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MICROBIAL DIVERSITY

A communal catalogue reveals Earth's multiscale microbial diversity. Thompson et al. ( 261 colaboradores entre ellos:  Mac Cormack W.). Nature. 2017 Nov 1. doi: 10.1038/nature24621. [Epub ahead of print].

Inactivation of bacterial quorum sensing signals N-acyl homoserine lactones is widespread in yeasts. Leguina AC del V, Nieto C, Pajot HM, Bertinia EV, Mac Cormack W, Castellanos de Figueroa LI, Nieto-Peñalver CG. En Prensa en Fungal Biology (ISSN: 1878-6146). 2017.  

Bacterial communities and chemical parameters in soils and coastal sediments in response to diesel spills at Carlini Station, Vázquez S, Monien P, Pepino Minetti R, Jürgens J, Curtosi A, Villalba Primitz J, Frickenhaus S, Abele D, Mac Cormack W, Helmke E.Antarctica. Sci Total Environ. 2017 Jun 26;605-606:26-37. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717315334?via%3Dihub

Bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils in cold regions: development of a pre-optimized biostimulation biopile-scale field assay in Antarctica. Martínez Álvarez LM, Ruberto LAM, Lo Balbo A, Mac Cormack WP. Science of the Total Environment (ISSN: 0048-9697) 590-591, 194-203. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.204.

Prospecting biotechnologically-relevant monooxygenases from cold sediment metagenomes: an in silico approach. Musumeci MA, Lozada M, Rial DV, Mac Cormack WP, Jansson JK, Sjöling S, Carroll J, Dionisi HM. Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397) 15, 114, 19. 2017. http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/15/4/114

Phenol degradation and heavy metals tolerance of Antarctic yeasts. Fernández PM, Martorell MM, Blaser MG, Ruberto LAMde Figueroa LIC, Mac Cormack WP. Extremophiles. 21(3), 445-457. 2017. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00792-017-0915-5

Bioprospection of cold-adapted yeasts with biotechnological potential from Antarctica. Martorell MM, Ruberto LAM, Fernández PM, de Figueroa LIC, Mac Cormack WP. Journal of Basic Microbiology (ISSN: 1521-4028) 57(6), 504-516. 2017. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jobm.201700021/abstract;jsessionid=08721EFC60AB5E43653D433523C0D516.f02t041.

Pelagic and benthic communities of the Antarctic ecosystem of Potter Cove: genomics and ecological implications (Review). Abele D, Vazquez S, Buma A, Hernandez E, Quiroga C, Held C, Frickenhaus S, Harms L, Lopez JL, Helmke E, Mac Cormack W. Marine Genomics (ISSN: 1874-7787) 33, 1-11. 2017. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874778716301568

Sources and distribution of molecular biomarkers in surface sediments from a polar marine ecosystem (Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica). Dauner AL, Mac Cormack WP, Hernández E, Martins CC. Polar Biology (ISSN:0722-4060). 2017. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-017-2120-5

Metagenomic analysis of chronically-polluted subtidal sediments from polar and subpolar coastal environments highlights the relevance of anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation processes. Espínola F, Dionisi HM, Borglin S, Brislawn CJ, Jansson J, Mac Cormack WP, Carroll J, Sjöling S, Lozada M. Aceptado en Microbial Ecology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00248-017-1028-5

BIOACTIVE PEPTIDES

Simple method to assess stability of immobilized peptide ligands against proteases. Giudicessi SL, Salum ML, Saavedra SL, Martínez-Ceron MC, Cascone O, Erra-Balsells R Camperi SA. Pept. Sci. 23,. 685-692  (2017) John Wiley & Sons. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/psc.3012/epdf

Application of Z-Sinapinic Matrix in Short Peptide MALDI-MS Analysis. Salum ML, Giudicessi SL, Schmidt de León T, Camperi SA, Erra-Balsells R. Mass Spectrom. 52,182-186. (2017) John Wiley & Sons. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jms.3908/epdf

Thaulin-1: The first antimicrobial peptide isolated from the skin of a Patagonian frog Pleurodema thaul (Anura: Leptodactylidae: Leiuperinae) with activity against Escherichia coli. Marani MM, Perez LO, Rodrigues de Araujo A, Plácido A, Sousa CF, Veras Quelemes P, Oliveira M, Gomes-Alves AG, Pueta M, Gameiro P, Tomás AM, Delerue-Matos C, Eaton P, Camperi SA, Basso NG, de Souza de Almeida Leite JR. Gene 605, 70-80. (2017) ELSEVIER. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378111916310204

Péptidos  con capacidad de inhibir componentes tóxicos del veneno de serpientes. Saavedra SL, Giudicessi SL, Camperi SA, Cascone O, Martínez Ceron MC. Rev. Farm. 159 (2) , 32-43 (2017) Academia Nacional de Farmacia y Bioquímica. http://www.anfyb.com.ar/info/revistas/2017/3-saavedra.pdf

DENGUE

Integrated process for the purification and immobilization of the envelope protein domain III of dengue virus type 2 expressed in Rachiplusia nu larvae and its potential application in a diagnostic assay. María E. Smith, Alexandra M. Targovnik, Julieta Cerezo, María A. Morales, María V. Miranda, Julián Rodriguez Talou. Protein Expression and Purification (2017) 131,76-84 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1046592816304090

