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BENITO SEGUNDO GÓMEZ SILVA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile

Microbiology of the Atacama Desert: cyanobacteria-driven microbial consortias, isolation and characterization of microorganisms, extreme environmental stressors (UV light, desiccation, salinity), pigments, metagenomics.

PHOTOBIOLOGY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 1985
BIOCHEMIST, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1977

DIRECTOR Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

INSTITUTO DEL DESIERTO (INDES)

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile

2005 - 2007
Investigador Other

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1985 - 1987
P. ASOCIADO Full Time

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA

CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD

ANTOFGASATA, Chile

1987 - At present

Investigador Other

Pontificia Universidad Católica

Santiago, Chile

1985 - 1987

Directed 15 undergraduate thesis and 3 Master´s thesis.
Member of university committee for developing the Biochemistry career at Universidad de Antofagasta.
Director of Instituto del Desierto (INDES), Universidad de Antofagasta 1989-1993; 2002-2007.
Coautor de libro de docencia universitaria "Breviario de Términos y Procesos de uso frecuente en Ciencias Biológicas", publicado el año 2000 por Editorial Universidad de Antofagasta (Emelnor Norprint S.A.), Registro Propiedad Intelectual N°107.950.
Some selected courses as responsible coordinator: Studies on Extreme Environments; Biochemistry of Extremophiles; Scientific Method; Introductory Biochemistry; Metabolism; Enzymology; Macromolecules; Biochemistry courses to several professional career undergraduate students.

