Background
Ventosa, Antonio was born on June 22, 1954 in Cordoba, Spain. Son of Jose and Maria Luisa (Ucero) Ventosa.
(Various groups of microorganisms - bacteria, archaea, alg...)
Various groups of microorganisms - bacteria, archaea, algae and even fungi - have adapted to a life in a hypersaline environment. Halophilic Microorganisms explores the many-fold aspects of life under these extreme conditions. Several contributions analyze the microbial communities in different hypersaline environments such as salterns, soda lakes, and the Dead Sea or salt sediments. Reviews of their biodiversity, phylogeny, and genetics are given as well as of the diverse adaptation strategies of salt-tolerant or salt-requiring microorganisms. Microorganisms that have adapted to moderate salt concentrations or to habitats with drastic fluctuations are also treated in addition to the extreme halophiles. Their physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms developed in response to salinity and high osmotic pressure as well as current and future biotechnological applications are presented.
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Ventosa, Antonio was born on June 22, 1954 in Cordoba, Spain. Son of Jose and Maria Luisa (Ucero) Ventosa.
Bachelor, College Virgen del Carmen, Cordoba, 1970. Graduate in pharmacy, University Granada, Spain, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy (honorary), University Granada, Spain, 1981.
Assistant professor University Granada, Spain, 1977-1982, University Sevilla, Spain, 1982-1984. Associate professor University Seville, Spain, 1985-1996, professor microbiology Spain, since 1997. Vice dean faculty pharmacy University Sevilla, Spain, 1993-1997, dean faculty pharmacy Spain, 1997—2001, vice rector Spain, since 2003.
(Various groups of microorganisms - bacteria, archaea, alg...)
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugia de Cadiz, American Academy Microbiology, Academia Iberoamericana de Farmacia, World Federation Culture Collection (executive board 1992-1996, committee on education and capacity building since 1996), International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology (secretary subcommittee on taxonomy of halobacteriaceae 1982-1994, chairman subcommittee since 1994, member subcommittee on taxonomy of Bacillus and related organisms since 1996, chairman subcommittee on taxonomy of Halomonadaceae since 1999, member-at-large, secretary for subcommittee), Deutsche Association for Hygiene and Microbiology, Society Applied Microbiology, Society General Microbiology, Spanish Society Biotechnology, Spanish Society Microbiology (Jaime Ferran prize 1991), American Society Microbiology.
Married Cristina Cutillas, March 20, 1981. Children: Antonio, Jose Javier.