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  1. Glucose Transport in Escherichia coli: From Basics to Transport Engineering

    Article • Microorganisms, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  2. Analysis of the Microbial Diversity and Population Dynamics during the Pulque Fermentation Process

    Article • Fermentation, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  3. Metabolic Engineering of the Shikimic Acid Pathway in Escherichia coli for Production of Derived Aromatic Compounds

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  4. Probiotic activity traits in vitro and production of antimicrobial peptides by Lactobacillaceae isolates from pulque using Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM as control

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  5. The aminoshikimic acid pathway in bacteria as source of precursors for the synthesis of antibacterial and antiviral compounds

    Article • Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, August 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  6. Sustainable Production of Pulque and Maguey in Mexico: Current Situation and Perspectives

    Article • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, July 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  7. Metabolic reconstruction of Pseudomonas chlororaphis ATCC 9446 to understand its metabolic potential as a phenazine-1-carboxamide-producing strain

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  8. Evolution of an Escherichia coli PTS− strain: a study of reproducibility and dynamics of an adaptive evolutive process

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  9. Genomic profiling of bacterial and fungal communities and their predictive functionality during pulque fermentation by whole-genome shotgun sequencing

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  10. New insights into transport capability of sugars and its impact on growth from novel mutants of Escherichia coli

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  11. Analysis of differentially upregulated proteins in ptsHIcrr− and rppH− mutants in Escherichia coli during an adaptive laboratory evolution experiment

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  12. Synthesis, biological activity and molecular modelling studies of shikimic acid derivatives as inhibitors of the shikimate dehydrogenase enzyme of Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Mario Ordóñez, Dr Adelfo Escalante

  13. Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics of Agave Sap (Agave salmiana) after Its Inoculation with Microorganisms Isolated from Agave Sap Concentrate Selected to Enhance Anticancer Activity

    Article • Sustainability, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  14. Draft Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas chlororaphis ATCC 9446, a Nonpathogenic Bacterium with Bioremediation and Industrial Potential

    Article • Genome Announcements, June 2017, ASM Journals

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  15. Pulque

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Sandra Martin del Campo, Dr Adelfo Escalante

  16. The Role of the <b><i>ydiB</i></b> Gene, Which Encodes Quinate/Shikimate Dehydrogenase, in the Production of Quinic, Dehydroshikimic and Shikimic Acids in a PTS<sup>-</sup> Strain of <b><i>Escherichia col...

    Article • Microbial Physiology, November 2016, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  17. Pulque, a Traditional Mexican Alcoholic Fermented Beverage: Historical, Microbiological, and Technical Aspects

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  18. In vitro and in vivo probiotic assessment of Leuconostoc mesenteroides P45 isolated from pulque, a Mexican traditional alcoholic beverage

    Article • SpringerPlus, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  19. Deletion of the 2-acyl-glycerophosphoethanolamine cycle improve glucose metabolism in Escherichia coli strains employed for overproduction of aromatic compounds

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  20. Shikimic Acid Production in Escherichia coli: From Classical Metabolic Engineering Strategies to Omics Applied to Improve Its Production

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, September 2015, Frontiers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  21. Inactivation of the PTS as a Strategy to Engineer the Production of Aromatic Metabolites in <b><i>Escherichia coli</i></b>

    Article • Microbial Physiology, January 2015, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  22. Cultivable endophytic bacteria from leaf bases of Agave tequilana and their role as plant growth promoters

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, December 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  23. Draft Genome Sequence of Leuconostoc mesenteroides P45 Isolated from Pulque, a Traditional Mexican Alcoholic Fermented Beverage

    Article • Genome Announcements, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  24. Screening and characterization of extracellular polysaccharides produced by Leuconostoc kimchii isolated from traditional fermented pulque beverage

    Article • SpringerPlus, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  25. Engineering Escherichia coli to overproduce aromatic amino acids and derived compounds

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  26. Current perspectives on applications of shikimic and aminoshikimic acids in pharmaceutical chemistry

    Article • Research and Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  27. Levan-type FOS production using a Bacillus licheniformis endolevanase

    Article • Process Biochemistry, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  28. Global transcriptomic analysis of an engineered Escherichia coli strain lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate: carbohydrate phosphotransferase system during shikimic acid production in rich culture medium

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  29. Inactivation of Pyruvate Kinase or the Phosphoenolpyruvate: Sugar Phosphotransferase System Increases Shikimic and Dehydroshikimic Acid Yields from Glucose in <b><i>Bacillus subtilis</i></b>

    Article • Microbial Physiology, October 2013, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  30. Genetic changes during a laboratory adaptive evolution process that allowed fast growth in glucose to an Escherichia coli strain lacking the major glucose transport system

    Article • BMC Genomics, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  31. Handbook of Plant-Based Fermented Food and Beverage Technology

    Article • May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  32. Current knowledge of the Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate–carbohydrate phosphotransferase system: peculiarities of regulation and impact on growth and product formation

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  33. Isolation and characterization of new facultative alkaliphilic Bacillus flexus strains from maize processing waste water (nejayote)

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, March 2011, Wiley

    Professor Roberto Parra Saldivar, Dr Adelfo Escalante

  34. Metabolic engineering for the production of shikimic acid in an evolved Escherichia coli strain lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate: carbohydrate phosphotransferase system

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  35. Analysis of bacterial community during the fermentation of pulque, a traditional Mexican alcoholic beverage, using a polyphasic approach

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  36. Metabolic regulation analysis of an ethanologenic Escherichia coli strain based on RT-PCR and enzymatic activities

    Article • Biotechnology for Biofuels, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  37. New Insights into the Role of Sigma Factor RpoS as Revealed in Escherichia coli Strains Lacking the Phosphoenolpyruvate:Carbohydrate Phosphotransferase System

    Article • Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2008, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  38. Coutilization of glucose and glycerol enhances the production of aromatic compounds in an Escherichia coli strain lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate: carbohydrate phosphotransferase system

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  39. The Phosphotransferase System-Dependent Sucrose Utilization Regulon in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Is Located in a Variable Chromosomal Region Containing iap Sequences

    Article • Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  40. Growth Recovery on Glucose under Aerobic Conditions of an <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strain Carrying a Phosphoenolpyruvate:Carbohydrate Phosphotransferase System Deletion by Inactivating <i>arcA</i> and Overexpressing the Genes Cod...

    Article • Microbial Physiology, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  41. Adaptation for fast growth on glucose by differential expression of central carbon metabolism and gal regulon genes in an Escherichia coli strain lacking the phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase system

    Article • Metabolic Engineering, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  42. Nutrient-Scavenging Stress Response in an <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strain Lacking the Phosphoenolpyruvate:Carbohydrate Phosphotransferase System, as Explored by Gene Expression Profile Analysis

    Article • Microbial Physiology, January 2005, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  43. Characterization of bacterial diversity inPulque, a traditional Mexican alcoholic fermented beverage, as determined by 16S rDNA analysis

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, June 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  44. Role of Pyruvate Oxidase in Escherichia coli Strains Lacking the Phosphoenolpyruvate:Carbohydrate Phosphotransferase System

    Article • Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, January 2004, Karger Publishers

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  45. Activity of the enzymes involved in the synthesis of exopolysaccharide precursors in an overproducing mutant ropy strain ofStreptococcus thermophilus

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, April 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  46. Lactic acid bacterial diversity in the traditional Mexican fermented dough pozol as determined by 16S rDNA sequence analysis

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, February 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Adelfo Escalante

  47. Enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism and their role on exopolysaccharide production in Streptococcus thermophilus

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, January 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adelfo Escalante