Exploring Microbial Systems: From Microbial Identification to Biological Signals
Microorganisms play diverse roles in environmental, agricultural and food-related systems, acting as pathogens and contaminants, indicators of environmental conditions, but also as beneficial organisms with potential applications in biological control. Their timely detection and accurate identification are important for protecting human and plant health, ensuring food safety, and understanding changes in environmental and ecosystem health.
This seminar will present research focused on the detection, identification and characterization of microorganisms from different environments, combining classical microbiological and mycological methods with molecular approaches. Particular attention will be given to airborne fungal communities and the complementary use of cultivation, microscopy and DNA-based methods for studying their diversity and dynamics. Microbial interactions will also be addressed, including both pathogenic microorganisms and the potential use of beneficial microorganisms in biological control. The development of rapid, target-specific approaches for microbial detection in complex samples will illustrate how microbiology and molecular methods can be integrated with sensing technologies. Finally, emerging research on electrical activity in living fungal systems will be introduced as a new interdisciplinary direction linking biological responses with measurable electrical signals.
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