“what is essential is invisible to the eye”
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Microorganisms are too small to be seen by the naked eye but despite their small size, they are the most abundant living beings on Earth. They are present in the sea, lakes, soils, over plant and animal surfaces, and associated with animal glands and guts.
Research
Microbial diversity and antagonistic interactions My research focuses mainly on the study of microbial diversity. Microbes are everywhere and they are highly diverse. In a few gram of soil or in a litter of sea water there are more microbes…
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2025 Bacteriocin-Producing Enterococci Modulate Cheese Microbial Diversity C Teso-Pérez, A López-Gazcón, JM Peralta-Sánchez, M Martínez-Bueno, E Valdivia, ME Fárez-Vidal, AM Martín-Platero Microbial Ecology doi: 10.1007/s00248-025-02491-7 2024 Colouration of the uropygial secretion in starling nestlings: a possible role of bacteria in…
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Current Lab members Antonio M. Martin Platero Associate Professor Microbial diversity and microbial interactions Eva Valdivia Professor Antimicrobial peptides applications as food preservatives and lactic acid bacteria probiotics Mercedes Maqueda Professor New applications for the enterocin AS-48:…
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