A5053275462- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Gut microbiota and health
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Plant and animal studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Plant responses to water stress
- Enzyme Production and Characterization
Pennsylvania State University
2019-2025
Netherlands Institute of Ecology
2018-2024
University of Groningen
2012-2021
Universidade de São Paulo
2007-2015
Forest Science and Research Institute
2012-2013
Methodist University of Piracicaba
2012
Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento
2010-2011
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
2011
Significance Across ecology, and particularly within microbial there is limited understanding of the mechanisms governing relative influences stochastic deterministic processes. Filling this knowledge gap a major challenge that requires development novel conceptual paradigms, experiments, ecological models. Here we ( i ) present model couples stochastic/deterministic balance to primary secondary succession, thereby integrating previously isolated domains; ii evaluate over 105 years ecosystem...
Plastic residues could accumulate in soils as a consequence of using plastic mulching, which results serious environmental concern for agroecosystems. As an alternative, biodegradable films stand promising products to minimize debris accumulation and reduce soil pollution. However, the effects from traditional on soil-plant system are not well studied. In this study, we used controlled pot experiment investigate macro- micro- sized low-density polyethylene mulch rhizosphere bacterial...
Abstract Although the early coral reef-bleaching warning system (NOAA/USA) is established, there no feasible treatment that can minimize temperature bleaching and/or disease impacts on corals in field. Here, we present first attempts to extrapolate widespread and well-established use of bacterial consortia protect or improve health other organisms (e.g., humans plants) corals. Manipulation coral-associated microbiome was facilitated through addition a consortium native (isolated from...
Here we embark in a deep metagenomic survey that revealed the taxonomic and potential metabolic pathways aspects of mangrove sediment microbiology. The extraction DNA from samples direct application pyrosequencing resulted approximately 215 Mb data four distinct areas (BrMgv01 to 04) Brazil. approaches applied dominance Deltaproteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria samples. Paired statistical analysis showed higher proportions specific groups each dataset. reconstruction indicated possible...
<h2>Abstract</h2> Terrestrial plants can affect the growth and health of adjacent via interspecific interaction. Here, we studied mechanism by which plant root exudates recruitment rhizosphere microbiome in plants—with implications for protection—using a tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>)–potatoonion (<i>Allium cepa</i> var. <i>agrogatum</i>) intercropping system. First, showed that system results disease-suppressive protects against <i>Verticillium</i> wilt disease caused soilborne...
The development of strategies for effectively manipulating and engineering beneficial plant-associated microbiomes is a major challenge in microbial ecology. In this sense, the efficacy potential implications rhizosphere microbiome transplant (RMT) plant disease management have only scarcely been explored literature. Here, we initially investigated differences 12 Solanaceae eggplant varieties accessed their level resistance promoted against bacterial wilt caused by pathogen Ralstonia...
Abstract Even in homogeneous conditions, plants facing a soilborne pathogen tend to show binary outcome with individuals either remaining fully healthy or developing severe lethal disease symptoms. As the rhizosphere microbiome is major determinant of plant health, we postulated that such may result from an early divergence assembly further cascade into varying suppression abilities. We tested this hypothesis by setting up longitudinal study tomato growing natural but homogenized soil...
Abstract The plant health status is determined by the interplay of plant-pathogen-microbiota in rhizosphere. Here, we investigate this tripartite system focusing on pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) and tomato plants as a model system. First, explore differences genotype resistance to FOL potentially associated with differential recruitment plant-protective rhizosphere taxa. Second, show production fusaric acid trigger systemic changes microbiota. Specifically, molecule...
Abstract The size of bacterial genomes is often associated with organismal metabolic capabilities determining ecological breadth and lifestyle. recently proposed Candidate Phyla Radiation (CPR)/Patescibacteria encompasses mostly unculturable taxa relatively small genome sizes potential for co‐metabolism interdependencies. As yet, little known about the ecology evolution CPR, particularly respect to how they might interact other taxa. Here, we reconstructed two novel (namely, Candidatus...
Mixed microbial cultures, in which bacteria and fungi interact, have been proposed as an efficient way to deconstruct plant waste. The characterization of specific consortia could be the starting point for novel biotechnological applications related conversion lignocellulose cello-oligosaccharides, plastics and/or biofuels. Here, diversity, composition predicted functional profiles bacterial-fungal are reported, on basis replicated aerobic wheat straw enrichment cultures.In order set up...
Estuarine salt marshes are highly productive ecosystems subjected to regular disturbances by hydrodynamic exchange. However, little is known about how distinct assembly processes and co-occurrence of taxa influence the structure abundant rare bacterial biospheres in these soil systems. This study aims at unravelling intricacies studying a typical estuarine marsh located Hangzhou Bay, China. Our provides important pieces evidence on diverse distribution biospheres. We show that few central...
Abstract Background The development of suppressive soils is a promising strategy to protect plants against soil-borne diseases in sustainable and viable manner. use crop rotation the incorporation plant residues into soil are known alleviate stress imposed by pathogens through dynamics changes biological physicochemical properties. However, relatively little about extent which specific amendments trigger plant-protective microbiomes. Here, we investigated how pineapple highly infested with...
Plant microbiome assembly is a spatial and dynamic process driven by root exudates influenced soil type, plant developmental stage genotype. Genotype-dependent has been reported for different crop species. Despite the effect of genetics on assembly, magnitude host control over its relatively small or, many species, still largely unknown. Here we cultivated modern wild tomato genotypes four successive cycles showed that divergence in between two was significantly amplified time. Also, show...