Molecular tools (from DNA/RNA extractions procedures to complex community analysis) dedicated to microbial ecology Bioremediation of contaminated habitats Biorecycling of valuable and critical metals for electronic waste and bottom ashes Multivariate statistics and numerical ecology applied to the microbial ecology field (soils, bioreactors, etc) Water desinfection procedures Groundwater tracing with bacteriophages Characterization of bacterial strains contaminating industrial processes and medical environment