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Full Professor in Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Microbiology at Chemistry Department, Technical University Federico Santa Maria in Valparaiso, Chile. MS is Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Environmental Biotechnology. He is Biochemist and PhD in Biology of Universidad de Chile, with a PhD thesis at German Center of Biotechnology GBF, Brauschweig, Germany.
PhD program (Italy).
He received the “Scopus-Conicyt” award 2013 for the highest impact research in Biology & Biotechnology in Chile, American Academy of Microbiology fellowship (2009), German Max Planck Society fellowship (2010-2011) and was awarded with the Honorary Membership of the Chemical Society of Cuba (2018).
He was president of Latin American Association of Microbiology (2004-2006) and Chilean Society of Microbiology (2004-2008), member of National Biotechnology Committee (2001-2006), and SOMICH Membership Committee (2012-2019), and co-Chair of First Latin-American ISME 2019 meeting (Valparaiso, Chile). He is director (2021-2023) and has been recently elected as vice-president (2023-2025) of the Chilean Society of Biology.

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Employment (1)

Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria : Valparaiso, CL

2007-03-01 to present | Full Professor (Chemistry)
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Michael Seeger

Education and qualifications (1)

Universidad de Chile: Santiago, CL

1991-03-01 to 1996-05-18 | PhD
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Michael Seeger

Works (22)

Native Bacteria Are Effective Biocontrol Agents at a Wide Range of Temperatures of Neofusicoccum parvum, Associated with Botryosphaeria Dieback on Grapevine

Plants
2025-03-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Diyanira Castillo-Novales; Paulina Vega-Celedón; Alejandra Larach; Michael Seeger; Ximena Besoain
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Correction: Agricultural Managements Influence the Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Vineyards from Chilean Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ana Aguilar-Paredes; Alessandra Turrini; Luciano Avio; Cristian Stuardo; Alexis Velásquez; José Becerra; Manuela Giovannetti; Michael Seeger
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Synthesis and Degradation of the Phytohormone Indole-3-Acetic Acid by the Versatile Bacterium Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400 and Its Growth Promotion of Nicotiana tabacum Plant

Plants
2024-12-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Paulina Vega-Celedón; Diyanira Castillo-Novales; Guillermo Bravo; Franco Cárdenas; María José Romero-Silva; Michael Seeger
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Natural Bactericidal Effects of Psoralea glandulosa Essential Oil for the Control of Bacterial Canker and Speck in Tomato

Agronomy
2024-11-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Iván Montenegro; Miryam Valenzuela Ormeño; Michael Seeger; Ximena Besoain; Patricio Godoy; Enrique Werner; Nelson Caro; Yusser Olguín; Manuel Valenzuela; Valentina Silva et al.
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Agricultural Managements Influence the Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Vineyards from Chilean Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Ana Aguilar-Paredes; Alessandra Turrini; Luciano Avio; Cristian Stuardo; Alexis Velásquez; José Becerra; Manuela Giovannetti; Michael Seeger
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The long-chain flavodoxin FldX1 improves the biodegradation of 4-hydroxyphenylacetate and 3-hydroxyphenylacetate and counteracts the oxidative stress associated to aromatic catabolism in Paraburkholderia xenovorans

Biological Research
2024-04-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Laura Rodríguez-Castro; Roberto E. Durán; Valentina Méndez; Flavia Dorochesi; Daniela Zühlke; Katharina Riedel; Michael Seeger
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Diplodia seriata Biocontrol Is Altered via Temperature and the Control of Bacteria

Microorganisms
2024-02-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandra Larach; Paulina Vega-Celedón; Diyanira Castillo-Novales; Lorena Tapia; Italo Cuneo; Fabiola Cádiz; Michael Seeger; Ximena Besoain
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Draft genome sequences of halotolerant Halomonas spp. SpR1 and SpR8, potential plant growth-promoting bacteria associated with Salicornia rhizosphere in a hydrothermal lagoon ecosystem of the Altiplano, Northern Chile

Microbiology Resource Announcements
2024-01-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Inaudis Álvarez-Hubert; Roberto E. Durán; Paulina Vega-Celedón; Ingrid-Nicole Vásconez; Constanza C. Macaya; Michael Seeger; Frank J. Stewart
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Higher Virulence of Diplodia seriata Isolates on Vines of cv. Cabernet Sauvignon Associated with 10-Year-Old Wood Compared to Young Tissue

Plants
2023-08-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Alejandra Larach; Paulina Vega-Celedón; Eduardo Salgado; Aldo Salinas; Natalia Riquelme; Diyanira Castillo-Novales; Paulina Sanhueza; Michael Seeger; Ximena Besoain
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Geographical variability of bacterial communities of cryoconite holes of Andean glaciers

