Elena H. del Amo

About

I always felt commitment with the natural environment and I knew I wanted to work on something related to it. I chose biology as my career, and I end up in the world of Microbial Ecology. I worked in gEMM (Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology), at University of Girona, on my doctoral thesis on approaches to the nitrogen cycle in aquatic systems, more specifically about dissimilatory nitrite reduction processes. Nowadays, I'm a postdoc in Environmental Microbiology group from UAB, where we work in mercury detoxification. Moreover, I'm working as assistant professor in different universities, teaching microbiology to future biologists, microbiologists, biotechnologists and even dieticians. In my spare time I like to travel and enjoy nature, go out and share time with friends, as well as take care of my lovely vegetable garden. Furthermore, I cooperate as an environmental volunteer in a local ecologist association, where we do small researches on the evolution and status of flora and fauna.

Work

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Assistant Professor (Microbial Ecology)

Spain

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Postdoctoral researcher

Spain

Universitat de Girona
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Adjunct Professor (Microbiology)

Spain

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Adjunct Professor (Microbiology)

Spain

Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya
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Adjunct Professor (Microbiology)

Spain

Universitat de Girona
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PhD student at gEMM

Spain

Universitat de Girona
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Master thesis

Spain

Education

Universitat de Girona
Spain

Master's degree, Water Science and Technology

Universitat de Girona
Spain

Licentiate degree in Biology

Publications

Unmasking the physiology of mercury detoxifying bacteria from polluted sediments

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Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Unmasking the physiology of mercury detoxifying bacteria from polluted sediments

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Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Biological treatment and microbial composition of landfill leachate using a compost process in an airlift bioreactor

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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Biological treatment and microbial composition of landfill leachate using a compost process in an airlift bioreactor

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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Resilience of microbial communities in Mediterranean soil after induced drought and manipulated <scp>UV</scp> radiation

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European Journal of Soil Science

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Resilience of microbial communities in Mediterranean soil after induced drought and manipulated UV radiation

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European Journal of Soil Science

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Effects of high nitrate input in the denitrification-DNRA activities in the sediment of a constructed wetland under varying C/N ratios

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Ecological Engineering

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Early-Career Coordinated Distributed Experiments

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Frontiers in Education

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Limited effect of radial oxygen loss on ammonia oxidizers in Typha angustifolia root hairs

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Scientific Reports

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Limited effect of radial oxygen loss on ammonia oxidizers in Typha angustifolia root hairs

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

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Effects of high nitrate input in the denitrification-DNRA activities in the sediment of a constructed wetland under varying C/N ratios

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Ecological Engineering

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Early-Career Coordinated Distributed Experiments: Empowerment Through Collaboration

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Frontiers in Education

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Changes in the Potential Activity of Nitrite Reducers and the Microbial Community Structure After Sediment Dredging and Plant Removal in the Empuriabrava FWS-CW

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Microbial ecology

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Changes in the Potential Activity of Nitrite Reducers and the Microbial Community Structure After Sediment Dredging and Plant Removal in the Empuriabrava FWS-CW

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Microbial Ecology

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Isotope and microbiome data provide complementary information to identify natural nitrate attenuation processes in groundwater

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Science of The Total Environment

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Isotope and microbiome data provide complementary information to identify natural nitrate attenuation processes in groundwater

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Science of the total environment

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Local and regional drivers of headwater streams metabolism

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Limnetica

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Local and regional drivers of headwater streams metabolism: insights from the first AIL collaborative project

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Limnetica

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External Resistances Applied to MFC Affect Core Microbiome and Swine Manure Treatment Efficiencies

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PLOS ONE

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External resistances applied to MFC affect core microbiome and swine manure treatment efficiencies

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PloS one

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Nitrous oxide reduction genetic potential from the microbial community of an intermittently aerated partial nitritation SBR treating mature landfill leachate

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Water Research

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Nitrous oxide reduction genetic potential from the microbial community of an intermittently aerated partial nitritation SBR treating mature landfill leachate

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