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Exploring the potential of the halotolerant bacterial strain Bacillus subtilis LN8B as an ecofriendly sulfide collector for seawater flotation Arias, D., Saldaña, M., Botero, Y., Dinamarca F., ,B Paredes, CamilaSalazar-Ardiles, Andrade, D.A., Cisternas, L.A., Carrasco, J., Santos, C. Dorador, C. ,Gómez-Silva, B. Article JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY (2024)
Uncovering Hidden Microbial Diversity in Nitrate/Iodide Deposits (NIDs) in the Domeyko District, Atacama Desert, Chile. Cortés, M.; Avendaño, P.; Encalada, O.; Salazar-Ardiles, C.; Andrade, D.C.; Gómez-Silva, B.; Contreras, D.; Toro, N.; Arias, D.; Escudero, L.V. Article SOIL SYSTEMS (2024)
Cellulose Synthase in Atacama Cyanobacteria and Bioethanol Production from Their Exopolysaccharides GALETOVIC-CARABANTES, ALEXANDRA LENA; Peña, Gabriel; Fernández, Nicole; Urrutia, Milton; Flores, Nataly; GOMEZ-SILVA, BENITO SEGUNDO; Di Ruggiero, Jocelyne; SHENE-DE VIDTS, CAROLINA; Bustamante, Mariela Article SCOPUS Microorganisms (2023)
Contribution of soil bacteria to the atmosphere across biomes Archer et al. Article SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2023)
Editorial: Adaptive response of living beings to extreme environments: Integrative approaches from cellular and molecular biology, biotechnology, microbiology to physiology Andrade et al. Article FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY (2022)
Metagenome-assembled genome of Cyanocohniella sp. LLY from the cyanosphere of Llayta, an edible Andean macrocolony. Vilos C. Article wos MICROORGANISMS (2022)
The Atacama Desert: A Biodiversity Hotspot and Not Just a Mineral-Rich Region. Gómez-Silva, Benito; Batista-García, Ramón Alberto Article FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2022)
Aqueous Dried Extract of Skytanthus acutus Meyen as Corrosion Inhibitor of Carbon Steel in Neutral Chloride Solutions. Caceres, Luis; Frez, Y.; Galleguillos, F.; Soliz, A.; Gómez-Silva, Benito; Borquez, J. Article METALS (2021)
Mating induces early transcriptional response in the rat endosalpinx: The role of TNF and RA. Zúñiga LM,; Andrade JC; Fabrega-Gueren, Francisca; Orihuela PA; Veláquez EV; Vidal, EA; Gutiérrez RA; Morales, Patricio; Gómez-Silva, Benito; Croxatto HB Article REPRODUCTION (2021)
Absence of Cyanotoxins in Llayta, Edible Nostocaceae Colonies from the Andes Highlands Galetovi?, Alexandra; Azevedo, Joana; Castelo-Branco, Raquel; Oliveira, Flavio; Gómez-Silva, Benito; Vasconcelos, Vitor Article TOXINS (2020)
Haloterrigena sp. Strain SGH1, a Bacterioruberin-Rich, Perchlorate-Tolerant Halophilic Archaeon Isolated From Halite Microbial Communities, Atacama Desert, Chile Flores, Nataly; Hoyos, Sebastián; Venegas, Mauricio; Galetovi?, Alexandra; Zúñiga, Lidia M.; Fábrega, Francisca; Paredes, Bernardo; Salazar-Ardiles, Camila; Vilo, Claudia; Ascaso, Carmen; Wierzchos, Jacek; Souza-Egipsy, Virginia; Araya, Jorge E.; Batista-García, Ramón Alberto; Gómez-Silva, Benito Article ISI SCOPUS FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2020)
Staphylococcus sciuri Strain LCHXa is a Free-Living Lithium-Tolerant Bacterium Isolated from Salar de Atacama, Chile. Gomez-Silva, B Article MICROORGANISMS (2020)
Use of Phycobiliproteins from Atacama Cyanobacteria as Food Colorants in a Dairy Beverage Prototype Galetovic A.; Seura F.; Gallardo V.; Graves R.; CortÃ©s J.; Valdivia C.; NuÃ±ez J.; Tapia C.; Neira I.; Sanzana S.; GÃ³mez-Silva B. Article ISI SCOPUS FOODS (2020)
UV-A Irradiation Increases Scytonemin Biosynthesis in Cyanobacteria Inhabiting Halites at Salar Grande, Atacama Desert Orellana, Gabriela; Gomez-Silva, Benito; Urrutia, Milton; Galetovic, Alexandra Article ISI MICROORGANISMS (2020)
Draft Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus sciuri Strain LCHXa, a Lithium-Tolerant Bacterium Isolated from Laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama, Chile Vilo, C; Salazar-Ardiles, C; Caimanque, TN; Dong, QF; Flores, N; Galetovic, A; Araya, JE; Gomez-Silva, B Article WOS-ESCI SCOPUS MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS (2019)
Halophilic microbial community compositional shift after a rare rainfall in the Atacama Desert Uritskiy G.; Getsin S.; Munn A.; Gomez-Silva B.; Davila A.; Glass B.; Taylor J.; DiRuggiero J. Article ISI SCOPUS ISME JOURNAL (2019)
Metagenomics of Atacama Lithobiontic Extremophile Life Unveils Highlights on Fungal Communities, Biogeochemical Cycles and Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes GÃ³mez-Silva B.; Vilo-MuÃ±oz C.; Galetovi? A.; Dong Q.; CastelÃ¡n-SÃ¡nchez H.G.; PÃ©rez-Llano Y.; SÃ¡nchez-Carbente M.R.; DÃ¡vila-Ramos S.; CortÃ©s-LÃ³pez N.G.; MartÃnez-Ã¡vila L.; Dobson A.D.W.; Batista-GarcÃa R.A. Article ISI SCOPUS MICROORGANISMS (2019)
A Microethnographic and Ethnobotanical Approach to Llayta Consumption among Andes Feeding Practices Rivera, M; Galetovic, A; Licuime, R; Gomez-Silva, B Article ISI FOODS (2018)
Fungal diversity in the Atacama Desert Santiago, Iara F.; Gonçalves, Vívian N.; Gómez-Silva, Benito; Galetovic, Alexandra; Rosa, Luiz H. Article ISI SCOPUS ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2018)
Lithobiontic life: Atacama rocks are well and alive Gómez-Silva, Benito Article ISI SCOPUS ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2018)
Composición bioquímica y toxicidad de colonias comestibles de la cianobacteria andina Nostoc sp. Llayta Alexandra Galetovic; Jorge E. Araya; Benito Gómez-Silva Article WOS-ESCI SCIELO SCOPUS Revista chilena de nutrición (2017)
Fungi associated with rocks of the Atacama Desert: taxonomy, distribution, diversity, ecology and bioprospection for bioactive compounds Goncalves, VN; Cantrell, CL; Wedge, DE; Ferreira, MC; Soares, MA; Jacob, MR; Oliveira, FS; Galante, D; Rodrigues, F; Alves, TMA; Zani, CL; Junior, PAS; Murta, S; Romanha, AJ; Barbosa, EC; Kroon, EG; Oliveira, JG; Gomez-Silva, B; Galetovic A.; Rosa, CA; Rosa, LH Article ISI SCOPUS ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (2016)
