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Bioreactors for experimental wastewater treatment containing immobilized microalgae (inside polymeric gels) growing under mixotrophic conditions (light and dark periods).

Noga Bashan (L) and Ivonne Cruz (R) measuring growth parameters in a photobioreactor with domestic wastewater containing immobilized microalgae.

Biological treatment of marginal water.

Bioremediation and other advanced wastewater treatments (applied studies).
Microalga-Bacteria interaction (basic studies).

Restoration of dregaded soils

Inoculation of cultivated and wild plants with plant growth-promoting bacteria (basic studies).
Bacterial inoculants and mixed inoculants to enhance plant growth (applied studies).
Conservation, revegetation, and restoration of eroded desert soils (basic and applied studies).
Weathering of rock by plants and microorganisms (basic studies).
Mangrove ecosystems: their microbiology, conservation, and restoration (basic and applied studies).
Genetic manipulation and detection of plant growth-promoting bacteria (basic studies).
Application of composts for environmental practices.
Alleviation of salt stress in plant by plant growth-promoting bacteria (basic studies).

Small part of a restored area with mesquite,
palo verde (native trees) and cardon cactus

Other Studies

Cardon Cactus: Conservation of exceptional stands of the giant cardon cactus in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Mangroves: Conservation of arid mangrove ecosystems in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Crawling devil: A mobile desert plant – The rare crawling devil cactus of Baja California, Mexico is potentially threatened
Paramo: Desmid microalgae from lakes in the Andean highland paramo ecosystem of Colombia (South America)
Restoration of Mangrove: Restoration of hurrican-damaged mangroves at Punta del Mogote, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Restoration of Mangrove: Restoration of arid-zone mangroves in Balandra Lagoon in Baja California Sur, Mexico

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