The main activities carried out in this lab are:
• isolation and taxonomic characterization of microbial strains
• conservation of microbial collection
• study of polymeric materials biodegradation
• microbial degradation of organic contaminants from wastes waters
• study of microbial antagonism mechanism

The main objective of the lab is to develop chemically modified sensors, biosensors and immunosensors based on a great variety of transducers (electrodes, optical fibers, SPR).
A great part of these sensors are designed and optimized in order to be integrated in flow analysis systems which allow a high throughput and a reduced consume of reagents.
The developed sensors are applied mainly for environmental and food quality control: determination of pesticides, heavy metals, nitrite, nitrate, mycotoxins, glucose, vitamins, antibiotics, etc.

The main research objectives are:
• separation and purification using liquid membranes
• general mechanism of biodegradation process and enzymes involvement
• microbial degradation of organic contaminants from wastes waters
• aerobe biodegradation of polymeric materials to ensure ecological and efficient management

In this lab the research activities are focused on application and development of new bioanalysis optical methods jointly with Sensors & Biosensors Lab.
The developed methods are based on molecular absorption in UV-Vis region, luminescence (fluorescence, chemiluminescence, bioluminescence), surface plasmon resonance (SPR), etc.
Applications: taxonomic identification of microorganisms; development of methods and kits for various biomolecules; evaluation of the microbial contamination, etc