The Atacama Desert: Technical Resources and the Growing Importance of Novel Microbial Diversity Bull, Alan T.; Asenjo, Juan A.; Goodfellow, Michael; Gómez-Silva, Benito Article ISI SCOPUS Annual Review of Microbiology (2016)
Draft Genome Sequence of a Bacillus Bacterium from the Atacama Desert Wetlands Metagenome Vilo, Claudia; Galetovic, Alexandra; Araya, Jorge E.; Gómez-Silva, Benito; Dong, Qunfeng Article Genome Announcements (2015)
Microbial diversity and the presence of algae in halite endolithic communities are correlated to atmospheric moisture in the hyper-arid zone of the Atacama Desert Robinson, Courtney K.; Wierzchos, Jacek; Black, Celeste; Crits-Christoph, Alexander; Ma, Bing; Ravel, Jacques; Ascaso, Carmen; Artieda, Octavio; Valea, Sergio; Roldán, Mònica; Gómez-Silva, Benito; DiRuggiero, Jocelyne Article ISI SCOPUS Environmental Microbiology (2015)
Distribution of scytonemin in endolithic microbial communities from halite crusts in the hyperarid zone of the Atacama Desert, Chile Vítek, Petr Article ISI SCOPUS FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY (2014)
Hypolithic Cyanobacteria Supported Mainly by Fog in the Coastal Range of the Atacama Desert Azua-Bustos, A; Gonzalez-Silva, C; Mancilla, RA; Salas, L; Gomez-Silva, B; Mckay, CP; VICUNA, R Article ISI SCOPUS Microbial Ecology (2011)
Microbial colonization of Ca-sulfate crusts in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert: implications for the search for life on Mars Wierzchos J.; Cámara B; de los Rios, A; Davila, AF; Almazo, IMS; Artieda O.; Wierzchos K.; Gomez-Silva, B; McKay C.; Ascaso C. Article ISI SCOPUS Geobiology (2011)
Comparative analysis of the microbial communities inhabiting halite evaporites of the Atacama Desert de los Rios, A; Valea, S; Ascaso C.; Davila A.; Kastovsky, J; Mckay, CP; Gomez-Silva, B; Wierzchos J. Article ISI SCOPUS International Microbiology (2010)
Facilitation of endolithic microbial survival in the hyperarid core of the Atacama Desert by mineral deliquescence Davila, AF; Gomez-Silva, B; de los Rios, A; Ascaso C.; Olivares, H; Mckay, CP; Wierzchos J. Article ISI SCOPUS Journal of Geophysical Research (2008)
Deinococcus peraridilitoris sp. nov., isolated from a coastal desert Rainey, FA; Ferreira M.; Nobre, MF; Ray K.; Bagaley, D; Earl, AM; Battista, JR; Gomez-Silva, B; Mckay, CP; da Costa, MS Article ISI SCOPUS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2007)
Ecology and spatial pattern of cyanobacterial community island patches in the Atacama Desert, Chile Warren-Rhodes, KA; Dungan, JL; Piatek, J; Stubbs, K; Gomez-Silva, B; Chen Y.; Mckay, CP Article ISI SCOPUS Journal of Geophysical Research (2007)
Relative humidity patterns and fog water precipitation in the Atacama Desert and biological implications Cáceres L.; Gomez-Silva, B; Garro, X; Rodríguez, V.; Monardes, V.; Mckay, CP Article ISI SCOPUS Journal of Geophysical Research (2007)
Hypolithic cyanobacteria, dry limit of photosynthesis, and microbial ecology in the hyperarid Atacama Desert Warren-Rhodes, KA; Rhodes, KL; Pointing, SB; Ewing, SA; Lacap, DC; Gomez-Silva, B; Amundson, R.; Friedmann, EI; Mckay, CP Article ISI SCOPUS MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (2006)
Jardín botánico del desierto (JBD): una herramienta de extensión e investigación sobre los recursos naturales renovables del Desierto de Atacama Gómez-Silva, B; Rojas-Pallero, J Article JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (2005)
Atmospheric moisture collection from a continuous air flow through a refrigerated coil tube Cáceres L.; Delatorre,J; Gomez-Silva, B; Rodríguez, V.; Mckay, CP Article ISI SCOPUS ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (2004)
Mars-like soils in the Atacama Desert, Chile, and the dry limit of microbial life Navarro-Gonzalez, R; Rainey, FA; Molina, P; Bagaley, DR; Hollen, BJ; De la Rosa, J; Small, AM; Quinn, RC; Grunthaner, FJ; Cáceres L.; Gomez-Silva, B; Mckay, CP Article ISI SCOPUS SCIENCE (2003)
Temperature and moisture conditions for life in the extreme arid region of the Atacama Desert: Four years of observations including the El Nino of 1997-1998 Mckay, CP; Friedmann, EI; Gomez-Silva, B; Caceres-Villanueva, L; Andersen, DT; Landheim, R Article ISI SCOPUS ASTROBIOLOGY (2003)
Survival of microorganisms under the extreme conditions of the Atacama Desert Dose, K; Bieger-Dose, A; Ernst, B; Feister, U; Gomez-Silva, B; Klein, A.; Risi, S; Stridde, C Article ISI ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES (2001)
Teaching biochemistry to medical technology students Gomez-Silva, B; Alvarez A.; Quaas, A Article Biochemical Education (1997)
Introducing water-treatment subjects into Chemical Engineering Education. Cáceres et al. Article CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION (1992)
Protein synthesis linked to respiration and phosphorylation in intact Euglena mitochondria Delorme et al. Article PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY (1986)
Chlorophyll biosynthesis from glutamate or 5-aminolevulinate in Euglena chloroplasts Gómez-Silva, Benito et al. Article Planta (1985)
Oxidative phosphorylation coupled to respiration in highly purified intact Euglena mitochondria Gómez-Silva, B et al. Article JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (1985)
Photocontrol of chloroplast and mitochondrial polypeptide levels in Euglena Monroy AF, B Gómez-Silva, SD Schwartzbach and JA Schiff Article PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Studies on native strains of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. III. Studies on the outer membrane of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Rodríguez, M., Campos, S., Gómez-Silva, B. Article BIOTECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY
Synthetic abilities of Euglena chloroplasts in darkness Gómez-Silva, Benito and Schiff, Jerome A. Article


