Current projects
Projects completed
- Removal of organic matter and coliforms through the use of efficient microorganisms in an anaerobic dairy waste treatment plant.
- Evaluation of the effect of manganese on ligninases (laccase and manganese peroxidase), fruiting and biological efficiency of the fungus. Ganoderma lucidum.
- Study of the removal of organic and pathogenic matter from natural drinking water by means of an advanced CWPO oxidation process (Interinstitutional Project - co-financed by COLCIENCIAS).
- Effect of strains of the genus Bacillus on the growth, yield and fruit quality of blackberry (Rubus glaucus).
- Development of a traceability methodology for biofertilizers and biocontrollers used in coffee cultivation.
- Effect of plant growth-promoting bacteria on the bioprotection of tomato crop against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici.
- Effect of the inoculation of autochthonous strains of the genus Bacillus on plant-microorganism interaction in the rhizosphere of blackberry (Rubus glaucus Benth).
- Establishment of a system for monitoring and closing microbiological nonconformities in environments, surfaces and handlers in the deboning and packing area of a meat packing plant in the city of Manizales.
- Detection of contaminant sources and establishment of tolerance intervals in the arepa production process.
- Establishment of tolerance intervals and preservation conditions to limit the growth of molds in the finished product of an arepa production company.
- Study of lulo ripening by exhaustive extraction methods and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
- Evaluation of the GMP implementation process through the microbiological analysis of the food produced in the UCM cafeteria.
- Implementation of the training and hygiene program for food handlers in the cafeteria of the Universidad Católica de Manizales, under good manufacturing practices (Resolution 2674 of 2013).
- Effect of storage and stress conditions on the viability of Bifidobacterium animalis microencapsulated and incorporated in fortified instant flour based on plantain (Musa AAB SIMMONDS).
- Antibacterial evaluation of an alcoholic extract of Bidens pilosa Linné vs. Helicobacter pylori and food pathogens.
- Study of the shelf life of a yellow corn dough for the production of empanadas in the company Maquiempanadas.
- Genetic response of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) against the biological controller Beauveria bassiana.
- Mobile system to support production management with cocoa quality and denomination of origin.
- Characterization of genomic regions associated with quantitative traits of yield, plant height, and grain size in Coffea arabica L.
- Evaluation of the effect of electrodisinfection on the viability of oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum in water for food processing.
- Evaluation of the potential of emerging conservation technologies in the reduction of Aflatoxin B1 in corn kernels.
- Metabolomic study of the volatile fraction and its relationship with antioxidant content in cherry tomato (Solanum spp.) at ripening and postharvest.Solanum spp.) in ripening and postharvest.