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The symbiosis between soil bacteria
(rhizobia) and leguminous plants (beans, lentils, chickpeas, etc)
provides nitrogen to the plant by nitrogen fixation, thus increasing
yields and reducing the need of environmentally damaging chemical
N-fertilisers. Rhizobia can thus be used as safe seed inoculants in
sustainable and ecological agriculture. Molecular biology approaches
on rhizobia are important for elucidation of the symbiosis
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Concurso para Bolsa de Investigação para Mestre no âmbito do projeto “Evolução de genes simbióticos em rizóbios: mesorizóbios de grão-de-bico como caso de estudo” saber mais
Research Fellowship (Masters) for the project “Evolution of symbiosis genes in rhizobia: chickpea mesorhizobia as case study” read more
Vaga para aluno de Doutoramento
O projecto de tese estará integrado no projecto “Evolução de genes simbióticos em rizóbios: mesorizóbios de grão-de-bico como caso de estudo”. saber mais
Vacancy for a PhD Student
The thesis project is part of a research project “Evolution of symbiosis genes in rhizobia: chickpea mesorhizobia as case study”. read more
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Upcoming Seminars (PhD Program in Biology):
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Our group is interested in
the study of the biodiversity and phylogeny of natural populations
of rhizobia from chickpea and other leguminous plants, using a
molecular biology approach.
We are also interested in the selection of native rhizobia, both
efficient and adapted to local conditions, crucial for the
improvement of inoculants. For that purpose we are evaluating the
phenotypic characteristics of rhizobia strains, mainly symbiotic
efficiency and tolerance to environmental stress including high
temperature, salinity or pH extremes.
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Presently, several students are working in the lab:
-Marta Laranjo "Molecular bases of stress response in symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria". Post-Doc Researcher. FCT fellowship in course since May 2007.
-Ana Alexandre “Functional analysis of chaperone genes in rhizobia”. Post-Doc Researcher. FCT fellowship in course since April 2011.
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