General Objective: Analyze the microbiome and its colonization process in the new Quito Metro system and relate it to the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Specific objectives
- To quantify the composition of the bacterial and viral microbiome and its colonization process during the first six months of use of the Quito Metro system.
- To determine the presence of putative virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in the bacterial metagenome.
- Determine the presence of virulence genes from five bacterial genera.
- Evaluate the presence of SARS-COV2 in the environment of the Quito Metro system.
Participating Institutions:
UCE, UTN, UDLA.
Participants:
Director of the project Carlos Alfonso Molina Hidalgo.
- Pablo Santiago Jarrin Valladares
- Magdalena de los Angeles Diaz Altamirano
- Maritza Liliana Celi Erazo
- Sandra Elizabeth Minda Aluisa
- Marcia Edelina Racines Orb
- Diana Fernanda Aguirre Villacis
- Valeria Elizabeth Alulema Noroña
- Gabriela Nicoleta Tenea
- Clara Gabriela Ortega Benitez
- Pablo Castillejo Pons
- Carlos Andres Bastidas Caldes
Awarded budget: $35000,00
Project status: In progress.
