Yolanda Cortez

Isolation and Characterization of Cellulase Producing Bacterial Strains from an Amazonian Geothermal Spring in Peru

Yolanda Cortez, Sujay Paul, Gretty K. Villena & Marcel Gutiérrez- Correa · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aim: Aguas Calientes (AC) is an isolated geothermal spring located deep into the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. The principal aim of this study was to isolate and characterize thermophilic lignocellulolytic bacterial strains from AC. Study Design: Bacterial strains were cultured in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27520

Metagenomic Analysis of Microbial Communities in the Soil-mousse Surrounding of an Amazonian Geothermal Spring in Peru

Sujay Paul, Yolanda Cortez, Nadia Vera, Gretty K. Villena & Marcel Gutiérrez-Correa · Biotechnology Journal International · 2016

Aim: Aguas Calientes (AC) is one of the very few geothermal springs located deep into the Amazon rainforest in Peru. The main aim of this study was to generate an illumina based high resolution microbial phylogenetic profile of the soil-mousse surrounding of an Amazonian geotherm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2016/27519