Susana De la Torre-Zavala

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

I am a proud mexican microbiologist, born curious and restless, interested in sharing time with anyone who loves life and is passionate about making the world a better place. There is only one thing I love more than science, and that is teaching science.

Biodiversity Biotechnology Genomics Microbiology Molecular Biology

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Work details

Full Time Professor

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

August 2012

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas

Susana De la Torre-Zavala, PhD is a professor and researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), specializing in microbial biotechnology, genomics, and natural product discovery. Her research focuses on extremophilic and extremotolerant Actinobacteria, with an emphasis on their potential as sources of novel antimicrobials to combat antimicrobial resistance. She integrates genomic and metagenomic approaches to explore microbial diversity in extreme environments, particularly in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin, aiming to uncover new bioactive compounds and understand microbial adaptations to oligotrophic and extreme conditions. Her work also extends to the application of machine learning models in predicting bioactive peptides and microbial metabolic capabilities.

Websites

PeerJ Contributions

September 28, 2023

Systematic bioprospection for cellulolytic actinomycetes in the Chihuahuan Desert: isolation and enzymatic profiling

Janneth Escudero-Agudelo, Juan Martínez-Villalobos, Hector Arocha-Garza, Luis Jesús Galán-Wong, Hamlet Avilés-Arnaut, Susana De la Torre-Zavala

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16119 PubMed 37790635

March 12, 2020

In vitro anticancer activity of methanolic extract of Granulocystopsis sp., a microalgae from an oligotrophic oasis in the Chihuahuan desert

Faviola Tavares-Carreón, Susana De la Torre-Zavala, Hector Fernando Arocha-Garza, Valeria Souza, Luis J. Galán-Wong, Hamlet Avilés-Arnaut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8686 PubMed 32201642

May 2, 2017

High diversity and suggested endemicity of culturable Actinobacteria in an extremely oligotrophic desert oasis

Hector Fernando Arocha-Garza, Ricardo Canales-Del Castillo, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza, Susana De la Torre-Zavala

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3247 PubMed 28480140

March 28, 2017 - Version: 1

High diversity and suggested endemicity of culturable Actinobacteria in an extremely oligotrophic desert oasis

Hector Fernando Arocha-Garza, Ricardo Canales-Del Castillo, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza, Susana De la Torre-Zavala

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2893v1

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April 30, 2025

Microbial diversity of the remote Trindade Island, Brazil: a systematic review

Glen Jasper Yupanqui García, Fernanda Badotti, Alice Ferreira-Silva, Joyce da Cruz Ferraz Dutra, Kelmer Martins-Cunha, Rosimeire Floripes Gomes, Diogo Costa-Rezende, Thairine Mendes-Pereira, Carmen Delgado Barrera, Elisandro Ricardo Drechsler-Santos, Aristóteles Góes-Neto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19305 PubMed 40321823