Institute / University / Company: Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA)
Research Unit: Water Quality & Safety
Address (city, state): Girona
Please give 5 key-words showing your research / interest in Microbial Ecotoxicology:
Antimicrobial resistance
Mobile genetic elements
Environmental microbiology
Antibiotics
Environmental pollution
Main kinds of contaminant(s) of interest:
Emerging contaminants, including antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and microplastics
Main kinds of microorganisms of interest: Bacteria and phages
Main kinds of ecosystems of interest: Aquatic ecosystems
Do you give courses on Microbial Ecotoxicology ?: Yes
If yes, please tell us more about the courses (University, course level,website,etc): –
Website URL: www.icra.cat
Most relevant articles in the field of Microbial Ecotoxicology (max.5):
Huang, D., Liao, J., Balcazar, J. L., Ye, M., Wu, R., Wang, D., Alvarez, P. J. J., & Yu, P. (2025). Adaptive modification of antiviral defense systems in microbial community under Cr-induced stress. Microbiome, 13(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02030-z
Xia, R., Yin, X., Balcazar, J. L., Huang, D., Liao, J., Wang, D., Alvarez, P. J. J., & Yu, P. (2025). Bacterium-phage symbiosis facilitates the enrichment of bacterial pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the plastisphere. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(6), 2948–2960. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c08265
Bertrans-Tubau, L., Martínez-Campos, S., Lopez-Doval, J., Abril, M., Ponsá, S., Salvadó, V., Hidalgo, M., Pico-Tomàs, A., Balcazar, J. L., & Proia, L. (2024). Nature-based bioreactors: Tackling antibiotic resistance in urban wastewater treatment. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 22, 100445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2024.100445
Castaño-Ortiz, J. M., Romero, F., Cojoc, L., Barceló, D., Balcázar, J. L., Rodríguez-Mozaz, S., & Santos, L. H. M. L. M. (2024). Accumulation of polyethylene microplastics in river biofilms and effect on the uptake, biotransformation and toxicity of the antimicrobial triclosan. Environmental Pollution, 344, 123369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123369
Xia, R., Sun, M., Balcázar, J. L., Yu, P., Hu, F., & Alvarez, P. J. J. (2023). Benzo[a]pyrene stress impacts adaptive strategies and ecological functions of earthworm intestinal viromes. ISME Journal, 17(7), 1004–1014. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-023-01408-x
Marti, E., Variatza, E., & Balcazar, J. L. (2014). The role of aquatic ecosystems as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance. Trends in Microbiology, 22(1), 36–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2013.11.001