EVIDENCE OF CELLULOSE IN EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES ISOLATED FROM ATACAMA DESERT CYANOBACTERIA Galetovic A.; Fernández N.; Caimanque, T; Olivares, H; Araya J.; Gomez-Silva, B Abstract ISI PHYCOLOGIA (2013)
EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE EFFECT ON THE ISOLATION AND SCYTONEMIN CONTENT OF CYANOBACTERIA INHABITING HALITES FROM THE ATACAMA DESERT Galetovic A.; Fernández N.; Olivares, H; DiRuggiero J.; Gomez-Silva, B Abstract ISI PHYCOLOGIA (2013)
Aridity-induced limit to photosynthesis and primary production in the Atacama Desert. Warren-Rhodes, KA; Rhodes, KL; Pointing, SB; Ewing, S; Lacap, DC; Gomez-Silva, B; Amundson, R.; Friedmann, EI; Mckay, CP Abstract ISI ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2005)


A microethnographic and ethnobotanical approach to Llayta consumption among the Andes feeding practices. Rivera M.; Galetovic, Alexandra; Licuime R; Gómez-Silva, Benito; Santini, A, Cicero N BookSection (2020)
Use of phycobiliproteins from Atacama cyanobacteria as food colorants in a dairy beverage prototype. Galetovic, Alexandra; Seura F.; Gallardo, V; Graves R.; Cortés J; Valdivia C.; Nuñez J; Tapia C.; Neira, I; Sanzana S.; Gómez-Silva, Benito BookSection (2020)
On the Limits Imposed to Life by the Hyperarid Atacama Desert in Northern Chile Gómez-Silva, Benito; Vasiuk, B.A. BookSection Astrobiology: Emergence, Search and Detection of Life (2010)
Atacama Desert Soil Microbiology Gómez-Silva, Benito et al.; Dion, Patrice and CS Nautiyal BookSection Microbiology of Extreme Soils (2008)
Mars-like soils in the Yungay area, the driest core of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile Navarro-González est al. BookSection (2004)
. Principal molecular components of the outer membrane of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. Mechanism of attachment of the organism to minerals 50. Rodríguez M, B Gómez-Silva, S Campos, A Ferreira BookSection (1998)
The growth and cellular fractioning of the microalgal species Dunaliella tertiolecta Butcher Koch P and Gómez-Silva B BookSection (1987)


Electrochemical studies of Atacama Desert soils: An analog of Martian surface chemistry Quinn, RC; Grunthaner F.J.; Taylor CL; Zent AP; Mckay, CP; Gómez-Silva, Benito ConferencePaper (2004)


CeBiB FB-0001 Asenjo, J; Gomez-Silva, B Proyecto (2019)
Ecología microbiana de comunidades endolíticas de ambientes poliextremos: mecanismos de resistencia y metabolitos secundarios aplicables en biotecnología WIERZCHOS, J Proyecto (2019)
Microbial communities of the Atacama Desert as model systems for dry worlds. NASA, USA (NNX15AP18G) Proyecto 2015-2017 Coinvestigador(a)
ADAPTACION Y GEOMICROBIOLOGIA DE COMUNIDADES MICROBIANAS LITOBIONTICAS EN AMBIENTES HIPERARIDOS Y SUS METABOLITOS Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, España (CGL2013-42509-P) Proyecto 2014-2016 Coinvestigador(a)
Centre for Biotechnology and Bioengineering CeBiB FONDAP (FB-0001) Proyecto 2014-2019 Inv. Principal
BUSQUEDA DE NUEVAS FUENTES FOTOSINTETICAS EN AMBIENTES ACUATICOS CONTINENTALES SALINOS. FONDECYT (1890823) Proyecto 1989-1991 Coinvestigador(a)
ESTUDIO DEL MECANISMO DE PATOGENICIDAD DE LA SALMONELLA TYPHI. FONDECYT (1851185) Proyecto 1985-1986 Coinvestigador(a)