Research and Innovation for the sustainable use of water
Biological and Molecular Techniques Unit (UTBM)The Biological and Molecular Techniques Unit (UTBM) specializes in the molecular analysis of a wide variety of aqueous matrices (human consumption sources, fluvial biofilm, sediments, wastewater, active sludge) from high quality extraction of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
The application of molecular techniques such as PCR and qPCR allows the detection and quantification of any target gene in user samples. The UTBM has specialized in the quantification of resistance genes of a wide range of antibiotic families (ARGs), in line with the compounds detected in the MSU, promoting the transversality of the laboratories that make up the SCTs.
The UTBM also has a Radioactive Facility with non-encapsulated sources, which allows the study of the radionuclides 3H, 14C, 35S using equipment recommended for most cases where a high level of sensitivity is required.
