Both basic and experimental research was done there, such as isolating the dangerous and toxic Enterobacter cloacae, sampled at a location where waste and fecal matter from the Esmeraldas Refinery on the coast were mixed together. This bacteria was used to create a genetically modified organism, by transferring its genes toE. coli.
Se hicieron investigaciones básicas y experimentales, como el aislamiento de la peligrosa y tóxica Enterobacter cloacae, prospectada donde se mezclan los vertidos y las heces de la Refinería Esmeraldas en la Costa, bacteria con la cual se ensambló un organismo transgénico, al transferir sus genes a E. coli.