Researchers of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences will study the metabolic pathways of Yarrowia lipolytica yeast, the interaction of soil organic matter with pesticides, the birds’ resistance to Shiga toxins and the properties of sterol glycerides. Research grants are provided under the Opus 16 competition by the National Science Center.

Researchers of the Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology will study the metabolic pathways of Yarrowia lipolytica. The spectroscopic and chemical properties of the soil fraction of humines in relation to their mutual interactions with pesticides will be examined by a consortium in which the leader is the Institute of Soil Sciences and Environmental Protection of Wrocław university. Another consortium will study the physicochemical and biological properties of sterol glycerides and their products formed during thermal oxidation.
Wrocław researchers will also look for the answer to the question why birds are resistant to Shiga toxin produced by Escherichia coli.
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