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Dra. Angélica Ganga
Doctorate in Biological Sciences, University of Valencia, Spain, 1997. Biochemistry, University of Santiago, Chile.
Microorganism Biotechnology.
Food Microbiology.
- Study of the adaptability process of the Brettanomyces bruxellensis cell wall to high ethanol concentrations. Dicyt Usach 082371GM (2023-2025) Principal Researcher.
- Strengthening interdisciplinary study through proteomic analysis and quantification of metabolites produced by microorganisms of importance in the food industry through the acquisition of a UHPL-MS/MS system. Fondequip EQM180076 (2018) Principal Researcher.
- Orthogonal electromagnetic fields. Innovative microbial control solution in the food industry. DGT Usach - DGTIT1703 (2017-2018) Co-director
- Evaluation of the effect of electromagnetic fields on microorganisms of interest to the food industry: a new control method. Dicyt 081872RG (2018-2020). Co-Researcher
- Identification of natural genetic variants underlying nitrogen assimilation diversity in yeast. Fondecyt 1150522. (2015-2018) Co-Researcher
13.- Bruna, J., Muñoz, C., Espinoza, L., Herrera, A., Rodriguez-Mercado, F., Ganga, MA., Guarda, A., Galotto, M. (2024) Poly(lactic acid) and copper‐modified montmorillonite nanocomposite films for antimicrobial food packaging. Journal of Applied Polymer Science
12.- Andrea Acuña-Fontecilla, Julio Bruna, Maria Angélica Ganga, Liliana Godoy. (2024) Antimicrobial activity of leaf aqueous extracts of Schinus Polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera against pathogenic bacteria and spoilage yeasts. Plants Basel.
11.- Moreira-Ramos, S., Saavedra-Torrinco, J., G-Poblete, C., Godoy, L., Sangorrin, M, Ganga, MA. (2024). Screening of native Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from Chile for beer production. Frontiers in Microbiology.
10.- P. Pszczólkowski, M. A. Ganga, L. Veliz, M. H. Castro, M. Meneses, A. Castro, P. Cañón and P. Hinrichsen. (2022). Molecular and ampelographic characterization of genotypes used for Pajarete wine, an old Denomination of Origin from Huasco and Elqui Valleys in northern Chil Vitis
9.- Daniela Catrileo, Sandra Moreira, Maria Angelica Ganga, Liliana Godoy Olivares. (2021). Effect of light and p-coumaric acid on the growth and expression of genes related to oxidative stress in Brettanomyces bruxellensis LAMAP2480. Frontiers in Microbiology
8.- Byron Riffo, Consuelo Henríquez, Renato Chávez, Rubén Peña, Marcela Sangorrín, Carlos Gil-Duran, Arturo Rodríguez and María Angélica Ganga. (2021) Nonionizing Electromagnetic Field: A Promising Alternative for Growing Control Yeast. J. Fungi
7.- Villalba, L., Mazzucco, M., Lopes, C., Ganga, M.A and Sangorrin, M. (2020). Purification and characterization of Saccharomyces eubayanus killer toxin: Biocontrol effectiveness against wine spoilage yeasts. International Journal of Food Microbiology
6.- Camila G-Poblete, Irina Charlot Peña-Moreno, Marcos Antonio de Morais Jr, Sandra Moreira and María Angélica Ganga. (2020). Biodiversity among Brettanomyces bruxellensis Strains Isolated from Different Wine Regions of Chile: Key Factors Revealed about Its Tolerance to Sulphite. Microorganisms
5.- Da Silva, Jackeline; Teles, Gilberto; Parente, Denise; Leite, Fernanda; Silva, Carolina; Valente, Patricia; Ganga, Maria Angelica; Simões, Diogo; deMorais, Marco. (2019). Biological diversity of carbon assimilation among isolates of the yeast Dekkera bruxellensis from wine and ethanol industrial processes. FEMS Yeast Research
4.- Mazzucco, MB; Ganga, M.A and. Sangorrin MP. (2019). Production of a novel killer toxin from Saccharomyces eubayanus using agro-industrial waste and its application against wine spoilage yeasts. Antoine Van Leewenhook.
3.- Peña, R., Chávez, R., Rodríguez, A., Ganga, MA. A (2019). A control alternative for the hidden enemy in the wine cellar. Fermentation Basel
2.- Peña, R., Ganga, MA (2019). Novel Antimicrobial Peptides Produced by Candida Intermedia LAMAP1790 Active Against the Wine-Spoilage Yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis. Antoine Van Leewenhook
1.- Silva LFL, Réco AS, Peña R, Ganga MA, Ceccato-Antonini SR. (2018). Volatile phenols are produced by strains of Dekkera bruxellensis under Brazilian fuel ethanol industry-like conditions. FEMS Microbiol Lett.