Ulises E. Rodríguez-Cruz

Phylogenetic correlation between the Type IV Secretion System and HIP1 suggest an adaptation for horizontal gene transfer conserved at the phylum level

The paper investigates the phylogenetic correlation between HIP1 and Type IV Secretion System proteins in cyanobacteria, suggesting HIP1 facilitates horizontal gene transfer.

Running against the clock: describing microbial diversity in an extremely endangered microbial oasis in the Chihuahuan desert

The paper investigates microbial connectivity and diversity loss in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, finding core microbial genera and declining diversity linked to groundwater overexploitation.

Role of VapBC4 toxin-antitoxin system of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius in heat stress adaptation

This paper characterizes the VapBC4 toxin-antitoxin system in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, showing its role in heat stress adaptation through persister cell formation and biofilm regulation.

A rapid approach for sex assignment by RAD-seq using a reference genome

The paper develops a bioinformatic method for sex assignment using RAD-seq data and a reference genome, showing high accuracy in determining sex for fur seals and sea lions.

Comparative evaluation of bioinformatic tools for virus-host prediction and their application to a highly diverse community in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

The paper evaluates virus-host prediction tools on a dataset of 1,046 pairs and applies the best-performing tools to a metagenomic dataset from the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, finding that alignment-free and alignment-based methods agree best when analyzing diverse viral communities.