Molecular Genetics of Plant-bacteria Interaction
Cayo Ramos Rodriguez. crr@uma.es & Luis Rodriguez Moreno. lgrodriguez@uma.es
The line of research carried out in our group is aimed at the identification and characterization of the genetic factors that determine pathogenicity, virulence and host specificity in pathogenic bacteria of woody plants, using olive pathogenic Pseudomonas savastanoi (pv . savastanoi), oleander (pv. nerii), ash (pv. fraxini), broom (pv. retacarpa) and dipladenia (pv. madevillae). The ultimate goal is to gain a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the development and prevention of plant diseases in order to develop control strategies for the prevention of diseases that affect these crops. To do this, we use different approaches and methodological approaches such as microbiology, plant pathology, molecular genetics, genomics and bioinformatics.
Photo: from left to right, Luis Rodríguez-Moreno, Hilario Domínguez (Master's student), Adrián Pintado (postdoctoral student), Carla Lavado (FPI predoctoral student), Cayo Ramos and Alba Moreno (postdoctoral student)
Photo: from left to right, Luis Rodríguez-Moreno, Hilario Domínguez (Master's student), Adrián Pintado (postdoctoral student), Carla Lavado (FPI predoctoral student), Cayo Ramos and Alba Moreno (postdoctoral student)
Photo: from left to right, Luis Rodríguez-Moreno, Hilario Domínguez (Master's student), Adrián Pintado (postdoctoral student), Carla Lavado (FPI predoctoral student), Cayo Ramos and Alba Moreno (postdoctoral student)