LGBM - Laboratory of Genetics and Microbial Biotechnology

Research Lines

Biotechnology, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, phenomics, and genetic improvement of microorganisms and algae.

Structure and equipment

With an area of 224 m2, it has a Hamilton pipetting robot, real-time PCR system, Spectramax M3 microplate reader, binocular and trinocular microscopes, fluorescence stereomicroscope, FE-SEM Zeiss Sigma HV field emission scanning electron microscope (Gemini column) with transmission module and EDS, critical point apparatus for sample dehydration, metallizer, vacuum concentrator, anaerobic scientific chamber, NanoDrop DNA/RNA analyzer, fermentation reactor, biobalistics system for GMO detection, cytometer, soil shaker, ultrafreezers, 5 B. O.D. CHAMBERS, 8 laminar flow hoods, 6 thermal cyclers, 13 centrifuges, 9 complete electrophoresis systems and 2 photodocumentation systems, refractometers, spectrophotometers, shakers and greenhouses.