases in aquaculture. Factors of immunogenic virulence.
Biocontrol of aquaculture pathogens by natural means. Probiotics
Improvement of the health of aquatic organisms through the use of functional diets.
Study of the intestinal barrier of aquatic organisms. Implication of the microbiota.
Restoration of marine macrophytes.
Mapping of littoral communities.

Scientific-Technical Services

Monitoring solar irradiance in visible and ultraviolet range. Spectrum of biological action.
Assessment and tests of new photoprotector substances.
Tests on antioxidant capacity of substances of plant origins.
Biofiltration of effluents (fish and pig farms) by means of algae.
Assessment of the use of the biomass of biofiltrator algae as functional fodder.
Bacteriological diagnosis of pathogens.
Biocontrol strategies: characterization of potential probiotics.
Evaluation of the immune response and preparation of vaccines.
Characterization of the microbiota of animal, environmental and clinical samples.
Study of gene expression by molecular methods.
Assessment of ecological status using indices based on marine macrophytes
Feasibility tests for marine macrophyte restoration actions.