Paula Cordero

Paula Cordero

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Latest Publications

  • River bioassessment using diatoms: a classificatory analysis approach

    by Saúl Blanco, José Salazar, Paula Cordero, Susana Chamorro


  • Open Access

    Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacterial Strains Isolated from Soils of Andean Ecosystems and Their Potential Use in Nitrogen Reduction

    by Jazmin M. Salazar, Jessica Calle, Steeven Pereira, Paula Cordero, Carlos Matovelle

    Nitrification is part of the nitrogen cycle that occurs naturally in ecosystems. It is related to the presence of microorganisms and their metabolism, especially bacteria, which are involved in oxidizing compounds such as NH4+ and NO2− to NO3−. In this study, we evaluated the nitrification potential in 12 bacteria strains that belong to the genera Aeromonas, Bacillus, Buttiauxella, Mycobacterium, Paenibacillus, Serratia, and Yersenia, which are part of the cultivable microbial community from soil in a native forest and pine forest in The Labrado area within the Machangara micro-watershed in the Andes located in the south of Ecuador. This investigation aims to identify heterotrophic and lithoautotrophic strains using specific culture media for ammonium oxidative (AOL-AOH) and nitrate oxidation bacteria (ONL-ONH). The formation of nitrifying halos in the culture media allowed the identification of 10 strains with nitrifying potential. Five strains were from the pine forest, four were isolated from the native forest, and one strain was shared between both forests. The Serratia and Yersinia genera have a high NO2− oxidation capacity. Their inoculation in synthetic water rich in nitrogenous products allowed us to determine 40% and 94% nitrite reduction percentages and cell retention times of 20 to 40 days. Our results are promising for their possible potential use in environmental bioremediation processes through inoculation in wastewater for the biological removal of nitrogenous compounds.


  • Open Access

    El microrefugio de Uchucay: un relicto de bosque interandino con una importante riqueza arbórea en el sur del Ecuador

    by Danilo Minga, Paula Cordero, Mario Donoso-Correa, Kabir Montesinos, Mayra Jimenez, Berea Antaki, Fausto Sarmiento

    La Reserva Comunitaria de Uchucay mantiene un importante relicto de bosque nativo interandino, parte de la Mancomunidad El Collay de Vegetación y Bosque Protector en el austro ecuatoriano, que ha sido conservado por su relevancia en la provisión del caudal hídrico, pero del que se conocía poco en cuanto a su biodiversidad. Mediante transectos de 50 x 2 m, se estudió la riqueza y composición florística de especies leñosas con un diámetro a la altura del pecho (DAP) igual o superior a 2,5 cm. Se registraron 57 especies arbóreas, pertenecientes a 47 géneros y 32 familias, con una riqueza que oscila entre 12 y 18 especies por hectárea y una diversidad alfa promedio de 2,5 en el índice de Shannon. La composición florística está caracterizada por la predominancia de especies como: Weinmannia fagaroides, Columellia oblonga y Clusia flaviflora; en tanto que la densidad muestra un promedio de 67 individuos por hectárea, con un área basal que alcanza los 0,77 mm2 por hectárea (77 m2/ha); estos resultados indican que son bosques antiguos con una elevada diversidad arbórea. Además, constituyen un microrefugio importante para especies amenazadas como Prumnopitys montana, Podocarpus oleifolius, Oreopanax avicenniifolius, Miconia hexamera y Gynoxys dielsiana. La investigación incluyó un estudio sobre la percepción del cambio ambiental y de qué manera se afectan los pobladores al perder especies emblemáticas del bosque nativo, como el Podocarpus sp.