Dr. Juan Guzman

Research

 Bacteria associated with insects

• Phylogenomics, systematics, metabolism, physiology and function of culturable bacteria associated with insects
• Genomics and specialized metabolites of the family Acetobacteraceae
• Genome-based hints in bacterial translocation from plants to insects
• Culture-independent studies and metagenomics of the insect gut

Future proteins for solving environmental challenges

• Plastic degrading enzymes
• Polymer degrading functional genomics and metagenomics

Teaching

Microbial Symbionts of Insects – MK091 Entomology II

Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources, Master of Science Program, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.