Scientific Reports
2023-02-14 | Journal article
Contributors: F. Pittino; R. Ambrosini; M. Seeger; R. S. Azzoni; G. Diolaiuti; P. Alviz Gazitua; A. Franzetti
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Rootstock increases the physiological defence of tomato plants to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection

2023-01-30 | Other
Contributors: Michael Seeger; Stanley Lutts; Fernando Dorta; Juan Felipe Alfaro-Quezada; Juan Pablo Martínez; Sebastian Molinett; Miryam Valenzuela; Ivan Montenegro; Ingrid Ramírez; Andrea �vila-Valdés et al.
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The OxyR and SoxR transcriptional regulators are involved in a broad oxidative stress response in Paraburkholderia xenovorans LB400

Biological Research
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Valentina Méndez; Laura Rodríguez-Castro; Roberto E. Durán; Gabriel Padrón; Michael Seeger
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Economic Evaluation of Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Urban Soils in Chile

Sustainability
2022-09 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: roberto orellana; Andrés Cumsille; Paula Piña-Gangas; Claudia Rojas; Alejandra Arancibia; Salvador Donghi; Cristian Stuardo; Patricio Cabrera; Gabriela Arancibia; Franco Cárdenas et al.
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Enhanced Exoelectrogenic Activity of Cupriavidus metallidurans in Bioelectrochemical Systems through the Expression of a Constitutively Active Diguanylate Cyclase

Environments
2022-06-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Pablo Alviz-Gazitua; Anna Espinoza-Tofalos; Francesca Formicola; Nicolas Guiliani; Raymond J. Turner; Andrea Franzetti; Michael Seeger
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Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 Possesses Aromatic Catabolic Versatility and Degrades Benzene in the Presence of Mercury and Cadmium

Microorganisms
2022-02-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Pablo Alviz-Gazitua; Roberto E. Durán; Felipe A. Millacura; Franco Cárdenas; Luis A. Rojas; Michael Seeger
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Analyses of Virulence Genes of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis Strains Reveal Heterogeneity and Deletions That Correlate with Pathogenicity

Microorganisms
2021-07-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Miryam Valenzuela; Marianela González; Alexis Velásquez; Fernando Dorta; Iván Montenegro; Ximena Besoain; Francisco Salvà-Serra; Daniel Jaén-Luchoro; Edward R. B. Moore; Michael Seeger
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Genome-Wide Metabolic Reconstruction of the Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Sugars and Fatty Acids by <i>Burkholderia</i> Sensu Lato Species

Microorganisms
2021-06 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Natalia Alvarez-Santullano; Pamela Villegas; Mario Sepúlveda Mardones; Roberto E. Durán; Raúl Donoso; Angela González; Claudia Sanhueza; Rodrigo Navia; Francisca Acevedo; Danilo Perez-Pantoja et al.
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Diffusible Compounds Produced by Hanseniaspora osmophila and Gluconobacter cerinus Help to Control the Causal Agents of Gray Rot and Summer Bunch Rot of Table Grapes

Antibiotics
2021-06-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Matías Olivera; Ninoska Delgado; Fabiola Cádiz; Natalia Riquelme; Iván Montenegro; Michael Seeger; Guillermo Bravo; Wilson Barros-Parada; Romina Pedreschi; Ximena Besoain
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Ecophysiological Features Shape the Distribution of Prophages and CRISPR in Sulfate Reducing Prokaryotes

Microorganisms
2021-04-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Orellana; Alejandra Arancibia; Leonardo Badilla; Jonathan Acosta; Gabriela Arancibia; Rodrigo Escar; Gustavo Ferrada; Michael Seeger
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Microbial Diversity of Psychrotolerant Bacteria Isolated from Wild Flora of Andes Mountains and Patagonia of Chile towards the Selection of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia to Alleviate Cold Stress in Plants

Microorganisms
2021-03-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Paulina Vega-Celedón; Guillermo Bravo; Alexis Velásquez; Fernanda P. Cid; Miryam Valenzuela; Ingrid Ramírez; Ingrid-Nicole Vasconez; Inaudis Álvarez; Milko A. Jorquera; Michael Seeger
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Responses of Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon roots to the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Funneliformis mosseae and the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Ensifer meliloti include changes in volatile organic compounds

Mycorrhiza
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexis Velásquez; Paulina Vega-Celedón; Grazia Fiaschi; Monica Agnolucci; Luciano Avio; Manuela Giovannetti; Claudio D’Onofrio; Michael Seeger
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Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 possesses a functional polyhydroxyalkanoate anabolic pathway encoded by the pha genes and synthesizes poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) under nitrogen-limiting conditions

International Microbiology
2018-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Viviana Urtuvia; Pamela Villegas; Sebastián Fuentes; Myriam González; Michael Seeger
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