End seminar with PhD student Daniela Gómez Martínez, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Focus for Daniela’s PhD-project has been how freshwater microorganisms respond and acclimate to pesticides, see more below. Her main supervisor has been Natàlia Corcoll and examiner is Angela Wulff, both at BioEnv. Daniela will defend her thesis on October 24.
Short abstract
Rivers, and the freshwater microorganisms that inhabit them, are increasingly affected by human activities and pollution. This thesis investigates how these microorganisms respond and acclimate to pesticides at both cellular and community levels, and examines the presence and characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in a high-flow Scandinavian river. Combining single-organism and community approaches in laboratory and field settings, it integrates metagenomics, transcriptomics, phenotypic, and chemical profiling tools to reveal molecular mechanisms, cellular responses, community shifts, and ecologically or clinically relevant genes in freshwater microbial communities exposed to pesticides, agriculture, and urban activities.