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Dr. Maria Esther Puente

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ACADEMIC DEGREE:
 
D. Sc. Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noroeste, S.C. La Paz, Mexico.

INTERESTS:

PUBLICATIONS:
  1. Puente, M.E., Bashan, Y., Li, C.Y., and Lebsky, V.K. 2004. Microbial populations and activities in the rhizoplane of rock-weathering desert plants, I. Root colonization and weathering of igneous rocks. Plant Biology 6: 629-642
  2. Puente, M.E., Li, C.Y., and Bashan, Y. 2004. Microbial populations and activities in the rhizoplane of rock-weathering desert plants, II. Growth promotion of cactus seedling. Plant Biology 6: 643-650
  3. Holguin, G., Bashan, Y., Puente, E., Carrillo, A., Bethlenfalvay, G., Rojas, A., Vázquez, P., Toledo, G., Bacilio Jiménez, M., Glick, B. R., González de Bashan, L., Lebsky, V., Moreno, M. y Hernández, J. P. 2003. Promoción del crecimiento en plantas por bacterias de la rizosfera (Plant growth promotion by rhizosphere bacteria). Agricultura Técnica en México 29(2): 201-211.
  4. Bashan, Y., González, L.E., Toledo, G., Leon de la Luz, J.L., Bethlenfalvay, G.L., Troyo, E., Rojas, A., Holguin, G., Puente, M.E., Lebsky, V.K., Vazquez, P., Castellanos, T., and Glazier, E. 2000. A proposal for conservation of exemplary stands of the giant cardon cactus (Pachycereus pinglei {S. Wats Britt & Ross}) in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Natural Areas Journal. 20:197-200.
  5. Vazquez, P., Holguin, G., Puente, M.E., Lopez-Cortez, A., and Bashan, Y.2000., “Phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms associated with the rhizosphere of mangroves in a semiarid coastal lagoon”, in Biology and Fertility of Soils, vol. 30: 460-468.
  6. Bashan, Y., Rojas, A. and Puente, M.E. 1999. Improved establishment and development of three cactus species inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense transplanted into disturbed urban desert soil. Canadian Journal Microbiology. 45:441-451.
  7. Puente, M.E., Holguin, G., Glick, B.R. and Bashan, Y. 1999. Root-surface colonization of black mangrove seedlings by Azospirillum halopraeferens and Azospirillum brasilense in seawater. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 29: 238-292.
  8. Bashan , Y., Puente, M.E., Myrold, D. and Toledo, G.1998. In vitro transfer of fixed nitrogen from diazotrophic filamentous cyanobacteria to black mangrove seedlings. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 26:165-170
  9. Carrillo, A., Puente, M.E. and Bashan, Y.1996. Application of diluted chlorine dioxide to radish and lettuce nurseries insignificantly reduced plant development. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 35: 57-66.
  10. Bashan, Y., Puente, M.E., Rodriguez-Mendoza, M.N., Toledo, G.,Holguin, G., Ferrera- Cerrato, R. and Pedrin, S.1995. Survival of Azospirillum brasilense in the bulk soil and rhizosphere of 23 soil types. Appliend and Environmental Microbiology. 61: 1938-1945.
  11. Dubrovsky, J. G., Puente, M.E. and Bashan, Y..1994. Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system for the study of the effect of inoculation by Azospirillum brasilense Sp-245 on root hairs growth. Soil Biology and Biochemestry. 26: 1657-1664.
  12. Puente, M.E. and Bashan, Y..1994. “The desert epiphyte Tillandsia recurbata harbours the nitrogen fixing bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri”, Canadian Journal of Botany. 72: 406-408.
  13. Puente, M.E. and Bashan, Y..1993. “Effect of inoculation with A. brasilense strains on the germination and seedlings growth of the giant columnar Cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei)”. Simbiosis. 15:49-60.
  14. Vega- Villasante, F., Puente, M.E..1993 “ A review of viral diseases of Cultured Shrimp”. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 17: 271-282.
  15. Puente, M.E., Vega- Villasante, F., Holguin, G. y Bashan, Y. 1992. “Susceptibility of the brine shrimp Artemia and its pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus to chlorine dioxide in contaminated sea-water”, Journal of Appliend Bacteriology. 73: 465-471.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
  1. Bashan, Y., Holguin, G., Puente, M.E., Carrillo, A., Alcaraz- Melendez, L., Lopez-Cortes, A. and Ochoa, J.L., 1993. “Critical evaluation of plant inoculation with beneficial bacteria from the genus Azospirillum”, en Agroecología Sostenibilidad y Educación, (eds) R. Ferrera-Cerrato y R. Quintero Lizaola. Centro de Edafologia, Colegio de Posgraduados, Montecillo, México, pág. 115 a 126. México.
  2. Bashan, Y., Holguin, G., Rodriguez-Mendoza, M.N., Puente, M.E. and Ferrera-Cerrato, R.,1994. “Azospirillum brasilense: root colonization of weeds and crop plants, inter-root movement and survival in soils and rhizosphere. In: Transactions of the 15 World Congress of Soil Science 4b: 219-220. (Ed.) J.D. Etchevers. Published by the International Society of Soil Science.
  3. Bashan, Y., Puente, M.E., Rodriguez-Mendoza, M.N., Holguin, G., Toledo, G., Ferrera-Cerrato, R. and Pedrin, S. 1995. Soil parameters which affect the survival of Azospirillum brasilense. In: Azospirillum VI and related microorganisms, genetics-physiology-ecology. (Eds.) I. Fendrik , M. del Gallo, J. Vanderleyden and M.de Zamaroczy. NATO ASI Series, Series G:Ecological Sciences, vol. G37:441-449. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany.

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