Microbiology
Microbiota genomics, rhizobia, bacterial signalling and functional characterization.
Genomics and Molecular Ecology, Rhizobia–Soybean Interactions, Second Messengers
Molecular biology
Nucleic-acid handling, vectors and molecular approaches in viruses and plants.
Virology
Arenaviruses, baculoviruses, viral pathogenesis and plant viruses.
Molecular Virology, Viral Pathogenesis, Plant Virology and Biotechnology
Genomics and bioinformatics
Comparative genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics and ANI analyses linked to ST services when available.
Plant biotechnology
Citrus transformation and editing; root biology and symbiosis.
Vaccines and diagnostics
Pertussis diagnostics, OMVs and vaccine platforms under development.
Plant–microbe interaction
Symbiosis, inoculants and PGPR.
Rhizobia–Soybean Interactions, Root Biology, Genomics and Molecular Ecology