Dra. Elda Guadalupe Espin Ocampo Líder Académico »» Grupo Investigador Tutor de Maestría y Doctorado Nivel III del SNI Departamento de Microbiología Molecular Líneas de investigación email: espin @ibt.unam.mx Teléfonos Oficina +52 (777) 329-1644 desde el D.F. 562-27644 red UNAM 27644 Laboratorio +52 (777) 329-1629 desde el D.F. 562-27629 red UNAM 27629

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- Licenciatura: Biología, Universidad Autonoma de Morelos (1976)
- Maestría: en Investigacion Biomedica Basica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas-UNAM (1978)
- Doctorado: en Investigacion Biomedica Basica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas-UNAM (1992)
- Mencion honorífica en el examen del grado de Maestría
- Estancia de Investigación: Unit of Nitrogen Fixation University of Sussex Inglaterra (dic 78-marzo 80)
- Estancia de Investigación: Fakultat Biologie Universidad de Bielefel Alemania Ene-marzo 1985
- Estancia de Investigación: Istituto Internazionale di Genetica e Biofisica CNR Napoles Italia jun 88-jun89

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Distinción Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz UNAM (2005)

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Estudiantes

M.C . Leidy Patricia Bedoya

M.C. Miguel Cocotl

M.B Selma Julieta Rodriguez

M.C. Luis Felipe Muriel "Caracterización del papel de la lipoproteína OprI en la síntesis de PHB A. vinelandii"

M.C. Adan Trejo

Publicaciones recientes

Pena,C. Lopez,S. GarcIa,A. Espin,G. Romo-Uribe,A. Segura,D. 2013. Biosynthesis of poly-b-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) with a high molecular mass by a mutant strain of Azotobacter vinelandii (OPN) Annals of Microbiology, Article in Press March 2013, .

Romero,Y. Moreno,S. Guzman,J. Espin,G. Segura,D. 2013. The Sigma Factor RpoS Controls Alkylresorcinol Synthesis Through ArpR, a LysR-Type Regulatory Protein During Encystment of Azotobacter vinelandii J Bacteriol, 195, 1834-1844.

Nunez,C. Pena,C. Kloeckner,W. Hernandez-Eligio,A. Bogachev,A.V. Moreno,S. Guzman,J. Buchs,J. Espin,G. 2013. Alginate synthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii is increased by reducing the intracellular production of ubiquinone Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 97, 2503-2512.

Gaytan,I. Pena,C. Nunez,C. Cordova,M.S. Espin,G. Galindo,E. 2012. Azotobacter vinelandii lacking the Na +-NQR activity: a potential source for producing alginates with improved properties and at high yield World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 28, 2731-2740.

Hernandez-Eligio,A. Moreno,S. Castellanos,M. Castaneda,M. Nunez,C. Muriel-Millan,L.F. Espin,G. 2012. RsmA post-transcriptionally controls PhbR expression and polyhydroxybutyrate biosynthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii Microbiology, 158, 1953-1963.

Manzo,J. Cocotl-Yanez,M. Tzontecomani,T. Martinez,V.M. Bustillos,R. Velasquez,C. Goiz,Y. Solis,Y. Lopez,L. Fuentes,L.E. Nunez,C. Segura,D. Espin,G. Castaneda,M. 2011. Post-Transcriptional Regulation of the Alginate Biosynthetic Gene algD by the Gac/Rsm System in Azotobacter vinelandii J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol, 21, 147-159.

Hernandez-Eligio,A. Castellanos,M. Moreno,S. Espin,G. 2011. Transcriptional activation of the Azotobacter vinelandii polyhydroxybutyrate biosynthetic genes phbBAC by PhbR and RpoS Microbiology, 157, 3014-3023.

Cocotl-Yanez,M. Sampieri,A. Moreno,S. Nunez,C. Castaneda,M. Segura,D. Espin,G. 2011. Roles of RpoS and PsrA in cyst formation and alkylresorcinol synthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii Microbiology, 157, 1685-1693.

Mejia,M.A. Segura,D. Espin,G. Galindo,E. Pena,C. 2010. Two-stage fermentation process for alginate production by Azotobacter vinelandii mutant altered in poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) synthesis J Appl Microbiol, 108, 55-61.

Setubal,J.C. Dos Santos P. Goldman,B.S. Ertesvag,H. Espin,G. Rubio,L.M. Valla,S. Almeida,N.F. Balasubramanian,D. Cromes,L. Curatti,L. Du,Z. Godsy,E. Goodner,B. Hellner-Burris,K. Hernandez,J.A. Houmiel,K. Imperial,J. Kennedy,C. Larson,T.J. Latreille,P. Ligon,L.S. Lu,J. Maerk,M. Miller,N.M. Norton,S. O'Carroll,I.P. Paulsen,I. Raulfs,E.C. Roemer,R. Rosser,J. Segura,D. Slater,S. Stricklin,S.L. Studholme,D.J. Sun,J. Viana,C.J. Wallin,E. Wang,B. Wheeler,C. Zhu,H. Dean,D.R. Dixon,R. Wood,D. 2009. The genome sequence of Azotobacter vinelandii, an obligate aerobe specialized to support diverse anaerobic metabolic processes J Bacteriol, 191, 4534-4545.

Segura,D. Vite,O. Romero,Y. Moreno,S. Castaneda,M. Espin,G. 2009. Isolation and Characterization of Azotobacter vinelandii Mutants Impaired in Alkylresorcinol Synthesis: Alkylresorcinols are not Essential for Cysts Desiccation Resistance J Bacteriol, 191, 3142-3148.

Nunez,C. Bogachev,A.V. Guzman,G. Tello,I. Guzman,J. Espin,G. 2009. The Na+-translocating NADH : ubiquinone oxidoreductase of Azotobacter vinelandii negatively regulates alginate synthesis Microbiology, 155, 249-256.