Overview
Availability
- Dr Axa Gonzalez is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Bioprocess development and scale up
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Development of microbial cell factories
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Assemble and assessment of synthetic microbial communities for agriculture
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Autotrophic adaptive laboratory evolution of the acetogen Clostridium autoethanogenum delivers the gas-fermenting strain LAbrini with superior growth, products, and robustness
Ingelman, Henri, Heffernan, James K., Harris, Audrey, Brown, Steven D., Shaikh, Kurshedaktar Majibullah, Saqib, Asfand Yar, Pinheiro, Marina J., de Lima, Lorena Azevedo, Rodriguez Martinez, Karen, Gonzalez-Garcia, Ricardo A., Hawkins, Grant, Daleiden, Jim, Tran, Loan, Zeleznik, Hunter, Jensen, Rasmus O., Reynoso, Vinicio, Schindel, Heidi, Jänes, Jürgen, Simpson, Séan D., Köpke, Michael, Marcellin, Esteban and Valgepea, Kaspar (2024). Autotrophic adaptive laboratory evolution of the acetogen Clostridium autoethanogenum delivers the gas-fermenting strain LAbrini with superior growth, products, and robustness. New Biotechnology, 83, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2024.06.002
2024
Journal Article
Adaptive laboratory evolution of Clostridium autoethanogenum to metabolize CO2 and H2 enhances growth rates in chemostat and unravels proteome and metabolome alterations
Heffernan, James, Garcia Gonzalez, R. Axayactl, Mahamkali, Vishnu, McCubbin, Tim, Daygon, Dara, Liu, Lian, Palfreyman, Robin, Harris, Audrey, Koepke, Michael, Valgepea, Kaspar, Nielsen, Lars Keld and Marcellin, Esteban (2024). Adaptive laboratory evolution of Clostridium autoethanogenum to metabolize CO2 and H2 enhances growth rates in chemostat and unravels proteome and metabolome alterations. Microbial Biotechnology, 17 (4) e14452, e14452. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.14452
2024
Journal Article
Design of a microbial photoheterotrophic consortia for biohydrogen production under nongrowing conditions: Insight into microbial associations
Velasco, A., Guerra-Blanco, P., Gonzalez, A., Salgado-Manjarrez, z e E., Aranda-Barradas, J. and Garcia-Pena, E. I. (2024). Design of a microbial photoheterotrophic consortia for biohydrogen production under nongrowing conditions: Insight into microbial associations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 60, 1299-1308. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.177
2024
Conference Publication
CO(2)-metabolism: quantifying mixed carbon oxide and hydrogen gas fermentation by Clostridium autoethanogenum
Heffernan, James K., Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayactl, McCubbin, Timothy, Köpke, Michael, Valgepea, Kaspar, Nielsen, Lars K. and Marcellin, Esteban (2024). CO(2)-metabolism: quantifying mixed carbon oxide and hydrogen gas fermentation by Clostridium autoethanogenum. Gas fermentation conference 2024, Gladstone, QLD Australia, 21-25 February 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Characterisation of acetogen formatotrophic potential using Eubacterium limosum
Wood, Jamin C., Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Daygon, Dara, Talbo, Gert, Plan, Manuel R., Marcellin, Esteban and Virdis, Bernardino (2023). Characterisation of acetogen formatotrophic potential using Eubacterium limosum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107 (14), 4507-4518. doi: 10.1007/s00253-023-12600-6
2023
Journal Article
Molecular understanding of Eubacterium limosum chemostat methanol metabolism
Wood, Jamin C., Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Daygon, Dara, Talbo, Gert, Plan, Manuel R., Marcellin, Esteban and Virdis, Bernardino (2023). Molecular understanding of Eubacterium limosum chemostat methanol metabolism. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 7 (10), 2397-2412. doi: 10.1039/d2se01551j
2023
Journal Article
Biogas upgrading using Clostridium autoethanogenum for value-added products
Heffernan, James K., Lai, Chun-Yu, Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Nielsen, Lars Keld, Guo, Jianhua and Marcellin, Esteban (2023). Biogas upgrading using Clostridium autoethanogenum for value-added products. Chemical Engineering Journal, 452 (Part 1) 138950, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138950
2022
Journal Article
Simultaneous production of biohydrogen (bioH2) and poly-hydroxy-alkanoates (PHAs) by a photoheterotrophic consortium bioaugmented with Syntrophomonas wolfei
González, Axayacatl, Salgado, Edgar, Vanegas, Zaira, Niño-Navarro, Cristina, Cortés, Omar, Chairez, Isaac and García-Peña, Elvia I. (2022). Simultaneous production of biohydrogen (bioH2) and poly-hydroxy-alkanoates (PHAs) by a photoheterotrophic consortium bioaugmented with Syntrophomonas wolfei. Fermentation, 8 (11) 644, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/fermentation8110644
2022
Journal Article
Non-target impacts of pesticides on soil N transformations, abundances of nitrifying and denitrifying genes, and nitrous oxide emissions
Das, Shilpi, Wang, Weijin, Reeves, Steven, Dalal, Ram C., Dang, Yash P., Gonzalez, Axayacatl and Kopittke, Peter M. (2022). Non-target impacts of pesticides on soil N transformations, abundances of nitrifying and denitrifying genes, and nitrous oxide emissions. Science of the Total Environment, 844 157043, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157043
2022
Conference Publication
Adaptive laboratory evolution of Clostridium autoethanogenum to enhance CO2 valorization
Heffernan, James, Gonzalez Garcia, Ricardo A., McCubbin, Timothy, Daygon, Dara, Plan, Manuel, Talbo, Gert, Liu, Lian, Palfreyman, Robin, Köpke, Michael, Nielsen, Lars K. and Marcellin, Esteban (2022). Adaptive laboratory evolution of Clostridium autoethanogenum to enhance CO2 valorization. Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XXII, Cancun, Mexico, 26-30 June 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Biofertilizers can enhance nitrogen use efficiency of sugarcane
Qiu, Zhiguang, Paungfoo‐Lonhienne, Chanyarat, Ye, Jun, Gonzalez Garcia, Axa , Petersen, Ian, Di Bella, Lawrence, Hobbs, Richard, Ibanez, Minka, Heenan, Marijke, Wang, Weijin, Reeves, Steven and Schmidt, Susanne (2022). Biofertilizers can enhance nitrogen use efficiency of sugarcane. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (8), 3655-3671. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16027
2022
Conference Publication
Engineering novel regulation factors in Clostridium autoethanogenum using rationale from a test-system in Escherichia coli
Heffernan, James, Gonzalez Garcia, Axa, Warden, Andrew, Nielsen, Lars K. and Marcellin, Esteban (2022). Engineering novel regulation factors in Clostridium autoethanogenum using rationale from a test-system in Escherichia coli. Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology Annual Conference, Australia, 3-6 April 2022.
