J. Ramoneda

The ecological relevance of flagellar motility in soil bacterial communities

This study investigates the ecological relevance of flagellar motility in soil bacteria by analyzing genomic and metagenomic data across multiple soil environments.

Physical contacts between sparse biofilms promote plasmid transfer and generate functional novelty

This study shows that biofilm collisions promote plasmid transfer between discrete biofilms, with transfer rates influenced by spatial positioning and plasmid dynamics.

Timing of antibiotic administration determines the spread of plasmid-encoded antibiotic resistance during microbial range expansion

This study shows that administering antibiotics at intermediate times during microbial expansion minimizes plasmid-encoded antibiotic resistance spread.

Building a genome-based understanding of bacterial pH preferences

The paper compiles bacterial distribution data and genomic information to develop a machine learning model predicting bacterial pH preferences from genomic data.

Environmental controls and habitat connectivity of phototrophic microbial mats and bacterioplankton communities in an Antarctic freshwater system

The paper examines microbial community structure in Antarctic freshwater systems, finding environmental filtering dominates over dispersal in shaping bacterial communities despite connectivity.

Coalescence of rhizobial communities in soil interacts with fertilization and determines the assembly of rhizobia in root nodules

The paper investigates how soil microbial community mixing and fertilization interact to influence rhizobial community assembly in root nodules of rooibos plants.

Ecological patterns of root nodule diversity in cultivated and wild rooibos populations: a community prediction approach

This study uses a community prediction approach to analyze root nodule bacterial diversity in cultivated and wild rooibos populations, finding that geographical origin is the strongest predictor of community structure.

Different ecological processes drive the assembly of dominant and rare root-associated bacteria in a promiscuous legume

The paper investigates how ecological processes shape rhizobial community assembly in a promiscuous legume, finding that neutral processes drive diversity in both dominant and rare taxa but operate at different scales.