Carlos Castañeda

My research focuses on using mutualistic bacteria from EPNs to control agricultural pests, mainly insects and plant-parasitic nematodes. Hence, I am interested in how bacteria can be engineered to maximize their biocidal qualities and use, either isolated or together with their EPN hosts. For this, I am using multidisciplinary approaches to understand better these bacteria as a biocontrol agent and contribute to minimizing synthetic chemical pesticide dependence.

Google scholars: https://scholar.google.cl/citations?user=t7UmmqUAAAAJ&hl=es

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos-Castaneda-Alvarez 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccastanedaal