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Maria-Fernanda PEREZ-BERNAL
PEREZ-BERNAL Maria-Fernanda
Post-doctoral

Contact

maria-fernanda.perez-bernal_at_inrae.fr

Activities

Research axis: DIIEM

Research topics:

  • Bioelectrochemical systems
  • Anaerobic microbiology
  • Artificial consortia
  • Pure strains

Projects

  • B2IP-H2

Professional and research experience

  • Postdoctoral researcher at INRAE (LBE) since 2018
  • PhD in Water Science and Technology (2014–2018), Universidad de Guanajuato, funded by CONACyT (Mexico) and ARTS-IRD (France). Thesis focused on the isolation and characterization of sulfate-reducing strains for the precipitation of metals/metalloids. Co-supervision with:
    • Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO UM110), Aix-Marseille University.
    • Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for Environment and Materials (IPREM UMR 5254), Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.
  • Master’s in Water Sciences (2011–2013), Universidad de Guanajuato. Treatment of leachates in a hybrid reactor (suspended biomass and moving bed) under anoxic-aerobic conditions with microfiltration membranes.
  • Biochemical Engineering (2005–2009), specialized in wastewater treatment, ITESI (Mexico).

Recent publications

  • Pérez-Bernal, M. F., Berthomieu, R., Quéméner, E. D.-L., Bernet, N., & Trably, E. (2024). Influence of fumarate on interspecies electron transfer and the metabolic shift induced in Clostridium pasteurianum by Geobacter sulfurreducens. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 135(5), lxae122. DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxae122
  • Pérez-Bernal, M. F., Magdalena, J. A., Trably, E., & Bernet, N. (2024). Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: Coupling Wastewater Treatment with Resource Recovery. In L. C. Staicu & L. L. Barton (Éds.), Geomicrobiology: Natural and Anthropogenic Settings (p. 195‑213). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-54306-7_10
  • Magdalena, J. A., Pérez-Bernal, M. F., del Rosario Rodero, M., Roslan, E., Lanfranchi, A., Dabestani-Rahmatabad, A., Mahieux, M., Capson-Tojo, G., & Trably, E. (2024). Bioprocesses Coupling for Biohydrogen Production: Applications and Challenges. In V. Alcaraz Gonzalez, R. A. Flores Estrella, A. Haarstrick, & V. Gonzalez Alvarez (Éds.), Wastewater Exploitation: From Microbiological Activity to Energy (p. 273‑304). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-57735-2_14
  • Magdalena, J. A., Pérez-Bernal, M. F., Bernet, N., & Trably, E. (2023). Sequential dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis cells for hydrogen production: Volatile fatty acids influence and energy considerations. Bioresource Technology, 374, 128803. DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128803
  • Berthomieu, R., Pérez-Bernal, M. F., Santa-Catalina, G., Desmond-Le Quéméner, E., Bernet, N., & Trably, E. (2022). Mechanisms underlying Clostridium pasteurianum’s metabolic shift when grown with Geobacter sulfurreducens. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 106(2), 865‑876. DOI:10.1007/s00253-021-11736-7
  • Pérez-Bernal, M. F., Brito, E. M. S., Bartoli, M., Aubé, J., Ollivier, B., Guyoneaud, R., & Hirschler-Réa, A. (2020). Desulfobotulus mexicanus sp. Nov., a novel sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from the sediment of an alkaline crater lake in Mexico. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 70(5), 3219‑3225. DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.004159
  • Pérez Bernal, M. F., Souza Brito, E. M., Bartoli, M., Aubé, J., Fardeau, M.-L., Cuevas Rodriguez, G., Ollivier, B., Guyoneaud, R., & Hirschler-Réa, A. (2017). Desulfonatronum parangueonense sp. Nov., a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediment of an alkaline crater lake. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 67(12), 4999‑5005. DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.002399

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