Cristina Andres-Barrao, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Dr. Cristian Andres-Barrao is deeply curious about extremophile microorganisms and spent most part of her career studying the physiology of acidophilic bacteria and plant-growth-promoting bacteria occurring in extreme environments. Her current research interest focuses on the characterization of ultramicrobacteria (UMB) from the Red Sea in terms of morphology and diversity in terms of taxonomy and function.

Selected Publications

Ethylene induced plant stress tolerance by Enterobacter sp. SA187 is mediated by 2-keto-4-methylthiobutyric acid pr...
A. de Zélicourt, L. Synek, M.M. Saad, H. Alzubaidy, R. Jalal, Y. Xie, C. Andrés-Barrao, E....
PLoS Genetics 14(3):e1007273, (2019)
Complete genome sequence analysis of Enterobacter sp. SA187, a plant multi-stress tolerance promoting endophytic ba...
C. Andrés-Barrao, F.F. Lafi, I. Alam, A. de Zélicourt, A.A. Eida, A. Bokhari, H. Alzubaidy...
Frontiers in Microbioloby. 8: 2023, (2018)
Metaproteomics and ultrastructure characterization of Komagataeibacter spp. involved in high-acid spirit vinegar pr...
C. Andrés-Barrao, M.M. Saad, E. Cabello Ferrete, D. Bravo, M.L. Chappuis, R. Ortega Pérez,...
Food Microbiology. 55(1):12-22, (2016)
Rapid identification of acetic acid bacteria using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry fingerprinting
C. Andrés-Barrao, C. Benagli, M. Tonolla, F. Barja
Systematic and Applied Microbiollgy. 36(2):75-81, (2013)
Proteome analysis of Acetobacter pasteurianus during acetic acid fermentation
C. Andrés-Barrao, M.M. Saad, M.L. Chappuis, M. Boffa, X. Perret, R. Ortega Pérez, F. Barja
Journal of Proteomics. 75 (6):1701-1717, (2012)
Genome sequences of the high-acetic acid-resistant bacteria Gluconacetobacter europaeus LMG 18890T and G. europaeu...
C. Andrés-Barrao, L. Falquet, S.P. Calderón-Copete, P. Descombes, R. Ortega Pérez, F. Barj...
Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (10):2670-2671, (2011)

Education

Ph.D. in Sciences, Biology. University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012
MSc in Biochemistry. University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, 2006
MSc in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry. University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, 2004

Professional Profile

2019-Current: Postdoctoral fellow, Red Sea Research Center, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2015-2019: Postdoctoral fellow, Desert Agriculture Initiative, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
2013-2015: Postdoctoral fellow, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan.
2012-2013: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

Awards

Research Fellowship awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

KAUST Affiliations

Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Prokaryotes Extremophiles Marine ecology Taxonomy Genomics Metagenomics Transcriptomics NGS Data analysis