2021
Journal Article
Towards sustainable bioinoculants: a fermentation strategy for high cell density cultivation of Paraburkholderia sp. SOS3, a plant growth-promoting bacterium isolated in Queensland, Australia
Petersen, Ian, Paungfoo-Lonhienne, Chanyarat, Marcellin, Esteban, Nielsen, Lars Keld and Gonzalez, Axayacatl (2021). Towards sustainable bioinoculants: a fermentation strategy for high cell density cultivation of Paraburkholderia sp. SOS3, a plant growth-promoting bacterium isolated in Queensland, Australia. Fermentation, 7 (2) 58, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/fermentation7020058
2021
Journal Article
Transcriptional control of Clostridium autoethanogenum using CRISPRi
Fackler, Nick, Heffernan, James, Juminaga, Alex, Doser, Damien, Nagaraju, Shilpa, Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Simpson, Séan D., Marcellin, Esteban and Köpke, Michael (2021). Transcriptional control of Clostridium autoethanogenum using CRISPRi. Synthetic Biology, 6 (1) ysab008, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/synbio/ysab008
2021
Journal Article
Nitrogen source influences the effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (Pgpr) on Macadamia integrifolia
Gallart, Marta, Paungfoo-Lonhienne, Chanyarat, Gonzalez, Axayacatl and Trueman, Stephen J. (2021). Nitrogen source influences the effect of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (Pgpr) on Macadamia integrifolia. Agronomy, 11 (6) 1064, 1064. doi: 10.3390/agronomy11061064
2020
Journal Article
Adaptive laboratory evolution of native methanol assimilation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Espinosa, Monica I., Gonzalez-Garcia, Ricardo A., Valgepea, Kaspar, Plan, Manuel R., Scott, Colin, Pretorius, Isak S., Marcellin, Esteban, Paulsen, Ian T. and Williams, Thomas C. (2020). Adaptive laboratory evolution of native methanol assimilation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 5564, 5564. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19390-9
2020
Journal Article
A pan-genome guided metabolic network reconstruction of five Propionibacterium species reveals extensive metabolic diversity
McCubbin, Tim, Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Palfreyman, Robin W., Stowers, Chris, Nielsen, Lars K. and Marcellin, Esteban (2020). A pan-genome guided metabolic network reconstruction of five Propionibacterium species reveals extensive metabolic diversity. Genes, 11 (10) 1115, 1-26. doi: 10.3390/genes11101115
2020
Journal Article
Heterologous production of 6-deoxyerythronolide B in Escherichia coli through the wood werkman cycle
Gonzalez-Garcia, R. Axayacatl, Nielsen, Lars K. and Marcellin, Esteban (2020). Heterologous production of 6-deoxyerythronolide B in Escherichia coli through the wood werkman cycle. Metabolites, 10 (6) 228, 228. doi: 10.3390/metabo10060228
2020
Journal Article
Engineering Escherichia coli for propionic acid production through the Wood‐Werkman cycle
Gonzalez‐Garcia, R. A., McCubbin, T., Turner, M. S., Nielsen, L. K. and Marcellin, E. (2020). Engineering Escherichia coli for propionic acid production through the Wood‐Werkman cycle. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 117 (1), 167-183. doi: 10.1002/bit.27182
2020
Book Chapter
Hydrogen and Polyhidroxybutyrate (PHB) Production by a Photoheterotrophic Mixed Culture
García-Peña, E. I. and Gonzalez-Garcia, R. A. (2020). Hydrogen and Polyhidroxybutyrate (PHB) Production by a Photoheterotrophic Mixed Culture. Encyclopedia of Plant Science. (pp. 575-588) Hauppauge, NY United States: Nova Science Publishers.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Engineering biology of yeast for sustainable fragrance production through precision fermentation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Esteban Marcellin, Dr Huadong Peng
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Doctor Philosophy
Biorecycyling carbon using acetogens
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lars Nielsen, Professor Gary Schenk, Dr James Heffernan, Professor Esteban Marcellin
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Doctor Philosophy
Biorecycyling carbon using acetogens
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lars Nielsen, Professor Gary Schenk, Dr James Heffernan, Professor Esteban Marcellin
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Doctor Philosophy
Advancing biofertiliser for sustainable agriculture
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt, Professor Esteban Marcellin
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Sustainable fuel and chemical production via Gas Fermentation: exploring CO2 metabolism by Clostridium autoethanogenum
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lars Nielsen, Professor Esteban Marcellin
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