Tetrahymena: una plataforma biotecnológica novedosa para la producción de ingredientes activos naturales, proteínas recombinantes y detección de tóxicos ambientales. Nusblat AD, Sánchez Granel ML Montes MG, Cid NG, Nudel CB (2018), 129 (2) 16-31. http://www.anfyb.com.ar/info/revistas/2017/2-nudel.pdf

ENZYMES

Screening assay for inhibitors of a recombinant Streptococcus pneumoniae UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase. Bonofiglio, L., Zavala, A., Kovacec V., Levin, G., Moglioni, A., Miranda, MV, García, E., and Mollerach, M. Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry (2017) 32(1), 203-207. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14756366.2016.1247055

One-pot preparation of SBP-PANI-PAA-ethylene glycol diglycidylether sensor for electrochemical detection of H₂O₂. Torres DI., Miranda MV., Campo Dall’ Orto V. Sensors and Actuators B (2017) 239, 1016–1025. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.08.110 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925400516313429

CILIATES

Phylogenomic analysis of integral diiron membrane histidine motif-containing enzymes in ciliates provides insights into their function and evolutionary relationships. Nicolas G. Cid, María L. Sanchez Granel, María G. Montes, María E. Elguero, Clara B. Nudel, Alejandro D. Nusblat.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.023.

Tetrahymena: una plataforma biotecnológica novedosa para la producción de ingredientes activos naturales, proteínas recombinantes y detección de tóxicos ambientales. Nusblat AD, Sanchez Granel ML, Montes MG, Cid NG, Nudel CB (2017) Revista de Ciencias, 159, 16 - 31. http://www.anfyb.com.ar/info/revistas/2017/2-nudel.pdf

Uptake of cholesterol by Tetrahymena thermophila is mainly due to phagocytosis. María Eugenia Elguero, María Luz Sanchez Granel; María Guadalupe Montes; Nicolás G Cid; Nicolás O Favale; Clara B Nudel, Alejandro D Nusblat.  Revista Argentina de Microbiologia (En prensa) - (2017). Ref. RAM-D-17-00009R2.

PROTEIN PURIFICATION

Sulfanilic acid-modified chitosan mini-spheres and their application for lysozyme purification from egg white. Daniela B. Hirsch, María F. Baieli, Nicolás Urtasun, Juan M. Lázaro- Martínez, Romina J. Glisoni, María V. Miranda, Osvaldo Cascone, Federico J. Wolman (2017). En prensa. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29193855

Simultaneous purification and immobilization of soybean hull peroxidase with a dye attached to chitosan mini-spheres. Bracco, L., Levin, GJ., Navarro del Cañizo, AA., Wolman, FJ, Miranda, MV, Cascone, O.   (2017). En prensa. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10242422.2017.1334767

Affinity chromatography matrices for depletion and purification of casein glycomacropeptide from bovine whey (2017). Biotechnology Progress, 33 (1), 171-180. María Fernanda Baieli, Nicolás Urtasun, María Julia Martinez, Daniela Belén Hirsch, Ana María Pilosof, María Victoria Miranda, Osvaldo Cascone y Federico Javier Wolman. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/btpr.2404/abstract

Lactoperoxidase purification from whey by using dye affinity chromatography (2017). Food and Bioproducts Processing, 103, 58-65. Nicolás Urtasun, María Fernanda Baieli, Daniela Belén Hirsch, María Camila Martínez-Ceron, Osvaldo Cascone y Federico Javier Wolman. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960308517300330

Simultaneous purification and immobilization of soybean hull peroxidase
with a dye attached to chitosan minispheres (2017). Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, en prensa. Lautaro F. Bracco, Gustavo J. Levin, Agustín A. Navarro del Cañizo, Federico J. Wolman, María V. Miranda y Osvaldo Cascone.  http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10242422.2017.1334767?journalCode=ibab20

Chitosan mini-spheres for high-value protein purification from raw materials. En Chitin: Properties, Applications and Research, capítulo 3, 43-61 (2017).Editores: Jessica Phillips, Nova Science Publishers Inc, Hauppauge N.Y. MaríaFernanda Baieli, Nicolás Urtasun, Daniela Belén Hirsch, Lautaro Fidel Bracco,María Victoria Miranda, Osvaldo Cascone y Federico Javier Wolman. ISBN: 978-1-53610-909- 2.

METABOLITES PRODUCTION

Enhancement of anthraquinone production and release by combination of culture medium selection and methyl jasmonate elicitation in hairy root cultures of Rubia tinctorum. María Perassolo; Alejandra B. Cardillo; M. Laura Mugas, Susana C. Núñez Montoya; Ana M. Giulietti; Julián Rodríguez Talou. Industrial Crops and Products, 2017, 05:124 132. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669017303138

Production of tropane alkaloids by biotransformation using recombinant Escherichia coli whole cells. Alejandra B. Cardillo; María Perassolo; Mariela Sartuqui; Julián Rodríguez Talou; Ana M. Giulietti. Biochemical Engineering Journal 125 (2017)
180–189. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369703X1730164X

NANOMATERIALS