Ventosa, Antonio was born on June 22, 1954 in Cordoba, Spain. Antonio Ventosa has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugia de Cadiz, American Academy Microbiology, Academia Iberoamericana de Farmacia, World Federation Culture Collection (executive board 1992-1996, committee on education and capacity building since 1996), International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology (secretary subcommittee on taxonomy of halobacteriaceae 1982-1994, chairman subcommittee since 1994, member subcommittee on taxonomy of Bacillus and related organisms since 1996, chairman subcommittee on taxonomy of Halomonadaceae since 1999, member-at-large, secretary for subcommittee), Deutsche Association for Hygiene and Microbiology, Society Applied Microbiology, Society General Microbiology, Spanish Society Biotechnology, Spanish Society Microbiology (Jaime Ferran prize 1991), American Society Microbiology.