{"id":20710,"date":"2026-04-13T08:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabd.es\/dr-fernando-govantes\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:34:01","slug":"dr-fernando-govantes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cabd.es\/en\/investigation\/departments\/multicelular-dynamics\/dr-fernando-govantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Fernando Govantes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(31,31,31,0.56)&#8221; subhead_font_color=&#8221;#bebebe&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; content_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600|||||||&#8221; content_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; 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We are interested in the regulatory phenomena involved in the transitions between the planktonic and biofilm lifestyles and vice versa and in the process that shape both lifestyles. More information in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/baclifestyle.es\/\">web page<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. REGULATION OF BACTERIAL BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT<\/h3>\n<div>In this line we investigate the mechanisms of physiological and genetic regulation of biofilm development in the plant growth-promoting bacterium\u00a0<em>Pseudomonas putida<\/em>\u00a0and the plant pathogen\u00a0<em>Pseudomonas syringae<\/em>. Our work has made a decisive contribution to the understanding of the mechanisms involved in biofilm formation and dispersal in response to nutritional stress in\u00a0<em>P. putida<\/em>\u00a0and has allowed us to identify some factors necessary for biofilm formation in\u00a0<em>P<\/em><em>.\u00a0syringae<\/em>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20701 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cabd.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Biofilm-matrix-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 449px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 449\/337;\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><\/b><\/div>\n<h3>2.\u00a0REGULATION AND ASSEMBLY OF THE FLAGELLAR SYSTEM AND BACTERIAL POLARITY<\/h3>\n<div>In this line we investigate the mechanisms of regulation of the synthesis of flagellar components, as well as the temporal, spatial and numerical regulation of flagella and other polarly localized components in bacteria of the genus\u00a0<em>Pseudomonas<\/em>. Our work has allowed us to fully elucidate the transcriptional cascade responsible for the expression of flagellar and chemotaxis genes in\u00a0<em>Pseudomonas putida\u00a0<\/em>and many of the elements responsible for the polar localization of the flagellar and chemotaxis systems.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20703 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cabd.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hiperflagellated-bacteria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"416\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 416px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 416\/416;\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>3.\u00a0MODELING AND COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION OF BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT<\/h3>\n<div>In this line we established a close collaboration with the group of Alejandro Cuetos (Universidad Pablo de Olavide) to establish computational models of various aspects of bacterial biofilm development. Our work has allowed us to establish the parameters that govern the internal organization of surface-associated colonies and the role of parameters such as diffusion and growth rates and local nutrient concentrations in these processes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20706 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cabd.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Colision.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"437\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 386px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 386\/437;\" \/><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;d057b755-ffa8-4fcd-923c-c94b7c9a9123&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;dc6ab383-11a3-454b-8ba1-6554be6042b4&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"uk-heading-divider uk-margin-medium-bottom\">Five relevant publications<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"uk-section-default uk-section uk-padding-remove-top\">\n<div class=\"uk-container uk-container-small\">\n<div class=\"tm-grid-expand uk-child-width-1-1 uk-grid-margin uk-grid uk-grid-stack\">\n<div class=\"uk-first-column\">\n<div class=\"uk-panel uk-margin-remove-first-child uk-margin\">\n<div class=\"el-content uk-panel uk-margin-top\">\n<div class=\"uk-section-default uk-section uk-padding-remove-top\">\n<div class=\"uk-container uk-container-small\">\n<div class=\"tm-grid-expand uk-child-width-1-1 uk-grid-margin uk-grid uk-grid-stack\">\n<div class=\"uk-first-column\">\n<div class=\"uk-panel uk-margin-remove-first-child uk-margin\">\n<div class=\"el-content uk-panel uk-margin-top\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M. Pulido-S\u00e1nchez, A. Leal-Morales, A. L\u00f3pez-S\u00e1nchez, F. Cava &amp; F. Govantes (2024). Spatial, temporal and numerical regulation of polar flagella assembly in\u00a0<i>Pseudomonas putida<\/i>. Microbiological Research 292:128033. doi: 10.1016\/j.micres.2024.128033.<\/li>\n<li>L. Mart\u00ednez-Rodr\u00edguez, A. L\u00f3pez-S\u00e1nchez, A. Garc\u00eda-Alcaide, F. Govantes &amp; M.-T. Gallegos (2023) FleQ, FleN and c-di-GMP coordinately regulate cellulose production in\u00a0<i>Pseudomonas syringae<\/i>\u00a0pv. tomato DC3000. Frontiers in Molecular Sciences 10:1155579. doi: 10.3389\/fmolb.2023.1155579.<\/li>\n<li>A. Leal-Morales, M. Pulido-S\u00e1nchez, A. L\u00f3pez-S\u00e1nchez &amp; F. Govantes (2021) Transcriptional organization and regulation of the\u00a0<i>Pseudomonas putida\u00a0<\/i>flagellar system. Environmental Microbiology 24: 137-157. doi: 10.1111\/1462-2920.15857.<\/li>\n<li>R. Dom\u00edguez-Acemel, F. Govantes &amp; A. Cuetos (2018). Computer simulation study of early bacterial biofilm development. Scientific Reports 8:5340. DOI: 10.1038\/s41598-018-23524-x<\/li>\n<li>C. D\u00edaz-Salazar, P. Calero, R. Espinosa-Portero, A. Jim\u00e9nez-Fern\u00e1ndez, L. Wirebrand, M.G. Velasco-Dom\u00ednguez, A. L\u00f3pez-S\u00e1nchez, V. Shingler &amp; F. Govantes (2017). The stringent response promotes biofilm dispersal in\u00a0<i>Pseudomonas putida<\/i>. Scientific Reports 7: 18055. DOI: 10.1038\/s41598-017-18518-0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;d057b755-ffa8-4fcd-923c-c94b7c9a9123&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;dc6ab383-11a3-454b-8ba1-6554be6042b4&#8243; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"uk-heading-divider uk-margin-medium-bottom\">Lab members &amp; Collaborators<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Lab members<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Group leader:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Dr. Fernando Govantes, +34 954349386<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Senior researcher:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Dr. Aroa L\u00f3pez S\u00e1nchez, +34 954977877<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">PhD students:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Marta Pulido S\u00e1nchez, +34 9544977878<br \/>Mar\u00eda Zapata Cruz, +34 954977878<br \/>Elisa Montero Beltr\u00e1n, +34 954977878<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Masters student:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Gonzalo Ariza Ruiz, +34 9544977878<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Undergraduate students:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Macarena Heredia Azarova, +34 9544977878<br \/>Julia Pineda Plasencia, +34 9544977878<\/p>\n<h3>Collaborators<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Dr. Alejandro Cuetos (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla)<br \/>Dr. Mar\u00eda Trinidad Gallegos (EEZ-CSIC, Granada)<br \/>Dr. Felipe Cava (University of Ume\u00e5, Sweden)<br \/>Dr. Carmen Beuz\u00f3n (IHSM La Mayora-UMA)<br \/>Dr. Javier Ruiz Albert (IHSM La Mayora-UMA)<br \/>Dr. Isabel Us\u00f3n (IBMB-CSIC, Barcelona)<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multicellular Dynamics Regulation of the bacterial lifestyle switch Dr Fernando Govantes Principal Investigator Summary Research in our laboratory is focused on the study of the bacterial lifestyle switch. 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