Publications by authors named "Maria Paula Parada-Pinilla"
In this study a Machine Learning model was employed to predict the lipid profile from supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of microalgae sp. USBA-GBX-832 under different temperature (40, 50, 60°C), pressure (150, 250 bar), and ethanol flow (0.6, 0.
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- Saline environments are home to diverse microorganisms known as extremophiles, which produce valuable natural compounds that help them survive harsh conditions.
- In Brazil's Areia Branca region, halotolerant bacteria were isolated from native plants, with 25 strains identified primarily belonging to Gram-positive families like Bacillaceae and Staphylococcaceae, and one Gram-negative from Pseudomonadaceae.
- These bacteria produced several biopolymers, including biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates and exopolysaccharides with potential biomedical applications, demonstrating their ability to thrive and generate useful compounds in high salt concentrations.
Two morphologically similar halophilic strains, named USBA 874 and USBA 960, were isolated from water and sediment samples collected from the Zipaquirá salt mine in the Colombian Andes. Both isolates had non-spore-forming, Gram-stain-negative and motile cells that grew aerobically. The strains grew optimally at 30 °C, pH 7.
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