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Welcome to the Izquierdo Lab in the Department of Biology at Hofstra University. Research in our lab explores the metabolic diversity and applications of microbes and microbiomes. We use classic microbiology, molecular biology, and 'omic' tools to understand the role of microbiomes in promoting plant health in soil environments and in the sustainable production of biofuels and bioproducts from agricultural waste.
THE ROLE OF PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS IN PLANT HEALTH
We study host-microbe and host-microbiome interactions between microbial communities and plants like the beachgrass Ammophila brevilugulata, wheat and other plant models, to understand the connection between soil microbial soil processes and plant health.
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF LIGNOCELLULOSE UTILIZATION
Cellulose and hemicellulose are among the most abundant microbial carbon substrates in terrestrial environments. We study how microbial communities break down and use these substrates more efficiently than specialized isolates. A key component of this work is also the discovery of new organisms, carbohydrate active enzymes (or CAZymes) and metabolic pathways involved in the conversion lignocellulose to biofuels and other biomaterials.
Funding
Funding
NSF-IOS Plant-Biotic Interactions.
Award# #1645909: "RUI: Role of the root microbiome in growth promotion and health of the beachgrass Ammophila breviligulata"
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